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RECIPES


Pumpkin Leaves Fritters
Ingredients 1 cup dosa rice 1/2 cup Toor dal 1/2 cup grated coconut 7-8 red chillies Salt to taste 1 cup finely chopped pumpkin leaves...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Kaarate Puddi Sagle / Bittergourd dry sabji
Konkani Style Karate Batate Puddi Sagl is a simple and delicious Konkani-style bitter-gourd side dish that uses a lot of coconuts to make...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Vaali Bendi / Malabar Spinach Curry
Basella/Malabar spinach/ Basale or vine spinach is a leafy vegetable found in tropical Asia and Africa. It is a creeper and grows in full...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Salla Upkari / Brined jackfruit Stir fry
Mitta Gallele Saala or Brined jackfruit is a traditional method to preserve the raw jackfruit for the monsoon season. The jackfruit...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Pigeon Peas and Raw Jackfruit Koddel / Mangalorean style curry
Ingredients 1/2 cup Tharni thori / Tender pigeon peas 1/2 cup raw jackfruit cut into cubes Salt to taste For the masala paste: 3/4 cup...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Green Peas and Gobi Ambat / Batani Ambat
Green Peas in Konkani is called Batani and Ambat is just a name for the curry. Very coconutty and smells heavenly because of the fried...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 23, 20211 min read


Beans Stir Fry / Beans Talasani
Ingredients 250 gms tender french beans 5-6 tsp oil 8-10 crushed garlic cloves 2-3 red chilli bits Salt to taste Procedure Wash the...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 23, 20211 min read


Raw jackfruit and Malabar Spinach Curry
Ingredients 2 cups finely chopped Malabar spinach / basale soppu / vaali 1 cup raw jackfruit / kadgi / halasina kaayi cut into chunks...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 23, 20211 min read


Instant Raw Mango Pickle
Ingredients 1 cup raw mango cut into chunks 5 tsp oil 1 tsp mustard 1 sprig of curry leaves 1/4 tsp hing / asafoetida powder 1/2 tsp...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 22, 20211 min read


Radish Stir Fry / Moolangi palya
Ingredients 2 cups peeled, chopped Raddish / mooli / mulangi (choose the tender ones) 4 tsp oil 1 tsp mustard 3-4 methi seeds 1/2 tsp...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 22, 20211 min read


Tender Lobhiya Stir Fry / Alasande kalu usli
Ingredients 1 cup tender lobhiya / hasi alsande kaalu 5 tsp oil 1 tsp mustard 1/2 tsp jeera/cumin seeds 1 finely chopped onion 1 sprig of...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 22, 20211 min read


Batate Saung / Spicy Potato Curry
Batate saung /Potato saung is a spicy side dish prepared with potato and lots of onions. This is a typical Mangalorean dish prepared by...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 20, 20211 min read


Kaarate Ambade Ghashi/ /Bittergourd and Hogplum sweet curry
Bitter gourd is called KAARATE and hog plums are called AMBADO in Konkani. This curry is a Konkani delicacy, which is spicy, tangy-sweet,...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 19, 20212 min read


Doddapatre / Ajwain Leaf Tambli
Tambuli is a cold yogurt-based curry made by grinding a herb, spice, or vegetable with coconut and a handful of spices. Doddapathre is...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 19, 20211 min read


Capsicum Kairas
Kairas / Kayras is a sweet and tangy dish that is prepared mostly by Konkani Saraswaths or Northern Karnataka. This dish goes very well...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 16, 20211 min read


Chilli Garlic Bhindi/ Okra
Ingredients 250 gms bhindi/okra 6 tsp oil 8 crushed garlic cloves 3 slit green chillies 1 sprig of curry leaves 1 tsp jeera/cumin powder...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 16, 20211 min read


BoLanjir Phanna Upkari / Silver Fish Spicy Curry
Phanna Upkari - A very authentic GSB Konkani community fish curry from south of Karnataka is a mouth-watering dish and every Konkani will...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 15, 20211 min read


AvarekaaLu Butthi / Hyacinth Beans Curry
Ingredients 1/2 cup avarekaalu / hyacinth beans 1 cup gobi florets 1 cup jeevkadgi / breadfruit cut into chunks 6 tsp oil 3 finely...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 15, 20211 min read


Batato Piyava Upkari / Potato Onion Stir Fry
This is a simple delicious stir fry that goes well when served with hot rice and dal or with kanji/ Ganji. This is a typical Konkani...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 14, 20211 min read


BasaLe Soppina Mosaru Bajji/ Malabar Spinach Raitha
Malabar spinach /BasaLe Soppu as we call it in Kannada is very nutritious and has many health benefits. You can add this in dal, make...

Nandini R Kini
Feb 13, 20211 min read
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