Green Chilli Poha (Olli Mirsangi Phovu)
Poha is one of the main items of Konkani breakfast/snack. Depennding upon individual taste there are many varieties in it. There are some types on this blog - kalayil phovu,…
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Rice Pudding (Tandla Paays)
Hope you all had a happy Ganesha Chaturthi. We had a small pooja at home this year too. We got a beautiful 10 inch Ganesha from local Indian store here.…
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Maida Burfi
Most of our sweets take a lot of time and energy. Very few are very fast to make and do not require much skill, yet taste very good. This is…
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Pumpkin-Cluster Beans Sidedish (Dudde Chitmitki Upkari)
Cluster beans (Chitmitki in Konkani) is a vegetable that is frequently used in Konkani cooking. Many people do not like this. Chitmitki upkari is a very common side dish prepared…
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Idlis In Banana/Jackfruit leaves (Easy Hittu/Khotte/Kadubu)
We had posted the traditional way of making Hittu/khotte or kadubu couple of years ago. Making the baskets for these is a time consuming work and takes some expertise. Any…
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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…
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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 -…
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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…
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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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…