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Easy and simple potato dish(Batate gojju)
What do you do with the extra cooked potatoes that remain after cooking some potato dish? It happens with me frequently. While making batata vada or masala dosa, I start…
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Spicy potato curry(Batate vaagu)
Sometimes I wonder, how little I knew about Konkani cuisine before I started this blog. The directions to new recipes come from different requests I get here. Batate vaagu is…
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Horse gram sidedish (Kulitha koddel)
There was one time, when I absolutely hated horse gram. Aayi even stopped cooking with it after the tantrums I would throw when she made anything with this. Somehow it…
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Moong dal usal (Muga dali usli)
Moong dal(muga dali) usli is very dear to most of the Konkanis. Some people eat it as a breakfast and some as a side dish. For me, it is mostly…
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Peas bhaji (Goa pattal bhaji or Tonak)
Goa is known as a tourist spot for most of the people. But for Konkanis, it is more than just that because of the temples. Most of the Kuldevata (family…
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Bittergourd in sweet-spicy coconut(Karathe kaDamb/dhoddak)
These days I am developing a kind of love for bitter gourd. Though I still can't tolerate too much bitter taste, I am making sure to buy these gourds at…
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Chana-colocasia leaves sidedish (VenTi randayi)
As I had explained in one of my old posts, the next day after Janmashtami is also very special for us. One of the special dishes offered to god on…
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Cabbage salad/kosambari/kosambir
Almost every aayi's recipe I post here, has a sweet memory for me. So I love to prepare or eat these dishes. This kosambir is my Pachi's (mom's sister) recipe.…
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Bittergourd chutney(Karathe chutney)
Since my parents are here, I am getting good home made food. I asked aayi to make something delicious and something that is not already on this blog so that…
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Dal makhani
One of my readers asked for this popular recipe. Dal makhani must be one of those dishes which are always present in the Indian restaurant buffets here. I love it…