Varan or Varn is a dal prepared with Moong dal.Usually this dal is prepared on death anniversaries.This dal is my Husband’s favourite so I prepare it often for his sake.In Maharashtra it is very commonly known as Varan bhaath which is…
Alvathi is prepared with colocasia leaves, ginger as the main flavour. This is one of the popular GSB curry.It is prepared specially on the Krishnashtami day.There are few dishes specially prepared on Ashtami like Thoushe Hulel/Ulel,Ashtami laddoo,Alvathi,Chane upkari,chane saru etc.I prepared the…
Maralwa paanh is a leaf which belongs to the colocasia leaf family which is found only during Monsoon season. Heard it grows in hilly areas like a creeper on the trees. Where as Chitthe paanh is coloured colocasia leaves often…
This dish is usually prepared with the leftover pathrado.But when we were kids,my Amma used to prepare it the same day as an accompaniment with the pathrado as Ajja(grandpa) preferred it so.Usually they used to keep pathrado and ghashi separate and we…
Few days back this dish was the talk of the town Facebook food groups.Most of them tried this dish and liked it .The original recipe was with Prawns,but vegetarians tried it with mushrooms,potatoes,thunder mushrooms etc.I too tried it with button…
Dear readers this is a pathrado week,yes,today again I’m posting a recipe on Pathrado, but seasoned version.By now you’ll must have got an idea on what Pathrado is.Please refer my previous post on Pathrado for other details…When I prepared steamed…
Pathrade or pathrado is a popular GSB dish prepared with Colocasia leaves.There are different varieties of leaves.The different varieties and names are arvi leaves,taro leaves,tere paan,pathrade paan,Madras leaf,Maralva paan which is one more variety which is found only during the…
Keerla or Keerlu means bamboo shoots.Keerla neeli means tender bamboo shoots.It is widely used in the GSB cuisine during the season.It is available only during the Monsoon season.Ladies in the GSB household preserve it in the special pot called Barni or a…
Its nearly a month since Monsoon has hit Mangalore. There are lot delicacies prepared during this season because few greens are available only during this season.Some of them are Cassia tora leaves orTaikilo,Maralva paan or Colocasia leaves,Kirlu or tender bamboo…
Taikile leaves or taikilo is often seen only during monsoon season.In English it means Cassia tora and thojanku as in the local language Tulu.We prepare varieties of dishes with these leaves.My aayi (granny) says that, it is the poor mans…