Indian Desserts : Cantaloupe sweetdish | Konkani Chibbada Hashale | Chibda Phovu

Chibbad is a kind of sweet melon. It is known as Karbooj in Hindi and Cantaloupe in English. This fruit is a seasonal fruit  and a good variety chibbad just dissolves in mouth and the flesh of it becomes like rava, This sweet dish is very famous in Konkani people. Preparation Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1 medium size Chibbad(Cantaloupe) cut into small cubes 1 ½ cup grated Coconut(preferably tender one) 1 cup Jaggery 4-5 Cardamom peeled and powdered ½ cup Phovu(Avalakki in Kannada, thin, optional)  Method: Wash poha in water and soak it for some time. Grind grated coconut and jaggery to smooth paste. Now...

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Kerala Style Karimeen Pollichathu Recipe

Preparation Time: 60 minutes Servings: 2 Ingredients: For the marinate Karimeen 2 in number 2 table spoon Chilli powder 1/2 table spoon Turmeric powder 1/2 table spoon Pepper powder Salt as per taste Oil to fry Banana leaf for wrapping For the Masala gravy   1 big Tomato finely chopped 1 big Onion finely chopped 2 table spoon Ginger garlic paste 2 Green chillies finely chopped 1/2 table spoon Pepper powder 1/2 table spoon Coriander powder 1 tea spoon Garam masala powder 3 table spoon Thick coconut milk (optional) 1 strand Curry leaves A small bunch of Coriander leaves finely chopped Salt as per taste Oil...

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Konkani Randap : Pathradya Phodi | Pathrode | Colocassia Leaf Rolls

Pathrado is one among Konkani traditional dishes. This dish is prepared using colocasia leaves. Some times eating some of these leaves end up itchy tongue and itchy throat.  So one should be very careful while using these leaves. Back in my hometown,  we grow these leaves in our backyard is very handy to use in case we are short of veges.  These leaves are called as taro in Konkani. There are a lot of varieties of pathrado one can prepare. The instructions given below are  the recipe which is popular in Konkani people of north canara of Karnataka state.  Preparation Time: 50 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients:   6...

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