Posted on Monday, September 17, 2007 by Vee
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 [...]
Filed under: A, Appe, Chavathi, Festival Food, For the Sweet Tooth, G, Ganesh Chaturthi, Goud Appe, Konkani Cuisine, Modaks, Mom's, Naivedya, S, Sweet Appe | 15 Comments »
Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 by Vee
This summer I finally did what I had been planning for a long time. I pushed some fresh turmeric root into a pot of soil and prayed. In a classic manifestation of “ask and ye shall receive”, I received. Each of the root turned into a beautiful plant, having at least 10 leaves each. Though [...]
Filed under: All Recipes, Festival Food, For the Sweet Tooth, Konkani Cuisine, P, Patholi | 38 Comments »
Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 by Vee
Some of the readers of this blog just pointed out to me that I have made the biggest goof-up a food blogger can make. Post a pic and not type out the recipe. Yes, I did that. Not only did I do that, I also did it 6 months ago without realizing that the recipe [...]
Filed under: Barfis, Diwali 2006, Festival Food, For the Sweet Tooth, Jihva, Konkani Cuisine, R, Rava-Coconut Barfi | 26 Comments »
Posted on Friday, April 13, 2007 by Vee
I am ambivalent about beets. Some things I just love, some things-not so much. Walk into a grocery store, there are some things I pick up the moment I see them. Then there are some that I give a wide berth to, even though the good marketing people of the store have placed it right [...]
Filed under: Chilli-Tamarind, Coconut Based, Craving Gravy, Konkani Cuisine, Mom's, T, Tambdi Bhajji-Red Greens | 23 Comments »
Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2007 by Vee
There is no dearth of deep-fried goodness in konkani food. There is an seemlingly endless variety of bajjo-s, phodi-s and ambado-s , just to name a few.
This is what I understand is the difference between each.
Bajjo : They are different veggies that are dipped in batter and deep fried. They are best hot off the [...]
Filed under: By Cuisines, Crazy Snacking, Deep-Fried Snack, Festival Food, Finger-Foods (Starters), Konkani Cuisine, P, Phodi | 19 Comments »
