Posted inKonkani Recipes Simple and Easy
Puréed tomato saar/saru
Saar/saru is a very thin soup kind of dish which can be consumed with rice or like soup. I am a big fan of all kinds of sarus as they…
Posted inFestival food Konkani Recipes Side dishes
Mango Pachdi
This Friday was Ramnavami - Read more about this festival here. This festival is celebrated with all grandeur in all the Hindu temples. After the pooja, prasadam is distributed to…
Buttermilk gravy with pepper and cumin(Jeer mirya taka kadi)
As most of you know, coconut is the main ingredient in Konkani food. In India, our coconut supply came from my hometown. My pappa and aayi used to make sure…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Side dishes
Ridgegourd chutney (Gosale sasam or Gosale Bharth)
We make a variety of coconut based sasam(a chutney like dish with mustard) or bharth (a chutney like dish with cooked/smoked vegetables). This dish is called as ghosale(ridge gourd) sasam…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals) Konkani Recipes
Papad gravy (Hapla ambat)
I had posted recipe for urad papad (uDida happol) sometime ago. These are quite delicate papads and break easily (if they are dried properly-completely dried papads are very delicate, so…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Side dishes
Capsicum kairas with coconut
We were busy for last few days, so could not post anything here. One of our readers requested for this recipe. This is a recipe from my mother's sister. She…
Posted inBreakfast or snacks Idlis Konkani Recipes
Idlis with wheat rava (Ganva rave idli)
As I have mentioned earlier, rice is an important and main item in our food. So during the fasting days, we eat rice only once a day and avoid it…
Horsegram gravy and sidedish(Kulitha saru and kosambari)
Konkanis use Kulith (horsegram) very frequently in cooking especially in cold season. It is supposed be to be garam - i.e. warming effects on body. We normally don't use it…
Wheat sooji rotti (Ganva rave bhakri)
We, Konkani people, prepare varieties of dishes for breakfast made up of rice. On fasting days we do not eat rice preparations. On such days, wheat preparations are allowed. Wheat…
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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…