Brinjal/Eggplant curry(Ennegayi or Engayi)
Usually 'ennegayi' are stuffed brinjal(eggplant). But since the tiny brinjals are not available at our native, aayi usually prepares this dish with normal brinjal cut into big pieces. Though I…
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Beans sidedish(Beans upkari, Valasangi/alsande upkari, chitmitki/gawar upkari)
Here I am posting sidedishes prepared with 3 kind of beans. I clubbed them because all the three have the same procedure. But they have very different tastes because of…
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Yam chutney (Surna koot)
Elephant foot yam or suran/surnu is grown widely at my native. This root is used in a wide variety of dishes in Konkani cooking. We used to grow them a…
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Mixed vegetable curry (Gajbaje randayi)
Mixed vegetable curry or ‘gajbaje’ (randayi means a side dish with coconut masala) is one of the most popular dishes among Konkanis. It is usually prepared using vegetables like okra,…
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Bitter Gourd Chutney (Karathe Kismuri)
A very simple Konkani dish Karathe Kismuri, the base is made with fresh coconut and spices. Bitter gourd is fried till crisp gives it crunch and taste.
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Sev aur Tamatar ki Sabzi
I always loved to cook recipes from other cuisines. Have learnt hundreds of new recipes from all the fellow foodbloggers in last one year. The other major source of new…
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Red Amaranth sidedish (Tamdi bhajji randayi)
'Tamdi bhajji' in Konkani means 'Red edible plant'. This is referred to as 'tamdi bhajji' or 'moDil bhajji' (means the 'edible plant cut into pieces', I donno how this name…
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Beetroot chutney (Beetroot sasam)
Beetroot is very rarely used by my mom in her cooking. May be because of its sweetish and a very strong taste. But whenever my dad brought beetroots, she prepared…
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Black eyed beans in coconut curry (Alsande Randayi)
Black eyed beans or alsande is my all time favourite. Any dish with this gets a distinguishing taste. Here are few interesting traditional uses of black eyed peas. Ingredients: Coconut…
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Greens and papaya sidedish (Vali bhajji – pappayi randayi)
In the next few days, I will post some traditional side-dishes prepared by my mother. I absolutely love these sides. Let me start with my favourite dish. This is prepared…