Konkani

Avnaas Ambe Saasam is a super hit dish in every GSB’s house.It is most often prepared during the Mango season.Any Weddings or function this dish will be the star of the show.Commonly it is relished cold.In Konkani,Avnaas means Pine apple and Ambo(Ambe) means Mango.Mild coconut based masala is added to the fruits.This dish is a combination of sweet and sour ... Read More »

Batate or batato means potato.This is an easy peasy recipe.I prepare this often and this dish is filled with aroma of asafoetida.It  hardly takes few minutes to cook this dish.Just add a cup of coconut milk to the same recipe if you want Potato stew at the final stage.Goes well with paez and with rice too. Ingredients:Potato-4,peeled and chopped into ... Read More »

Kadgi means raw jackfruit.This is a popular GSB dish prepared in most of the GSB household during the jack season.Best combination with this dish is Dhali thoy.Cutting jack is an art.It contains milky sticky gum and one has to cut it very carefully.We use an Indian knife(Adoli) to cut this vegetable/fruit.Refer Wiki for further information.To cut the Jack,spread a thick ... Read More »

Thoushe hullel is a side dish prepared with cucumber.This dish is prepared in most of the GSB auspicious occasions and one of the favourite at our place.Cucumber is a cooler.I like to eat it with salt and chilly powder.Small tender cucumber is best for this dish.A very simple preparation and very tasty too.Since dish is not heated it needs to ... Read More »

Tender Cashewnuts are easily available in South India from the month of Feb until April.We GSB’s prepare different types of dishes with it ,but the most famous is Bibbe upkari.Bibbe or bibbo means tender cashewnuts. It has a very good and rich taste.We also dry it in the sun for 3-4 days and store it for a year and use it during ... Read More »

Ambe upkari or Ambya upkari is a famous dish of the G.S.B’s prepared maximum during the mango season that is during the summer season.This curry is prepared with the special mangoes which we get during the season known as Gointo Ambo which is small in size and the seed has fibres which is used to seep the juice of the ... Read More »

Vali ambat is a famous dish of the G.S.b Konkani’s.This Indian spinach grows as a vine.It is most commonly known by the names Vali as in Konkani,Basale as in Kannada and Malabar spinach.It grows upto 8-10 metres long.It is sold in bundle like a wreath.In Mangalore we get fresh Spinach who grow it locally.At Amma’s house they used to grow ... Read More »

Piyava thambali is a popular G.S.B dish. “Piyavu” means onion. It is most commonly served with  fried fish. Amma used to prepare this often. This is one of my personal favourite and now my husband’s favourite too… Chilled thambali tastes good too.  Ingredients to be ground: Coconut-1 cup,grated Roasted short red chillies-2 Tamarind-half the marble size Other ingredients: Onion-1.chopped finely ... Read More »

Whenever I miss Alambe buthi I prepare Mushroom buthi. Now you’ll might wonder what is Alambe. Alambe means thunder mushroom in Konkani  which is available only during the  first month of monsoon. Don’t worry friends,I will post the recipes on the same during the season.So to satisfy my untimely urge I prepared this dish, but  tastewise both are equally good. Buthi means masala prepared with coriander seeds ... Read More »

I prepared  this bhaji today as an accompaniment with theek puri.This is a dry bhaji which  is very easy to prepare.This is my Amma s recipe and is one of the best recipe.My Amma adds coconut bits which enhances the taste.She used to prepare this often for my Papa s sake,since this is his favorite dish with the combination of ... Read More »