Posted inKonkani Recipes Prawns(Shrimp) Side dishes
Shrimp Vada (Sungta Vade)
There is a very beautiful river very close to our home, this means we get very fresh seafood. Most of the times the shrimp we get here are alive when…
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Spinach Cakes (Palak Pathrode)
It was many years ago, one of my readers sent this recipe to me. I had only tried traditional pathrode till then. This recipe looked very interesting. I wanted to…
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Chickpeas with Fenugreek (Methi Chole)
Fenugreek(methi) leaves were one of the greens that I hated growing up. Whenever aayi prepared something with them, which was very rare because they were not very easily available in…
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Potato in Coconut Curry (Batate Song) – No onion version
Song is a very spicy Konkani dish. There are many different versions of this dish - one with coconut base and onions, one without coconut and many more. Different homes…
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Paneer – Capsicum Gravy
The very first time I tasted paneer was when I was in engineering college. Our all parties involved atleast one paneer dish. I have tried including it in my cooking,…
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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…
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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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Tamarind – Shallots Chutney (Puli Kuzhambu)
Over the last few years, we have made some really good friends here in Kansas. Since we all have kids of almost same age, we try to meet often for…
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Red Cowpeas Curry with Vegetable
Is there a food group that you wish you had included more in your diet? For us it is protein! Other than toor dal, I don't use anything else in…
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Spicy Egg Fry
5 years ago, if someone had told me I would be a big fan of cast iron, I would have laughed. "There is no way" I would have said. I…