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Cashew
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…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Sundried items
Sun Dried Tindora (Tendli Kachri)
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…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals) Konkani Recipes
Plantain Gravy (Kele Ambat)
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 -…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Sweets
Arrowroot Pudding (DuddaLLi)
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…
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Dry Fruits Laddu (Dink Laadu/Antina Unde)
There are many dishes that are prepared specially for lactating mothers. Many of these dishes have loads of ghee - it was a common belief that ghee which gives the…
Chana Dal Soup (Poli Saru/Holige Saru)
Puran polis and Sukrundes need a very dry stuffing. The water from cooking the chana dal is not used for these preparations. So instead of wasting this nutritious water, it…
Posted inFestival food Konkani Recipes Sweets
Sweet Chana Dal Fritters (Sukrunde)
Sukrunde is a very popular sweet among Konkanis. At our place, there is a tradition to make these for the baby showers (Guruvari Javan). We also have a tradition of…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals) Konkani Recipes
Radish Pods Gravy (Mulangi Saangi Ambat)
Mulangi Saang are tender beans of radish that have small seeds. If you don't take out radish roots when they are grown and leave for few more days, the plants…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Munchies (dabbe khaaN) Sweets
Chiroti/Phenori
Revisiting the recipe Chiroti is made in special occasions at our native, but we prepared it whenever we wanted. These are liked by people who are not very fond of…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals) Konkani Recipes
Mango Ginger Gravy (Ambe Haldi Sasam)
Ambe Haldi(Konkani) or Mango Ginger(English) is very rarely available at our place. These roots look almost like turmeric(Haladi) root and have a strong aroma of mangoes, hence the name Ambe…