Sunday, March 29, 2009

Ghanshea

Valli Bhajji Ghanshea
This is a very popular Non Veg dish among konkanis and native of karnataka, goa, Karwar, Gokarn ,where konkanies reside and these ingredients available easily.
This can be prepared as veg dish also
Ingredients:
  • 2 cups Valli Bhajji (Basala Soupu)Basella alba (this is easily available as indian/chinese spinach) cut into fine pieces, do not throw away stems as these are very juicy and tasty.
  • 1 cup bringal pieces, i cup yam pieces
  • 1/2 cup onion
  • 1/2 cup fresh/frozen coconut
  • 5 red chillies
  • 1 tea spn coriander
  • A pinch turmeric ,
  • Oil1/4 tea spn,
  • tamarind extract,
  • Dry prawns,
Grind Cocunut,chillies,coriander small piece of onion and turmeric pwd into paste. Boil basal soupu and other vegetables mentioned with little water and salt. add the grinded paste, tamarind, salt, dry prawns into it and allow it to boil. Season with onions and serve hot.

Ambaya che ambat


Ambaya che ambat
This is veg speciality of konkanies served with hot rice, A gravy served with hot rice.

Ingredients :
Raw Amboo (mango) Totapuri or normal -1 medium
Half medium size cocounut grated
6 bedagi chillies or (2 spoon chillli powder)
1 spoon coriander powder
pinch of Haldi
salt
small onion and kadi patta

Cut mangoes into small cubes, can retain the skin
Grind cocunut, chillies ,coriander pwder, haldi into fine paste with water
In a deep vessel, pour this masala and mangoes and bring it to boil
Add salt and put tadka with onions and kadi pata