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Jackfruit Seed Vada (Bikna Vade)

Jackfruit Seed Vada (Bikna Vade)

  Summer in our region brings a lot of seasonal fruits like mangoes, jackfruits etc. We have few jackfruit trees in our backyard and during season, the trees give so many fruits. Jackfruit is eaten ripe, cooked into curries (both ripe and upripe), chips and lot many dishes.  During season, we take out the seeds, …

Varada On June 3, 2018 Filed under Konkani Recipes, Side dishes 4 Comments
Jackfruit Burfi (Pansa khadi)

Jackfruit Burfi (Pansa khadi)

Summer is the season for mangoes and jackfruits. We have few trees of jackfruits which bear different varieties of jackfruit(panas). We use the leaves to make khotte, fresh tender unripe jackfruit to make chips, randayi etc. Ripe jackfruit is very sweet and one of the most loved fruits in our family. We have very fond …

Varada On June 25, 2017 June 26, 2017 Filed under Konkani Recipes, Sweets 9 Comments
Spicy Steamed Corn Balls (Jolad Undi)

Spicy Steamed Corn Balls (Jolad Undi)

Corn or Jola(in Kannada) is in season now. I saw this recipe in a magazine a while back Since we all love corn, I have tried it many times at home with my own little modifications and it comes out great. Since these balls are steamed, these are healthier options compared to the fried cutlets. …

Varada On September 21, 2015 September 23, 2015 Filed under Baby/Kid friendly, Simple and Easy, Starters 6 Comments
Lady Fish Gravy (Nagli Ambat)

Lady Fish Gravy (Nagli Ambat)

Nagli or Kane or Lady fish is abundantly available in the river near our home. So we get very fresh ones in the market. It is considered as one of the “clean fishes” as it does not have too many bones. It is easy for digestion, so when we introduce fish to babys, we start …

Varada On November 21, 2014 November 22, 2014 Filed under Fish, Konkani Recipes 9 Comments
Sweet Appe With Sooji

Sweet Appe With Sooji

Appe is one of the very popular breakfast loved by adults and kids alike. We make different kinds of appe like urad dal appe, boiled rice appe,  sugarcane juice appe all of which a little planning ahead. My sister-in-law makes these sweet appe with sooji which can be made instantly. This is a nice and quick breakfast when …

Varada On October 17, 2014 October 21, 2014 Filed under Breakfast or snacks, Konkani Recipes, Simple and Easy 23 Comments
Sundried Mangalore Cucumber (Magge Salli)

Sundried Mangalore Cucumber (Magge Salli)

Magge or moggem is a special kind of cucumber. It is widely used in cooking at our place. In Bangalore, it is sold as Mangalore Southekayi (cucumber), this is called Dosakaya in Telugu. This is usually cooked before consuming, but there are few recipes where tender magge is eaten before cooking. These sundried cucumbers or …

Varada On October 6, 2014 October 7, 2014 Filed under Konkani Recipes, Pickles and powders, Sundried items 1 Comment
Green Peas Usal (Usli)

Green Peas Usal (Usli)

A simple green peas usal (usli) that is garnished with coconut and coriander leaves.

Varada On August 12, 2014 August 17, 2014 Filed under Side dishes, Simple and Easy 2 Comments
Spinach Chakli

Spinach Chakli

When my children were growing up, I frequently made chaklis and other deep fried dishes. After they moved out to go to college, I hardly made any deep fried dishes. Sometimes we buy ready made munchies to eat with evening tea. At Kumta, we get chaklies of many different varieties. One of our favorite is …

Varada On July 20, 2014 July 20, 2014 Filed under Munchies (dabbe khaaN) 9 Comments
Shrimp Vada (Sungta Vade)

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 we bring them home. One of our favorite dishes to make with these shirmp is this vada. Use small or medium sized shrimp for this. …

Varada On May 24, 2014 August 6, 2014 Filed under Konkani Recipes, Prawns(Shrimp), Side dishes 12 Comments
Eggplant Rice (Vangi Bhath) with Garam Masala

Eggplant Rice (Vangi Bhath) with Garam Masala

Few years back, I saw this recipe in some book. What attracted me to this was, it uses garam masala which is usually available in every Indian home, unlike the special vangi bhath masala which is used in many other recipes. Over the years, I have changed it to suit our taste buds. Last time …

Varada On May 14, 2014 Filed under My lunchbox, Rice items, Simple and Easy 6 Comments
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I’m Shilpa : a foodie and a food blogger, a Software Engineer, a mom of two young kids. We live in Kansas, USA, born and brought up in India. Love gardening, knitting and crocheting, art and crafts. This blog is to preserve my Aayi’s (Varada, my mom who also blogs here) Recipes and cooking methods as well share my adventures with cooking.
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