Teppal (Tirphal) Chutney / Tambli
Tirphal or teppal is used a lot in Konkani cooking. It has a very distinct flavor that goes very well in coconut dishes. You can read more about this spice…
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Dal With Garlic-Cumin-Shallot Flavor
I have been preparing very simple dishes for last couple of months. Occasionally I make something new, but it is almost impossible to click pictures these days. If at all…
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Green Dried Peas Gravy (Vatane Amti)
These days I am trying my best to avoid any food wastage. I used to buy a lot of beans/vegetables and had to throw some of it when I could…
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Mixed Vegetables In Cashew Sauce
My cooking has changed a lot in last couple of months. I tend to make more simpler dishes these days. In a day, I get about 30mins-1hr sometimes to cook.…
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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 -…
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…
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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…
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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…
Buttermilk Gravy/Soup (Taka Kadi) with buttermilk chillies
Buttermilk is called Tak (or Taak) in Konkani. Taka kadi is one very simple dish, where buttermilk is seasoned with either garlic or normal seasoning. This is not a Konkani…
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Spicy Spinach Gravy (Palak Garam Masale Ambat)
We both love ambat(gravy) with garam masala in it. There are many dishes with this traditional paste in it - like mushroom gravy, masoor bhaji, potato bhaji, green peas kurma…