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Green Peas Usal (Usli)
A simple green peas usal (usli) that is garnished with coconut and coriander leaves.
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Spinach Chakli
When my children were growing up, I frequently made chaklis and other deep fried dishes. After they moved out to go to college, I hardly made any deep fried dishes.…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Prawns(Shrimp) Side dishes
Shrimp Vada (Sungta Vade)
There is a very beautiful river very close to our home, this means we get very fresh seafood. Most of the times the shrimp we get here are alive when…
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Eggplant Rice (Vangi Bhath) with Garam Masala
Few years back, I saw this recipe in some book. What attracted me to this was, it uses garam masala which is usually available in every Indian home, unlike the…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Side dishes
Potato in Coconut Curry (Batate Song) – No onion version
Song is a very spicy Konkani dish. There are many different versions of this dish - one with coconut base and onions, one without coconut and many more. Different homes…
Posted inSimple and Easy Sweets
Dates – Puffed Rice Laddoo (Khajoor – Phulayil Phova Laddoo)
Wish you all a very happy Sankranti. Hope this festival brings you lots of happiness. Like every year, I am going to celebrate this festival by distributing tilgul(kante halvo) and tila…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals) Konkani Recipes
Ridgegourd Gravy (Gosale Ambat)
Ridgegourd or Gosale is one of the favorite vegetables for any Konkani person. It is one of those vegetables where every part of it is used - even the ridges…
Sundried Bitter Oranges (Narnga Batte / Kanchi Batte)
'Narnga' or 'kanchi kaayi' or 'heraLe kaayi' is a kind of bitter orange available in some(or all) parts of India. These are slightly bitter in taste, we have not seen…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Side dishes
Okra in Coconut Sauce (Bhende Sukke)
Okra(English), Bhende(Konkani) is one of the most loved vegetables for Konkanis. The okra we get here is pale green in color and quite big in size. When my father in…
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Puffed Rice Laddoo (Phulayil Phova Laddu / Chirmure Laddu)
Phulayil - puffed, phovu - poha(flattened rice) is very similar to puffed rice (churmuri/chirmuro) readily available in markets here. If this is not available, it can be easily replaced by…