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.
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. …
Mango pickle(HinDi/Kochla nonche)
Hello everyone, It was a bit difficult to decide which would be my first post. Shilpa and her husband (who call themselves as ‘board of directors’ of this blog) voted for this recipe. This is a pickle loved by my kids and other relatives. I noted that many of the readers of this blog also …
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
Spicy Okra (Bhende Song)
Okra/bhende is one of the most loved vegetables at our home. My grandmother used to prepare this dish very often. Song is a very spicy Konkani side dish. The most popular song being the batate song – version with coconut and without coconut. The okra version is made with lot of onion, sliced okra, lot …
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 …
Snake gourd sidedish (Padwale Randayi)
Shilpa had posted this recipe on Sailu’s blog along with an introduction to Konkani cuisine. This must be one of her favorite dishes, so she asked me to post this again here, so that we can have it in this blog’s collection as well. I was not surprised when she had picked this dish while …
Horsegram curry (Kulitha Saru) with coconut
There are two versions of this dish. This is the one more popular at home. Since horsegram is very good for health, we prepare this very often. Coconut gives thickness to the gravy. It has a very strong aroma of garlic which gives a great taste. Ingredients: 1 cup kulith(Horsegram) 1/2 cup grated coconut 1 …
Mango sweet pickle(GooD nonche)
Aayi makes some of the amazing pickles I have ever tasted. I never liked any of the ready made pickles because of this reason. She puts very less oil and her pickles remain good for a very long time (more than 2 years, if I don’t finish them off before that). Her pickles are very …
Cucumber chutney (Taushe huLel)
Cucumber is called “Taushe” in Konkani. “Taushe hulel” is a side dish which is usually a part of meal that is offered to god during festivals. I saw a similar dish here, the only difference being, we use the cucumbers (used for salads) and everything is used raw. So this dish can be …