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                                          WAL (VAL) USAL Wal (Val) or Field beans are of many types: Surti wal, Kadve wal, Gode val, Rangooni wal and many more. It is a Maharashtrian dish made in the Konkani houses also very frequently. It is made with sprouted wal. Here I have used Surti wal.   Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking time: 20 mins Total time: 30 mins Servings: 4 people.   Ingredients: 1.   Wal, sprouted and removed skin- 250 gms. 2.   Oil- 3 tsp 3.   Onions – 4 medium chopped 4.   Garlic chopped – 8 to 10 cloves 5.   Tomatoes chopped – 2 medium 6.   Green chillis-2 slit 7.   Red chilli powder- 1 ½ tsp 8.   Haldi powder- ½ tsp 9.   Dhania powder-2 tsp 10.Jeera powder- ½ tsp   11.  Kitchen king masala- ½ tsp   12.  Salt- to taste...

                                 VEGETABLE KURMA(veg korma) Vegetable kurma / Veg korma is a south indian recipe. It is made with coconut masala which is then served with paratha, poori, chapati or roti (Jawar, Makai, Bajra etc.,). It is made up of mixed vegetables. It is made in Konkani weddings with Poori also. Preparation time:10 mins Cooking time: 20 mins Total time: 30 mins Servings: 4 people.   Ingredients: 1.   Green peas frozen or freshly peeled - 1 cup 2.   Onion – 1 chopped 3.   Potato peeled and diced – 1 4.   Cauliflower- 4 to 5 florets 5.   Beans- 3 to 4 chopped 6.   Carrot- 1 small chopped 7.   Capsicum- 1 small chopped 8.     Salt to taste 9.     Coriander leaves- 2 tbsp Masala :                   ...

                    TANDLA PITA BHAKRI (CHOLKYA BHAKRI)                        Rice flour roti roasted on a banana leaf It is a breakfast recipe prepared in almost all Konkani homes in Goa, Mangalore, Udupi, Coastal Karnataka etc., It is made with rice flour (mediumly ground) and coconut grated and roast with banana leaf (fresh). It is a very quick recipe. Preparation time: 5 mins Cooking time: 10 mins Total time: 15 mins Servings: 2 people, 4 rotis   Ingredients: 1.   Rice flour- 1 cup (medium ground or fine) 2.   Grated coconut -½ cup 3.   Banana leaves – 4 cut into square pieces 4.   Jaggery or god – 1 tsp 5.   Salt to taste 6.   Butter -1tbsp 7.   Oil- 6 tsp   Instructions: 1.   To a deep bowl, add Rice flour, grated coconut, jaggery, salt and butter and ...

                        Knol Khol (Kohlrabi) randayi (curry) Knol khol is known as Kohlrabi in English and Gaant gobhi in hindi. This randayi is served as a side dish with rice or chapati. It is made with coconut. It is a rich source of carotenoids, including beta carotene, which acts as an antioxidant compound in the body. It is diabetic friendly vegetable.         Preparation time: 10 min Cook time: 20 min Total time: 30 min Ingredients: 1.    Knol khol(Kohlrabi)- 2 2.    Onion chopped-2 3.    Toor dal- ½ cup 4.    Garlic-7 to 8 cloves for tempering 5.    Salt to taste 6.    Coriander leaves for garnishing For masala , 1.    Coconut grated (soyi)- ¾ cup 2.    Oil-2 tsp 3.    Coriander seeds (kotambari)-2 tsp 4.    Bedgi chilli (mirsang) -4 to 5 5.  ...

  1.                                     RICE SEVAI (TANDUL SHEVAI) It is a breakfast recipe, one of the common recipes which is very easy to make and less time consuming recipe. It has nutritional value and healthy. Preparation time: 10 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 20 mins Servings: 4 people Ingredients: 1.     Rice sevai- 200 gm  2.     Water boiled-1 lit 3.     Oil-3 tbsp 4.     Mustard seeds-1tsp 5.     Hing or asafoetida- A pinch 6.     Onion chopped-2 medium 7.     Garlic chopped-7 to 8 cloves 8.     Green chillis-2 slit or chopped 9.     Curry leaves-7 to 8 10. Coconut grated- ½ cup 11. Coriander leaves- for garnishing Instructions...

                                               Zunka (Pitla) It is a traditional Maharashtrian dish made with besan or chickpea flour and some vegetables. It can be served with chapati, Bhakri or with rice made dry or as a gravy.                       Ingredients : 1.     Oil, 2 tbsp 2.     Cumin ( jeera) 3.     Asafoetida (Hing), pinch 4.     Mustard seeds (sasam), 1 tsp 5.     Onion, 1 big, finely chopped 6.     Garlic, 4-5 cloves, finely chopped 7.     Ginger, ½ inch, finely chopped 8.     Green chillis, 2-3 slit or chopped 9.     Turmeric powder, ½ tsp 10.      Coriander powder, 1 tsp 11.      Kitchen king masala, 1...

                                Kolambo ( Mixed vegetable sambar) Kolambo or mixed vegetable sambar is a Konkani style lentil-based stew cooked with a variety of vegetables and coconut based masala.                                                                                     Cook time : 20 minutes Preparation time : 20 minutes Servings :4 people Ingredients: For masala: 1.        1 tsp coconut oil 2.        1 tsp chana dal 3.        1 tsp udad dal 4.        ½ tsp cumin seeds (jeera) 5.        1 tsp coriander seeds (kothambari) 6.   ...