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Ghare Karo/ Jackfruit Chips

Ghare karo/jackfruit chips

This is a seasonal snacking item prepared from jackfruit just before it ripens. A specific variety of jackfruit has to be used whose arils are thick. We rarely used to get this jackfruit and tried with a number other jackfruits n failed even after following correct procedure. Couple of years ago a tree in our backyard started producing very few jackfruit and my mom thought of trying ghare karo from it. It became perfect and now we prepare it at home for our use. The process is labourous yet satisfying. Best activity for the kids during summer holidays.

Ingredients required-

  1. Jackfruit
  2. Concentrated salt water
  3. Oil for frying

Method of preparation-

  • Remove the skin of jackfruit and clean the arils
  • Put them on a cloth for drying to remove any excess water content.
  • Cut theme lengthwise and remove the top and bottom portion.
  • Heat the oil in deep pan. Once hot put the chips and fry.
  • The frying will take sometime. Around 10-15min for each batch
  • When it is almost done add a half table spoon of concentrated salt water.
  • Remove once it is crisp
  • Cool completely and store in air tight container. It will stay good upto a month.

Note –

  • Always remove the top and bottom portion of the arils as they will not get fried properly
  • If these don’t become crisp, later the whole batch of ghare karo will lose its crispness soon
  • These top and bottom portion can be used in preparing upkari by adding crushed garlic, salt and chilly powder in 4-5tsp of oil.
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ambeupkari konkanirecipe Lunch

Ambe Upkari

Ambe upkari

A few days back I had posted the recipe of ambuli chutney . Now we are transitioning from preparing ambuli chutney almost daily to preparing ambe upkari almost daily phase of summer 😁 Well most our first lockdown was spent eating ambe upkari as we were fortunate to have lots of mangoes that year. Followed by no mangoes in not only our but also most of the other trees last year. So we didn’t eat ambe upkari the whole year. We did eat mangoes. But Alphonso and Mallika are not for ambe upkari for us😁 ambe upkari mango has to be a little sweet and sour. We call them ‘kaat ambo’. I will post the recipe but I suggest you to vary the quantities as per your taste.

Also a gentle reminder to respect that person who takes the responsibility to finish the ‘katto / ಗೆರಟೆ/ seed/ gutli’ at home on daily basis. I am sure it is the same person always😁

Ingredients required-

  1. Mango – 5-6
  2. Grated jaggery- 5 tsp
  3. Grated coconut- 2tsp
  4. Maida – 2tsp
  5. Green chilly – 5
  6. Oil – 2tsp
  7. Mustard- 1tsp
  8. Curry leaves- 1strand
  9. Urad dal – 1tsp
  10. Red chilly- 1
  11. Salt

Method of preparation-

  • First clean the mangoes and separate the skin.
  • Gently press the mangoes with hand. This will help it cook better and the curry will become thick.
  • Now take the skin and add some water to it. Squeeze well will hand to release the remaining pulp from the skin.
  • Repeat this 2-3 times and transfer the collected water to the vessel with mangoes. Some mangoes will have more pulp on skin and some may not have. So do this according to the quality of mango.
  • Now add the slit green chilly, salt to taste and grated jaggery. Amount of jaggery canbe varied as per sweetness of mango used and the sweetness tolerance.
  • Cook the mangoes for about 10min. This starts becoming thick.
  • At this point you can prepare the maida slurry by adding 2tsp maida and little water. Pour this to the vessel while stirring continuously. This helps in making the upkari thick. This step is optional too.
  • Finally add the grated coconut and a tadka of mustard, curry leaves, red chilly and urad dal in oil.
  • This tastes best after slightly cooled say after 30min.
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chutney konkanirecipe Lunch Side Dish thali

Ambuli/Maavinakayi/Raw mango Chutney

Ambuli / Maavinakayi / Raw mango Chutney

My favorite pass time during summer is collecting the fallen tender mangoes and use them in pickles, chutney, pachodi etc. Since the mango trees bear the fruits once in 2 years we did not get any mangoes last year. So this year when we started getting mangoes we decided to make best use of it. Also I am amazed to see how many dishes can be made using those tender fallen mangoes. This one mango Chutney has been constant at home and it is prepared in 2 ways. On regular days it is made using garlic. And the days when we don’t eat garlic it is made using hing. Sharing both the recipes here. Make sure mango used is sour in taste. Ours is local variety mango(kaat ambo).

