Konkan Cuisine Recipes

Konkani Style Pomfret Fry Recipe is a tasty appetizer that you can create for your Seafood Indian meal. Konkani cuisine shares a similar cooking style from the three of their neighbouring states which are Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Seafood are extensively consumed in this region. We have freshly ground our masala that goes on to the fish and pan fried till it well roasted and cooked. The masala has flavours from kokum, garlic, ginger, cardamom pod, freshly grated coconut and dry red chillies. ...

Konkani Style Batata Song Recipe-Dry Red Chili Potatoes Fry is a dry dish made simply with ground dry red chillies and tamarind into a smooth paste and mixed with soft potatoes. The dish is from a part of Konkan Cuisine which belongs to Saraswat Brahmin. They are a community who are primarily Brahmins who live in the west coastal region of India. Saraswat Brahmin are strictly vegetarians. Serve the Konkani Style Batata Song Recipe along with Phulka/ Tawa Paratha and Gujarati Dal Recipe ...

Konkani Tendli Sukke Recipe is a Tindora Stir Fry made Konkani style. Flavoured with a freshly ground masala of coconut and red chillies with the addition of jaggery to add some sweetness and tamarind to add a hint of tart to the dish.  Serve Konkani Tendli Sukke along with Steamed Rice, Konkani Style Southe Koddel Recipe and  Konkani Style Sol Kadhi Recipe for a complete konkani lunch or dinner.  Try our other Tindora / Tendli Recipes: Khatti Meethi Tinda ...

Solkadhi or a digestive kadhi made of kokum (a plant of the mangosteen family) is very refreshing and tasty drink, a speciality of Konkan region that extends from Goa through Maharashtra. The kokum fruit is largely produced in this Konkan region and used as an astringent or souring agent in many of the specialties of the area. This Solkadhi uses coconut along with kokum and the drink is either had with rice or consumed as a digestive beverage at the end of a meal. Serve this Solkadhi along with ...

Konkani Style Sol Kadhi Recipe is an authentic delicacy in Goa. As many of the local people relish this as a refreshing drink. It can also be served as a curry with your everyday meals. Kokum is the essential ingredient used in this dish, which is an Indian Fruit. The fruit is dried in the sun till it loses it moisture and then used in many of their local dishes. This is what yields the slight pinkish color because of its dark purple tinge. Serve the Konkani Style Sol Kadhi Recipe along ...

Konkani Style Koli Masala Recipe it is one of the spice mix which has 18 odd spice that are roasted and blend to form a spice mix which has a strong and sharp flavor. Koli’s are basically the community of fishermen folks who live in the western coast region of India. This spice mix is made in order to add some flavor and body to their sparse fish that they eat every day or even into their vegetable curries. This spice is better when it is marinated with few grated coconut into any meats. Use the ...

Kuvale Sasam Recipe is essentially a Konkani style Ash Gourd Curry made with a curry of coconut and red chillies and mustard seeds that adds sharpness to the dish.  The ash gourd is pressure cooked and then combined along with this freshly ground masala and finished off with a lovely tadka of mustard seeds, red chillies and crispy curry leaves that add character to the dish.  Did you know: Ash Gourd is a highly nutritive vegetable packed with vitamin B and C along with minerals like ...

Konkani Style Vengaya Sagle Recipe is a very famous dish among the Konkani. “Sagle” in konkan means anything that is made with ground masala like coconut, coriander seeds and urad dal.  It has a very spicy and sweet flavor to it.  You can add any choice of your vegetable to this dish, keeping the ground masala constant. Did you know ? Drumstick pods helps to build strong bones, it is very good for pregnant women also. Drumstick pods which are known as moringa in local language is rich ...

Maskasangi Magge Koddel Recipe-Drumstick and Mangalore Cucumber Curry, Koddel one of the traditional curry made by people in the Konkan region. Koddel is basically a coconut and dry red chilli gravy that seasoned with good amount of garlic. The vegetable that is being added into the curry may vary depending on the seasonal produce. It is usually the mangalore cucumber that are locally available and it is accompanied with lentils like horse gram or black eyed peas. Did you know ? Drumstick pods helps ...

Karate Batate Puddi Sagle is a simple and delicious konkani style bitter gourd side dish. Konkani cuisine predominantly uses coconut in its recipes. Bitter gourd is one of the vegetables not preferred by many. However, the freshly prepared spice mix along with grated coconut adds a wonderful flavour to the otherwise boring bitter gourd. Serve the Karate Batate Puddi Sagle along with Steamed Rice and Kollu Rasam Recipe (Nourishing HorseGram Stew) with a cup of curd for a weeknight dinner. Other ...

Konkani Style Alasande Randayi Recipe-Black Eyed Beans and Yam Gravy is a perfect combination to make a coconut based gravy. The curry is made with freshly ground spice mixture that are usual in the Konkani cuisine. The curry is very tangy and sweet and yet rich and flavorsome because of the generous use of fresh coconut. “Alsande” in konkan means black eyed beans and “Randayi” refers to any water gravy that is prepared in konkan cuisine. Serve the Konkani Style Alasande Randayi Recipe ...

Pathravade, a masterpiece from the Konkan and Mangalorean cuisine. Pathravade is prepared using colocasia leaves. The leaves are smeared with a spicy, tangy rice and coconut paste. Its later stacked upon each other and then steam cooked. The steam cooked rolls are later relished as such with a dollop of butter or cut into slices and shallow fried in coconut oil. Serve Pathravade - Patrode as a side dish along with your Konkan meal of Konkani Style Vengaya Sagle and Tawa Parathas during weekday lunch ...

