Posted inSide dishes
Moogachi/Matkichi usal
This is a very common dish at my pachi's home (Pachi is Konkani word for mother's sister). Her home is the place where I got introduced to matki. I love…
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Mushroom – corn gucchi
This recipe is from my friend Aruna. She sent me this after reading a request from one of my readers. It was some 8 months ago. I was a bit…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals)
Fenugreek leaves gravy(Menthya soppina saru)
Menthya(fenugreek) soppu(leaves) is one of the greens which we have become great fans. I am not sure why this was one of my most hated herb while growing up. These…
Posted inChutneys and bhajis
Potato-corn sidedish (Alu corn sagu)
I have no idea where this name "alu corn sagu" was originated. Alu being Hindi word for potato, Sagu being Kannada word for a spicy curry, this looks like one…
Stuffed eggs
We both are big egg fans. We can take them in any form(except for uncooked versions), anytime. I just cannot have the same dish each time, so I keep collecting…
Posted inBreakfast or snacks Dosa Corner
Utthappam/Uttappa
Don't we all have at least one version of uttappam/uttappa that we love? These are thick dosas topped with one or all of - onions, tomatoes, carrots etc. Usually I…
Yogurt chicken
Chicken has become a very rare sight at my home. But whenever I cook it, I make sure to cook a new dish with it, so that I have enough…
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Spicy vegetables(Chow chow)
This is a recipe from my friend Aruna. She asked me for this recipe about 1 year ago, but I had no luck finding it. At my native, chow chow…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals)
AvrekaLu Jeerige(cumin) kootu
As I mentioned few times here, avrekaLu has become an integral part of my cooking these days. I have tried many different recipes with these beans. I have a great…
Posted inSweets
Posu (Ginnu, Junnu, Kharvas) – Without lactating cow’s milk
Posu(Konkani), Ginnu(Kannada), Junnu(Telugu), Kharvas(Marathi) is a sweet made from lactating cow's milk. Usually it is prepared by the first 3 days milk from the cows who gave birth to calves.…