SaiGeetha Pai

SaiGeetha Pai

I am Saigeetha, a homemaker, food blogger, baker and a cook. Cooking is my passion.

How to make Basic Konkani masala

This is the basic Konkani masala which we use in almost most of our gravy preparations.Coconut is the main ingredient and we Konkani s consume coconut very often. I will give this link of basic masala  as and when required . Ingredients:Coconut-1 big (grated)Long…

Pani puri shots

Pani puri or gol gappe,popular chaat of India…so many names but yet taste is divine.In India ,they are called by different names in different parts of the continent. Pani comes from the Hindi word for water,that is Mint water here  and puri is…

Kanda batata poha

Kanda batata poha is the most popular Maharashtrian breakfast.I learnt to prepare it after my marriage, in Mumbai ,through my mother in law.And I was fully  bowled the first time I tasted it….kanda means onion, batata means potato and poha…

Kaju kathli

After 2 disasters with 2 different measurements,finally I succeeded in my third attempt.So try try until you succeed ,never give up……This  is what I followed like an obedient student…..Kaju kathli is an Indian sweet similar to barfi. Kaju means cashewnuts.Generally it is shaped into…

Dal fry #2

Dal fry is the best accompaniment for jeera rice or roti. It is the most popular dish of Punjab. Dal fry can be prepared with other dals like moong dal(split green gram) ,masoor dal(split red lentil) too. To make the dal…

Pudina chicken

Pudina chicken is Mint chicken ,that is preparation made with the mint leaves.This is the same gravy from my chicken dum biryani.This dish goes well with roti,chapathi or rice.Mint or Pudina is one of the oldest herbs grown in India and…

Jeera rice

Jeera rice is a Indian rice flavored with cumin seeds.This rice is very famous in North India .The best combination  for this dish  is dal fry or dal makhni .Cumin seeds or jeera is very good for health especially for digestion,so we…

Assorted veg fries(phodi’s)

Hello dear readers! Today I will share assorted vegetables phodi recipe. Ingredients: Drumsticks(mashinga sanga)-cut into index finger size Jackfruit(Kadgi)-cut as shown in picture Bittergourd(karathe)-cut into round pieces Kantola(phagil)-Cut as shown in the Picture Green brinjals(Gulla)-cut as shown in picture Chilly…

Crispy ribbons

After preparing all the sweet goodies I wanted to prepare something crispy today.So on right time Amma arrived with this recipe which she found in Graha Shobha magazine and when she told me the recipe  it sounded very easy and…

Assorted fish fries

Yesterday was Naraka Chaturdashi,2nd day of Diwali,and I was very busy cooking all delicacies and not to forget to mention, it is one of my favorite day of Diwali. The main reason to be my favorite is we Konkanis do Ganga…