One of the tastiest way to have fish is by shallowing frying it with the Mangalorean Meet Mirsang paste. Ingredients: Fish: 2, any fish ( here Ive used Shathka) Meet Mirsang paste Oil to fry. To make simple Meet Mirsang/ Chilli paste: Kashmiri or Bedagi Chilli powder- 2 tsps Cumin Powder- 1tsp Tumeric powder- 1/4 tsp […]
Unbelievably the first time I tried Mangalore buns was not in Mangalore, but in SDM Dental College canteen in Dharwad. This was my usual morning breakfast during the years I spent at college and I never grew tired of eating it.These crusty on the outside and soft on the inside deep fried delights make a […]
This yummy spicy buttermilk kadi goes brilliantly with plain rice. It is mouth wateringly delicious. Ingredients: Serves 2-3 Thick curds: 1.5 cups Water: 1/2 cup Kuvalo/ Ashgourd: 1 cup cubed Water to cook kuvalo: 1 cup Turmeric: Pinch Salt to taste To grind: Raw rice: 1tbsp Methi seeds: 8 Kashmiri red chillies: 2 […]
This is a tasty vegetable dish combining cooking cucumber/vegetable marrow and marrow fat peas, flavoured using the popular spicy mangalorean baffat powder. Ingredients: Large cooking cucumber/Marrow:1 Onion large sliced: 1 Mangalorean Baffat powder: 3tsps Curry leaves: 1 sprig Green chillies slit:2 Dessicated /freshly grated coconut: 1/4 cup Tamarind juice- 3tsps Salt to taste Dried Marrow […]
Pork Bafat, DukraMaas is a wonderfully spicy and flavourful hot traditional Mangalorean Pork curry. This is a speciality of Mangalorean Catholic households, prepared on special occasions, served most often with Sanaas ( soft steamed rice dumplings) or bread buns. All Mangalorean Catholic families have their own special recipe for making this dish, one that has been […]
This ridged and the textured gourd is one of my favourite vegetables. Appreciate its sweet and delicate flavours by simply cooking it with one of the simplest Mangalorean vegetable cooking styles called ‘theil piao’ which when literally translated means onion and oil. I have added a few more ingredients to enhance flavours of this vegetable. […]
This is my favourite green plaintain vegetable recipe. I learned it from my mom. It is simple and very tasty. Goes well with paez ( rice cooked in lots of water) , galmbiche chutney ( dried shrimp chutney) and pickle. Food Fact: The plantain has been consumed as human food since prehistory. It tends to […]
This hearty and healthy /low fat daal is packed with the goodness of spinach, it is simple to make and an excellent accompaniment to white rice/ chappatis. Food Fact: Spinach is well known to be a nutritional power house. It is rich in calcium required for strong bones, vitamins A and C plus the fiber, […]
This is my MIL’s recipe for a tasty, simple and traditional Mangalorean Daaliso saar(lentil soup). This saar is an excellent companion to plain rice, fried fish and pickle. Thanks to Bindhiya my sil for teaching me how to make it. Ingredients: Tur dal: 1/2 cup Onion slices: 1 Tomatoes chopped: 2 small Green Chillies slit: […]
We make this tasty and simple Mangalorean vegetable sukke very often at home. The blend of basic spices along with freshly grated coconut makes the ‘boring cabbage’ very appetising. Ingredients: Serves 6 Cabbage: 800gms Canned kabuli channa/chickpeas: 1 small can (“optional”- did not use it the time these pictures were taken) Cumin powder: 2.5 […]