Cluster beans (Chitmitki in Konkani) is a vegetable that is frequently used in Konkani cooking. Many people do not like this. Chitmitki upkari is a very common side dish prepared…
We had posted the traditional way of making Hittu/khotte or kadubu couple of years ago. Making the baskets for these is a time consuming work and takes some expertise. Any…
Few months ago, my son's friend and his wife visited us. They are from North Karnataka. When they saw cashew trees and fruits, they were very amused. They said they…
This post was in our drafts for a while now. We sun dry many vegetables, which make nice crispy accompaniments with meals. One such vegetable is tindora or tendli. Once…
Today this blog turns 5. Thanks to all of you who supported this venture. We had started this place, 5 years ago as a place to save our home-made food…
I have been cooking a lot of chicken these days. At my native, chicken is available in big portions and usually they cannot finish it on their own. So aayi…
Few months ago, when I was still pregnant, I was frantically searching for recipes with spinach because of its health benefits. Some of you might have noticed, I was posting…
We have a big garden in front of our home, where we have grown different types of banana plants, coconut trees etc. We have both types of banana plants -…
This is one of the very popular Konkani sweets. There are few types of duddaLLis - one prepared with rice and coconut, the second one is made with arrowroot powder…