Banana Vada
These delicious banana vadas are simple to make, fluffy and delicious. Almond flour gives a little nutty flavor to them.
Roasted eggplant(Vayngana Bharth)
Vayngana Bharth is a simple Konkani recipe with roasted eggplant, coconut and spices. Served as a side dish with a papad.
Bottlegourd Thalipeeth
A healthy, crispy, delicious thalipeeth with mixed flours and bottlegourd. Makes a complete meal by itself.
Fried ivy gourds(Tendli talasani)
Ivy gourd is the vegetable loved by most. It is one of my favorite vegetables. I love it in any form. ‘Fried ivy gourd’ is a very easy to make and amazingly delicious dish. I was not very fond of this dish when I was a kid, but recently I have become a big fan. …
Prawns Curry(Sungta ambat)
Shrimp/Prawns are some of the very popular seafood available anywhere in the world. While growing up, we got very fresh ones, since we lived on coast. The fresh ones are so tasty. The big shrimp were a delicacy that we only got once in a while. Now we mostly get big ones, which are not …
Beetroot Leaves Tambli
This tambli is a cold, spicy, yogurt based gravy with beetroot leaves and stems, goes well with plain rice. Perfect dish for a hot summer day
Chicken Biryani With Coconut Milk
During Christmas holidays we visited our cousins in Boston. My cousin’s place, we had delicious and comfort vegetarian food, something I was craving a lot. At V’s cousin’s place, we had all non vegetarian meals. I was in a foodie’s heaven, amazing food at both places and we had a very relaxing time. Make a …
Moringa Gravy(Maskasangi Ambat)
It has been a while since I posted something new here. A lot of things are going on and somehow the blogging took a back seat. But I do update my instagram page regularly(which is much easier and less time consuming!). So please do checkout my page. Link at the top. This moringa gravy or …
Okra Bharta (Bhende Bharth)
V’s grandmother mentioned about this dish during our last India trip, somehow it had slipped out of my mind. Cooked okra is mixed with raw onion, coconut and some other ingredients to make this delicious bharth. It makes a great combination with some spicy papad(happal). This is a classic Konkani recipe. It can be made …
Mixed poha (Kalayile phovu)
I have already given the introduction to this here. This is the simplest of pohas prepared in this way. This was a must in all Konkani wedding breakfasts along with upma. But these days idlis and wadas have replaced this traditional dish. I could not get the red color to this poha because of the …