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Banana Halwa (Kele Halvo)
Wish you all a very happy Diwali. We are having a quiet Diwali here. I kept thinking what to make for this festival. V was traveling first few days of…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Munchies (dabbe khaaN)
Corn Flakes Chivda
I know this place has been very quiet for last few days. First the camera had some issues, then technical issues with the site and when they got resolved, I…
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…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Side dishes
Long Beans-Coconut Sidedish (Valasangi Sukke / Alsande sukke)
Valasangi or Alsande or yard long beans are one of the very popular beans used by Konkanis. I have very fond memories of my grand father growing these in our…
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Banana Modak (Kele Modak / Kele Mulik)
Wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi. Like every year, this year too we celebrated Ganesha festival at home. Since the festival is on Monday, V got enough time…
Posted inFestival food Konkani Recipes Sweets
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…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals) Konkani Recipes
Moong Dal Gravy (Muga Dali Kadi)
No matter how much you change your palette to adjust to new kind of food, you always crave for the food that you grew up eating. I stayed away from…
Posted inKonkani Recipes Pickles and powders
Green Chilli – Gooseberry Pickle (Mirsangi – Avale Nonche)
It has been a long time I posted anything here. Today I thought of posting a Gooseberry Pickle recipe which was introduced to me many years ago, by a neighbor.…
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Masoor – Spinach Gravy with Coconut (Masoori – Palak Ambat)
Masoor was not very commonly used in Konkani dishes before. But it has become a regular at my home these days. The most popular masoor dish at home is this…
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Red Amaranth Gravy (Tamdi bhajji – Odi Ambat)
Red amaranth is a very popular leafy vegetable that we get in the market here. It is in season now, so we go to any santhe(like a local farmer's market)…