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Dal fry is the best accompaniment for jeera rice or roti. It is the most popular dish of Punjab. Dal fry can be prepared with other dals like moong dal(split green gram) ,masoor dal(split red lentil) too. To make the dal rich I have added few cashewnuts . At times I even add grated cheese which makes the dish creamy,rich and ... Read More »

Pudina chicken is Mint chicken ,that is preparation made with the mint leaves.This is the same gravy from my chicken dum biryani.This dish goes well with roti,chapathi or rice.Mint or Pudina is one of the oldest herbs grown in India and it has lot of medicinal benefits.It has a nice flavor and a subtle aroma.Mint is a very good cleanser for the blood.Coming ... Read More »

Jeera rice is a Indian rice flavored with cumin seeds.This rice is very famous in North India .The best combination  for this dish  is dal fry or dal makhni .Cumin seeds or jeera is very good for health especially for digestion,so we use in our everyday food in most of our dishes in some form or the other.So it has lot of ... Read More »

Hello dear readers! Today I will share assorted vegetables phodi recipe. Ingredients: Drumsticks(mashinga sanga)-cut into index finger size Jackfruit(Kadgi)-cut as shown in picture Bittergourd(karathe)-cut into round pieces Kantola(phagil)-Cut as shown in the Picture Green brinjals(Gulla)-cut as shown in picture Chilly powder – as much as needed Hing – 1 pinch Haldi powder – 1 pinch Besan – 1 tbsp Salt ... Read More »

After preparing all the sweet goodies I wanted to prepare something crispy today.So on right time Amma arrived with this recipe which she found in Graha Shobha magazine and when she told me the recipe  it sounded very easy and I thought of  giving  it a try.And immediately I started my job.Now the confusion was which blade to use,there were ... Read More »

Yesterday was Naraka Chaturdashi,2nd day of Diwali,and I was very busy cooking all delicacies and not to forget to mention, it is one of my favorite day of Diwali. The main reason to be my favorite is we Konkanis do Ganga pooja ,have oil bath,wear new clothes,light crackers,light diyas(oil lamps) and most IMPORTANT  is we cook SEAFOOD,my favorite.And my menu was deep ... Read More »

Fry paste or  guli as in Konkani is a traditional paste which we prepare and store it for few days especially when any function is nearing or  I can say, we prepare it on the D day itself and  the surplus paste we store.This paste or masala is used in most of the fried dishes in both veg and non-veg.It ... Read More »

Boondi ladoo or mitai undo as in Konkani was in my cooking wish list since a long time. But wasn’t  very confident to attempt. But today, after watching few videos from the  you tube , I mustered  some courage and started  the process. I followed all the instructions like an obedient student  given by Hethal and Anuja from Show me the curry.com  ... Read More »

Happy Dhanterus to all!This is my 75th post.My baby blog is growing day by day.And  I am really very happy for the response that I am getting and inspiring me more to do my job better. Dhanterus is the first day of the five day Diwali festival.The word Dhan means wealth and therus means 13th day as per the Hindu calendar.So today ... Read More »

Prawn green roast became our favorite ever since we tasted it in a restaurant called Maya international. No one can beat them in that dish.And today,keeping that  taste in mind I experimented  and succeeded and reached some what  to the  same extent, I think I just reached close to  their signature  dish.It came out absolutely divine.This dish is spicy and green in color.I could sense the ... Read More »