Green Moong Sweetdish(Mooga Khichdi)
Mooga Khichdi This green moong sweetdish - Mooga Khichdi is a traditional Konkani dish specifically prepared for the festival of Sankranti. Mooga Khichdi is also called Moog Shijayile, literally means…
Banana Vada
These delicious banana vadas are simple to make, fluffy and delicious. Almond flour gives a little nutty flavor to them.
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Bottlegourd Halwa (Gardudde Halvo)
Wish you all a very happy and colorful Holi. The festival of color is around the corner and I could not think of a better sweet than this Bottlegourd halwa…
Tilgul (Kante Halvo)
Makar Sankranti is just around the corner. That reminds me to post this very very special recipe here. I have been thinking about it for a long time. For us, Sankranti…
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Choodi Pooja – A pooja of Sun and Nature
In the last few years, we have tried to document different festivals that we celebrate along with recipes that are very close to us. Here is one very important celebration…
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Modak
Ganesh Chaturthi (or Ganapati festival) is a very popular festival in India. A Ganesh idol made of special clay is brought home, wherever they have this tradition spanning generations. There…
Milk pedas (Doodh peda)
Wish you all a very happy republic day. "Ohh..today is April 10th, so your exam results must be out. Did you pass? Where are the pedas?" this was a general…
Posted inDrinks(Non Alcoholic) Konkani festivals
Pepper-jaggery drink(Panak/panakam)
Today is celebrated as "Ram Navami" by Hindus. This festival is celebrated on the 9th day from Ugadi, Hindu new year. Ram Navami is celebrated as the birth day of…
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Sprouted moong daal side dish (Ankola mooga moLe randayi)
Mooga - Moong, moLe - sprout, randayi - a watery sidedish with coconut, is a name very well known to Konkanis. I had posted the recipe of mooga moLe randayi…
Chudvo/chooda/chivda (Konkani style)
This is one of the most popular Konkani chivda/chooda (In Konkani we call it 'chudvo'). There is a very popular(but very old) restaurant called 'Alka' in Kumta(they also sell munchies…