Ginger-Lemon Rasam

Ginger-Lemon Rasam How long it takes : 45 minutes Number of servings: 3-4   This rasam is very simple and easy to prepare and a good recipe for the starters.  We do not use any powder as such for this dish – the aromatic  seasoning of  fresh curry leaves, garnishing with fresh cilantro and using [...]

Amla Soup (Avale Saaru)

Amla is Nellikayi, Goosbery and Avalo (in konkani). Medicinal qualities, pickling ingredient, hair oil, its everywhere. Today I would like to put up “Amla Saaru”, something that is typically used as a soup for patients recovering from the common stomach upsets and fever. I tried this when I was recovering and it worked for me [...]

Appe Huli Saru (Raw Mango Soup)

The season of the king of fruits is to arrive in another couple of weeks but for now though you can still take advantage of these raw mango based dishes. This thing I am putting today is one of them – it is called Appe Huli Saru and is one of the North Karnataka dishes [...]

Kultha Saaru (Horsegram soup)

Horsegram in English is Huruli in Kannada and Kulithu in Konkani. Horsegram soup is a monsoon delight -  we enjoy it during this season only by seasoning it with garlic and cooking it in combination with Mangalore Cucumber and onion. It tastes great with a dollop of butter. People cook Horsegram to feed the cattle [...]

Potato Thoy (Potato Soup)

Any body would  be surprised at the name of this recipe. But this dish so easy to prepare and yet tastes so great that there is very little to lose by trying this one. This goes well with rice and some spicy side-dish combination. Or of coure you can sip it like you would sip [...]

Mooga Saru ( Greengram Soup )

We prepare a variety of soups, the most popular being tomato soup and spring onion soup. Not sure many of you are familiar with the sprouted greengram soup. The Konkanis have this dish not just as soup, but as a side-dish with rice. As soups should, this soup acts as an appetizer thanks to the [...]