KONKANI TENDER BAMBOO PICKLE

KIRLU AMBADA NONCHE









Introduction:



          Konkani kirlu ambada nonche is a supremely
delicious, hot, tangy and salty tender bamboo and hog plum pickle. Traditionally,
this pickle is prepared using fresh unprocessed tender bamboo pickle. You

VEGETABLE PUTTE (PUTTU)

A TRADITIONAL KERALA STEAMED BREAKFAST DISH MADE EVEN HEALTHIER AND
TASTIER, HOT AND SPICY









Ingredients:



     1)    Putte podi
(roasted raw rice powder) – 500 gm.

     2)         1)    Processed
(for processing instructions, please see my tender bamboo in Konkani cuisine article), finely chopped tender
bamboo pieces – 625 gm.

     2)    Peeled
garlic

PAPADA GOJJU

A TANGY, HOT, YUMMY KONKANI PAPAD SALAD

A PAPAD KACHIMBER GUARANTEED TO BRING TASTE TO YOUR TONGUE









Introduction:



          Ever wondered what to do with leftover
deep-fried papads going soft? Or with softened roasted papads for that matter?
What if you could

KIRLA SUKKÉ

A TRADITIONAL KONKANI SPICY TENDER BAMBOO CURRIED SIDE DISH



 





Ingredients:



     1)    Processed,
finely chopped tender bamboo (for processing information, please refer to my tender bamboo in Konkani cuisine
article) – 300 gm

KAPPA WITH MULAKE CHAMMANDI

DELICIOUS KERALA CASSAVA WITH HOT AND TANGY CHILI SALAD









Introduction:



          For centuries, the people of Kerala and cassava (or kappa as it is called in Malayalam) have been conjoined as inseparably as body and soul. Ever since the Portuguese introduced cassava in India nearly 4 centuries ago, the farmers of Kerala have come to consider it as the poor

KIRLA SANNA POLO

A HOT AND YUMMY KONKANI TENDER BAMBOO SHOOT DOSA







Ingredients (to make
10 numbers):



     1)    Processed
(for processing instructions, refer to my tender bamboo in Konkani cuisine article) tender bamboo shoots – 75 gm.

     2)    Cucumber
tree fruit (Bimbul in Konkani, Bilimbi / Irumbanpuli

KIRLA BHOJJO

THE TASTIEST EVER TITBIT

A KONKANI TENDER BAMBOO SIDE DISH / SNACK









Ingredients:


     1)    Salted
tender bamboo (Kirlu in
Konkani, Mulankoombe in Malayalam. For salting and desalting instructions, go
to my tender bamboo in

KELA GOJJU

A SWEET AND HOT KONKANI SIDE DISH

A BANANA SALAD BEYOND COMPARE









Ingredients:



     1)    Fully ripe,
sweet, small yellow skinned bananas (any variety) – 500 gm.















Ingredients
for the stuffing:



     1)    Medium hot
green chilies – 100 gm.

     2)    Grated
coconut – 50 gm.





 



Ingredients
(to make around 600 ml.):



     1)   
Fresh green lemons or limes – 500
gm.







     2)   
Pickle powder – 100 gm.

HINGA MIRSANGE

GREEN CHILI STIR FRY

A SIMPLE EYE-WATERING SIDE DISH FOR THE GOURMET CHILI CRAZIES
ALONE!







Introduction:



          This is a very simple, easy to make side dish which my mother
used to cook at home when we were kids. Hardly a third of my family members
(ours was a large joint family) would enjoy this side dish. One of my cousins
and I would pester mother to make it.

TAIKILYA BHOJJO

A DELICIOUS HOT AND SAVORY LEAFY VADA

A TRADITIONAL KONKANI RECIPE





Taikilya Bhojjos - Grainy Version





Introduction:




Cassia
Tora or Senna Tora is a legume which is known as Taikilo in Konkani and Takara
or Tavara in Malayalam. Cassia Tora often grows wild in the open grazing lands
and along village paths and on the roadside. The tender leaves and stems are
quite

VAAGU / TIGER

A MUCH LOVED TRADITIONAL KONKANI HOT POTATO CURRY



Introduction:



          Vaagu means tiger in Konkani. Vaagu is
traditionally prepared by wet-grinding dry hot red chilies and is so hot it
will make you want to roar like a tiger. This simple curry is so tasty, it is
often served at wedding feasts and is a heavenly treat for chili lovers. I
present you two of my versions of

GREEN ORANGE DATE PICKLE

A GOURMET’S DELIGHT



Introduction:



One
morning, perhaps 4 years ago, when I had just started this blog, my husband
plucked a couple of green oranges from a sweet orange bush in our nursery and
put them in my hands. While green sweet orange is sour and bitter, the
fragrance of its thick peel is indeed bewitching and beats the flavour of any
other variety of orange

PULIKOJAL

A SOUR AND SWEET, HOT AND SALTY

LIP-SMACKING CURRY





Introduction:


Pulikojal is a traditional Konkani curry. It is so tasty that all the
senior members of my family insist on having it for every feast, no matter how
many other curries are to be served. I would like to present you my own version
of pulikojal which my husband and children love so much.


Ingredients:




Introduction:


          Most farmers in Wayanad supplement their
income through a little dairy farming. Besides keeping indigenous cows, these
farmers also possess high milk yielding breeds like Jersey and Holstein-Friesian.
Each

UPMA AND SONGE

A TRADITIONAL KONKANI COMPLETE BREAKFAST



























Introduction:



          Upma (often pronounced ûkmáve)
and Songe (the ‘ge’ is pronounced as ‘gi’ in girl) is a scrumptious traditional
Konkani breakfast combination which will give you an inkling of how Konkani
people became such gourmets.



          Try eating Upma and Songe

GARLIC PICKLE

THE PICKLE OF YOUR DREAMS





Introduction:


I made some superb garlic pickle the other day. My husband
who hardly ever cares for garlic, in fact asked for a second helping; so
fantastic was the taste. The smell is so inviting, so appetizing, so
mouthwatering, that if only technology were so advanced, I would have gladly
uploaded the wonderful smell, if not the taste, for you