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Malabar Spinach chutney(Vali bhajji sasam)
All Konkanis are familiar with Vali bhajji (Malabar spinach or basale soppu in Kannada). Many of us grow it in our backyard so that we can use it whenever we…
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Sprouted moong in coconut paste(Mooga gaati)
Sprouted moong and coconut paste with spices is a classic dish loved by almost all in our area. Depending on the exact place where a person belongs, we all have…
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Spicy mangoes (Ambe humaNe or Ambe upkari)
Ambe (mangoes) must be one of the most loved fruit during summer in India. Konkanis make many different dishes with it. One such dish which has a distinct Konkani stamp…
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Tender jackfruit chutney (Kadgi koot)
Koot in Konkani is a dish with raw coconut paste. As I mentioned earlier, jackfruit dishes are very popular among Konkanis. This is one dish which has very unique taste…
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Moogachi/Matkichi usal
This is a very common dish at my pachi's home (Pachi is Konkani word for mother's sister). Her home is the place where I got introduced to matki. I love…
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Mushroom – corn gucchi
This recipe is from my friend Aruna. She sent me this after reading a request from one of my readers. It was some 8 months ago. I was a bit…
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Spicy vegetables(Chow chow)
This is a recipe from my friend Aruna. She asked me for this recipe about 1 year ago, but I had no luck finding it. At my native, chow chow…
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Vegetables in coconut milk (Valval)
This is another popular Konkani recipe that I learnt recently. I have not seen this dish prepared in North Kanara Konkani homes, but this is one of the well known…
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Chickpeas with eggplant and drumsticks(Chana dry sambar)
Probably this can be called as South Indian Chole. Few days ago, my friend Aruna sent me this recipe. She tried her best to reach to the origin of this…
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Sweet and spicy yam (Surna tambuDe)
This is another Konkani dish that I absolutely love. This is sweet, spicy and sour all at the same time. If you are using the fresh Suran or elephant root…