Raw mango Chutney with Garlic –

Ingredients required-

  1. Tender Raw mango – 1 small cup(we have very small ones, about 4 mangoes)
  2. Grated coconut- about 5tsp
  3. Green chilly- 2
  4. Garlic pods – about 8-10
  5. Salt to taste

Method of preparation-

  • Cut the mango into tiny pieces. Remove the seed.
  • Add everything listed above into a mixie jar. Do not add water first.
  • Grind them coarsely. If required add little water.

Raw mango Chutney with hing-

Ingredients required-

  1. Tender Raw mango – 1 small cup(we have very small ones, about 4 mangoes)
  2. Grated coconut- about 5tsp
  3. Green chilly- 2
  4. Hing – 1/2tsp(can use compound hing as well)
  5. Salt to taste

Method of preparation-

  • Cut the mango into tiny pieces. Remove the seed.
  • Add everything listed above into a mixie jar. Do not add water first.
  • Grind them coarsely. If required add little water.

Both the ways the taste will vary slightly. But both are unique.

The raw mango / ambuli used in this recipe

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konkanirecipe Lunch Side Dish thali

Ghar dudde Saung

Ghar dudde(bottle gourd) Saung

Bottle gourd is in season. We usually prepare halwa, payasam or a simple stir fry(upkari) using it. I was discussing with mom for some spicy curry ideas using this vegetable. She suggested this recipe. I usually do not like one dish to other but I this one tasted like alambe phanna upkari. So if you see people selling this super summer veggie on the road side, do buy and try different recipes or you can even prepare juice.

Ingredients required-

  1. Coriander seeds – 1tsp
  2. Grated coconut- a little more than 1/4th
  3. Tamarind- gooseberry sized
  4. Red chilly- 5-6
  5. Bottle gourd (ghar dudde) – 1 big cup
  6. Oil – 2tsp
  7. Garlic cloves – 10-12
  8. Onion – 1
  9. Salt to taste

Method of preparation-

  • Clean and peel the skin of bottle gourd. Also remove the skin. Cut it into tiny pieces
  • Roast the coriander seeds and red chilly with 1/2tsp oil
  • After cooling grind the coriander seeds, red chilly, tamarind and grated coconut into a fine masala paste
  • Take a pan and add the oil. Add the crushed garlic after removing skin.
  • Fry it till golden. Then add onion and fry well.
  • Once onion is fried add bottle gourd. Mix it well and add very little water. Cover and cook it for about 10min or till bottle gourd is cooked. Don’t cook it till mushy.
  • Now add the masala and salt to taste. You can also add the water from cleaning mixie.
  • Mix well and cook for about 10min.
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konkanirecipe Lunch phodi Side Dish Snacks streetfood

Cabbage Ambado

Cabbage ambado / pakoda

There are different ways in which cabbage ambado is prepared. In one of the method rice is soaked and ground with toor dal and it requires bit of a planning. But if you want to prepare it instantly then you can follow this method. The food carts also use same method to prepare these mouth watering ambades.

Ingredients required-

  1. Finely chopped Cabbage -1 cup
  2. Bombay rava – 1/2 cup
  3. Besan/gram flour- 3-4tsp
  4. Coriander seeds – 1tsp
  5. Chilly powder – 2-3tsp
  6. Salt to taste
  7. Hing- 1tsp
  8. Green chilly – 1
  9. Water
  10. Oil for frying

Method of preparation-

  • Firstly chop the cabbage and also green chilly into tiny pieces
  • Crush the coriander seeds and add to the cabbage
  • Now add salt and chilly powder, hing powder and mix everything well. Allow it to rest for sometime so that cabbage softens.
  • Then add gram flour and rava. You can add more rava if cabbage turns more watery.
  • Adjust it till you can form small tikkis. You can add very little water if mixture turns too dry.
  • Now heat the oil and deep fry them. Better to fry on medium heat so that it is uniformly cooked and does not burn from outside.
  • You can serve it for lunch/dinner or as evening snacks.