Oysters are super rich in zinc, which is required for strengthening the immune system of your body. Other minerals and vitamins like calcium, iron and magnesium are also present in this shellfish. In konkani, we call oysters as kalwa and they just taste amazing in any recipe. Kalwanche Tonak is a very simple and is prepared using coconut for gravy with added spices and is my mom's specialty. Serve this delicious Kanvanche Tonak -Oyster Curry with hot steamed rice for a perfect Konkani lunch or dinner. You ...

Vaingana Kaap Recipe is a traditional Konkani shallow fried fritter made with aubergines or eggplants. For this recipe, the bigger variety of eggplant is used. The thick slices of eggplants are marinated with spices and tamarind, coated with the roasted semolina and then shallow fried in a skillet. It is spicy, crispy and makes for a wonderful side dish for a simple Dal and Rice lunch. Serve the Vaingana Kaap Recipe along with Steamed Rice and Konkani Style Southe Koddel for a simple yet delicious ...

Chavde also known as Mande or Mandige is traditional Maharashtrian and Konkani specially that is made from fried bread made from flour that is stuffed with a delicious blend of grated and roasted coconut, cardamom powder, sugar and sesame seeds. The Chavde is also a popular sweet that is made for Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Serve the Konkani Style Mande/Mandige/Chavde Recipe after a Karwar Style Muga Ambat Recipe and steam rice meal to finish it off with.  If you are looking ...

Modachya Moongachi Amti Recipe is a Konkani Style Sprouted Moong Bean Curry. Sprouted Moong Beans are a packed with proteins and are much healthier as compared to other lentils. This sprouted mung bean curry is a part of the very unique Konkan Cuisine of the coastal Maharashtra. Konkan cuisine predominantly uses desiccated or fresh coconut and kokum in its cuisine. Hence, the curry has a right balance of spice and tanginess. Serve Modachya Moongachi Amti recipe with phulkas or steamed rice, cucumber ...

Konkani cuisine has amazing recipes of various types of dosa, which are delicious and at the same time very easy to make. Cabbage Sanna Polo Recipe is one such dosa dish that uses very few ingredients and can be made in a jiffy when you have less time to prepare. These spicy, soft dosas taste great with cabbage, onions in them, as they add a nice crunch to these dosas. Serve Cabbage Sanna Polo for breakfast or kids lunch box with mildly spiced chutney recipe. Explore the other recipes of Konkan ...

‘Mooga Ghushi’ is a sprouted green gram-coconut based tangy gravy, another traditional delicacy of the Konkani community of Mangalore in the southern part of India. ‘Moogu’ in Konkani is green gram and ‘Ghushi’ is a standard coconut masala of this Konkani cuisine; a blend of coconut, tamarind and roasted red chillies with a seasoning of mustard seeds and curry leaves or crushed garlic. Serve Mooga Ghushi with hot steamed rice or phulkas with a Carrot and Beans Thoran (Subzi ...

Doddak Recipe is a Konkani delicacy. It is very similar to a rava uttapam, however doesn't require any fermentation. If you are in a hurry to prepare something different yet yummy for breakfast try this Doddak Recipe. It is a little spicy with the addition of ginger and green chillies. Serve Doddak Recipe along with South Indian Coconut Chutney or Carrot Chutney for breakfast or as a quick lunch box recipe for kids. If you like this recipe, you can also try other Pancake recipes such as :  Potato ...

Vali Bhajji Ambat Recipe is a dish that originates from North Kanara (Canara) which forms the part of Konkan Coast. The dish is a dal made from the green which is locally known as Malabar spinach. The dal is pressure cooked with spinach and tur dal and then simmered with roasted coconut masala. Tempering given to the dal is a simple garlic and mustard seeds which is just drizzled over on top. Serve your Vali Bhajji Ambat Recipe with some steamed rice or Phulka and end it with Paal ...

Phanna Doddak Recipe is a delicious no fermentation Konkani style tempered dosa. Since the dosa batter doesn't need any fermentation, you can even prepare this for a quick kids lunch box, when you run out of ideas or time in the morning. The technique lies in individually preparing the tempering (tadka) for each dosa you prepare. Serve the Phanna Doddak Recipe along with Coconut Chutney or Tomato Gotsu Recipe (Spicy & Tangy Tomato Gravy) and hot filter coffee for the breakfast or for ...

Kadgi Chakko Recipe is a raw jackfruit stir fry that originates in konkan region of Karnataka. Cook the raw jack fruit and temper it with coarsely ground spice masala and this dish is ready.  Did you know: Jackfruit is one of the least known superfoods. It is high in fiber and hence offers higher satiation due to higher fibre and water content. Raw jackfruit is great for diabetes.  Research has found that raw jackfruit has a much lower glycemic load than rice and wheat.  Hence ...

Konkani Style Southe Koddel Recipe is an authentic recipe from the coastal region of Karnataka. It is a creamy and tangy curry simmered with Mangalore cucumber. The curry is then seasoned well with some crispy curry leaves and Crackled mustard seeds. Southe means Mangalore cucumber in Konkani and Koddel refers to coconut curry. This recipe is made preferably in the monsoon season as it is very comforting to be eaten along with some steamed rice. Serve the Konkani Style Southe Koddel Recipe along ...

Konkani Style Patholi/Kadubu Recipe-Sweet Dumpling is such a heavenly dish prepared with Rice, coconut and jaggery. The dumplings are favorite among the people in the South Canara region. It is generally prepared by using Turmeric leaves, then the outside rice layer is smeared over the leaves and the stuffing of jaggery and coconut is placed inside and folded. The entire leaf is sealed and steamed. But in this recipe we have used butter paper which is easily available at the market. You can even ...