Alambe Ambat (Mushroom in coconut gravy)

Alambe Ambat How long it takes: 45 mins Number of servings: 4-5 In Manipal, fresh mushrooms are available only during the monsoons, and I associate them with heavy rains, thunder and lightning ! One could complain that the frozen mushrooms in supermarkets do not have the same taste as the fresh ones – but then [...]

Chanedali Khichdi

Chanedali Khichadi How long it takes : 1 hour Number of servings: 4-5 Chana dal (Konkani)/Kadlebele (Kannada )/ Chick peas dal is used in diverse preparations such as the madgane, puran poli, chivda, kosambari to name a few.  We also prepare panchakajjaya prasad for the Sankashti Puja. Chanedali Kichadi is a popular Konkani dessert, especially these days as [...]

Okra Sambar / Vendekayi Kozhambu

Okra Sambar / Vendekayi Kozhambu How long it takes: 45 mins Number of servings: 2-3 Okra (or Lady’s finger) /Bhendekayi (Kannada)/Bhenda (Konkani) is a family favourite. You can grow this in your kitchen garden with minimum water requirements if you receive a lot of sunlight (which we do not have in our garden) – a [...]

Green Masala Dal

Green Masala Dal How long it takes: 45 minutes Number of servings: 3-4 Dal and Sambar in any Indian culture is almost always made from toor day in their simplest forms. Indeed, toridali (Konkani) / thogribele (Kannada) is the quintessential ingredient found in all Indian kitchens. Today, I want to share a different style of dal [...]

Crispy chana dal chivda/snack

Crispy chana dal snack Bengalgram Dal/Kadlebele (Kannada)/Chanedal (Konkani) is a versatile dal and often used more to prepare snacks or as seasoning/tadka. Some of the better known chana dal based foods are dhokla, sweet khichdi, puran poli, and also kosambari/salad. My recipe for today uses chana dal to make a crispy fried snack – either to [...]

Avrekalu Uppittu / Upma

Avrekayi Uppittu / Upma How long it takes: 45 mins (excluding peeling beans) Number of servings: 5-6 The peak season of Avrekayi/Surthi Beans is coming to an end and I wanted to share this recipe for Avrekayi upma while you still find these greens in the market. This is a unique variety of upma and you [...]