Well its been on my mind for a long time to make a record of all the things we did for baby, things we bought for him, the essentials, the not so important, bath, nappy, clothes etc etc…….just as a future reference for ourselves and as information for first time moms who might be interested. […]
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 […]
Now who doesn’t have a soft corner for this wonderfully spiced Punjabi dish where the humble potato and the not so well appreciated cauliflower are married off together with a whole host of spices and flavourings…..hmmmm…. Well since baby was born , I rarely get the time to cook elaborate meals, hence thinking cap on, […]
April is here and so are the sweet juicy mangoes…………………… This Mangalorean recipe is a delightful way to enjoy sweet mangoes with a spicy twist. I guarantee you just cannot stop at one!! To make Mangalore Style Sweet Mango Curry Serve: 3-4 Ingredients: Small ripe mangoes: 12 Jaggery to taste Salt to taste For seasoning: Oil: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On those mornings when everything seems to be too much of an effort ( which most mornings are) a quick and simple 5 minutes Sajjige rules. This wonderfully rich carbohydrate dish gives the body the required energy boost to start the day on a high . Not only is it simple to make, it hardly […]