RedChillies

Kele Podi/ Pan Fried banana Konkani style

redchillies — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:39:19 +0000

Have some extra bananas that are ripe and waiting to be used? Then this is a good way to make use of the ripe bananas. This is a typical GSB (Gowd Saraswath Brahmin) dish, commonly made in the Konkani households. I do have to mention that many people refer to the deep fried version as [...]

Kairi ani Chana Gashi/ Raw Mango and Kabuli Chana Coconut Curry

redchillies — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:56:20 +0000

This coconut curry a Konkani dish is a delightful combination of spicy, sweet and sour. In Konkani cuisine, it is quite common to find a seasoned coconut curry with the combination of bean/legume and or vegetable. The ground coconut paste is called ‘Maasolu’ and depending on the type of seasoning that is done (mustard, garlic, [...]

Aloo Methi/ Potato Fenugreek Dry Curry

redchillies — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:24:56 +0000

A classic combination of potatoes and fresh fenugreek leaves makes this one of the much loved curry by young and old alike. This delectable curry involves cooking potatoes in a mixture of onion, methi leaves along with tomatoes and other spices. Some people use tomatoes while others do not, I prefer using it as it [...]

Dum Aloo/ Potato Biryani

redchillies — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:39:52 +0000

As you know, Biryani is rice based dish jazzed with meat, vegetables, dry fruits and aromatic spices which engulfs the taste buds. People who are experts in making this labor for hours in the kitchen to come up with its exotic taste. However this is a recipe for Biryani we came up with when we [...]

Moolangi Polo/ Radish Dosa

redchillies — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:37:09 +0000

Sanna Polo is a specialty in Konkani (predominantly South Kanara) cooking. It is used as side dish and made predominantly of coconut and lentils and I make it often. When I saw an easy variation of this recipe (with radish) on Lakshmi Canteen blog I knew I had to try it. What makes this appealing [...]