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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 …
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 …
Few days back my friend Mahi had invited us for dinner and she made a delicious mango dal. It reminded me of the big batch of frozen mangoes I had bought from Costco. It was another purchase on the whim. I never made anything with them. I usually make mango dal using this recipe. This …
This is almost the end of mango season here. This must be one of the easiest and very popular dishes prepared with mango. It is usually made with coconut milk. At my home, we make it with normal milk. This is served during festivals in many homes. This is also prepared with bananas. This can …
During mango season, we prepare so many dishes of mangos. Mango burfi is one amongst them. These are liked very much by all at my home. My grandmother was preparing many batches of Mango burfis. I have been making them every year in the season from many years. Hot mango pulp splatters all over the …
This Friday was Ramnavami – Read more about this festival here. This festival is celebrated with all grandeur in all the Hindu temples. After the pooja, prasadam is distributed to the devotees. One of the very popular prasadam – pepper-jaggery paanakam is already on this blog. Here is another very popular item – Pachadi made …
Ambe (mangoes) must be one of the most loved fruit during summer in India. Konkanis make many different dishes with it. One such dish which has a distinct Konkani stamp on it is Ambe humaNe or ambe upkari. There are many varieties of mangoes grown at our native which are not known to other parts …
Appe huLi is a signature dish of Havyaks. I have been searching for this recipe for a long time now. There are many ways of making this HuLi. Most of the times, it is made with a special kind of raw mangoes called appe midi, salted for a long time. Apparently ‘appe huLi concentrate’ is …
At my native, during mango/pineapple season, this dish is prepared in huge quantities(just like pickles) and stored for the rest of the year. The jam/syrup goes well with dosas, chapathis, rottis etc. Usually the pineapple (ananas) version is more popular compared to mango(ambe) version. When I was a kid, I loved this or honey with …
My mother is called as ‘pickle specialist’ by all our relatives. She makes the best pickles I have ever had. The authentic Konkani mango pickle is prepared using the tiny mangoes called as ‘appi ambli’ (ambli – raw mango). It has a long procedure and I am not sure I would make it any time …