This is one of Mangalore’s most loved dishes….served in almost all Mangalorean restaurants and joints, first created in the kitchens of a well known eatery in Kundapur, Udupi of Dakshina Karnataka. It is a sought after delicacy, prepared using pure ghee or clarified butter and a wonderful blend of ground simple spices. The ghee roast […]
I made this traditional, spicy and tongue tingling hot vegetable curry on the 8th of September 2011 to celebrate the birthday of Our Blessed Mother Mary. It was a healthy, tasty and a perfect accompaniment for the lacy appams. The spice blend I used is a classic ( my moms) and is very versatile, can […]
A lovely blend of spices makes this dish brilliant for a Saturday night in, on the couch, in front of the telly, with your favourite drink. Surely worth a try! For best results marinade the chicken on the Friday night and allow it to sit in the fridge. Ingredients: Chicken:1 small (cut into medium sized pieces with […]
Well you know those days when you trying to keep up with a budding baby whose just learned to crawl, have a pile of clothes sitting in a corner, carpets that have seen better days and a whole load of mail that needs to be acted on…..well on such days the last thing on my […]
This is a simple hot dry chicken recipe I learned from my Mom . The chicken cooked with a few simple everyday ingredients is really hot, tasty and succulent. This treat goes well as starters alongside a hearty peg or as a main meal with potato wedges and a fresh salad with yoghurt. Ingredients: 1 […]
This is one of my favourite Seafood. I remember as a child when I accompanied mom to the fish market in her home town, eating squid was unheard of… it was either thrown away, given for free or taken for cat food. Journeying to the present….it is a delicacy in most fish loving countries…hmmmm The piquant […]
This is another classic Mangalorean dish loved by all. Made along with a simple blend of spices and grated coconut this dish is finger licking good or must I say cockle licking good ;)~ Cockles/Clams or Khubbe in Konkani are a popular type of edible shellfish in Mangalore. They are available in 3 varieties ie. […]
The first time i tasted this traditional Mangalorean sweet was on my recent trip to the US. My sister-in law Heera is an awesome cook and makes a lot of traditional Mangalorean food. One evening for tea Heera fried up these tiny brown crisp sweet dumplings made up of rice, ripe bananas, jaggery and coconut. […]
Mangalore Stew Powder Used for making meat or vegetable stew curries. Can also be used spice up vegetable dry preparations by sprinkling a bit over the vegetables as they are cooking. Ingredients: Cumin seeds: 4 tbsps Pepper: 250gms Cloves: 10 Cinnamon: 8 inches Turmeric powder: 2 tsps Method: 1. Roast seperately each of the spices […]
This is the recipe for traditional Daaliso saar with Bimblees (lentil soup) made at home to accompany white or boiled rice and a meat dish. I learned this recipe from my mum who learned it from her mom . Alongside with masala fried fish the combination is sublime. Bimblees are also known as Bimbli or […]