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Peppercorns
Peppercorns are usually called as pepper in India. I mentioned this because people get confused when we refer to it as pepper in recipes. Scientific name of pepper is piper…
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Pakora(Baje)
Pakoras are one of the most popular snacks in India. They are called as bajo-singular or baje-plural in Konkani. They are also called as bajji. We usually serve them along…
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Gulab Jamun
Wish you all a very happy Deepavali/Diwali. Gulab Jamun must be one of the most loved sweets in India. These days it is very easy to make them at home…
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Nutmeg (Jaiphal)
We grow many things in our backyard - decorative plants, flower plants, vegetables, medicinal plants etc. This year when Shilpa visited us, she took pictures of as many different plants…
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Finger millet cookies(Ragi biscuits)
We had some problem with our computer for last few days. Finally it was fixed yesterday. Here, due to electricity fluctuations and other problems, all the electronic appliances go bad…
Lemon soup (Limbe saru)
As I had mentioned earlier, Konkanis make many different sarus which are like rasams. These are very quick to make, so they are very suitable when you want to cook…
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Bottlegourd sweetdish (Gardudde paays)
Wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi. Bottlegourd is called gardudde in Konkani. According to Ayurveda, this vegetable has many medicinal values. It is supposed to be very good…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Side dishes
Pineapple-peas sidedish (Ananas vatane randayi)
Randayi is a Konkani sidedish which has juicy coconut paste. Different vegetables, lentils are used to make randayis. Pineapple and peas is a very unique combination which tastes great. When…
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Red pulav
Pulav is a complete one pot dish loved by rice lovers. It is an elegant complete meal in itself and very nutritious because of all the vegetables in it. Pulav…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Pickles and powders
Fenugreek and Dal Powder (Menthe Hittu)
Menthe hittu(Kannada) - fenugreek powder, is a spicy powder prepared by grinding a variety of spices and lentils. This is served with hot rice and a spoonful of ghee. The…