Posted in A, Appe, Chavathi, Festival Food, For the Sweet Tooth, G, Ganesh Chaturthi, Goud Appe, Konkani Cuisine, Modaks, Mom's, Naivedya, S, Sweet Appe on Monday, September 17, 2007 | 15 Comments »
Nothing shouts coastal cuisine than an abundance of coconut in it. Other than seafood, that is. But we are still in the festive mood and so lets just stick to the coconut part. If I had any doubts regarding the role coconut plays in our life, they are crushed to smitterens every time I ask [...]
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Once in a while. you want to try something different. Steer away from the everyday and jazz things up a little. Change the routine and surprise yourself. Take a detour from the simple foods that you have no recipe for, the ones where you just put a few things together subconsciously. Then there are [...]
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It’s been a year of massive changes. I remember sitting with my 6 week old daughter on my lap, my then 19 month old running around wondering ‘who is that new creature in mom’s lap’ and devising ways of getting rid of the distraction including telling my mom she can take her to India with [...]
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Avre = Navy Beans
Bendi = a spicy coconut, chilly and tamarind concoction.
and thus, Avre Bendi.
The beauty about so many of konkani curries are the fact that they use just these 3 ingredients, but just by varying the quantity of each or grounding it coarsely or finely, they change the taste and the texture of the [...]
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I disliked mushrooms. There,I said it. But as you can see, its past tense.
Growing up, we didn't eat much mushrooms at home. See, in the days of yore, what was cooked at home was what was growing in the back yards. Mushrooms , though not cultivated , would grow on their own and were cooked [...]
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