Food & Memories of Mangalore
Hey guys! It’s been a while since I posted a new recipe, isn’t it? So what kept me busy during Covid times? Well, for starters, I haven’t been busier than this ever before thanks to the fact that the kids are at home all day (and night) and distance learning (DL) is not a cakewalk….
Folks, I am back with a super simple yet delicious recipe for an instant pickle. Yes! instant, because with minimal effort & time you can make some pickle without having to wait for weeks. This pickle is made using young/unripe jackfruit which we also call as ‘kadgi’ in Konkani. You see, like the coconut and…
Theryachyo Ganti – Colocasia Leaf Knots in a Curry ~ When Hubby Cooks
White bean curry is what happens when lima beans sitting around the pantry are found and put to good use during lockdown times. Well, we often buy ingredients with the hope of making something exotic, especially those we have never tried before. These white beans were bought during our grocery haul a few months ago and then forgotten. Now that the lockdown is on and movement is restricted we started pulling out everything from our pantry to take stock of what we could finish up first and what had a longer shelf life and a bag of white beans is what we found. Since the man had bought it I asked him to make something out of it. A few basic ingredients were tossed along with the beans that were soaked overnight, into the pressure cooker and voila! a beautiful…
Hot Cross Buns! Haven’t we all grown up to the rhyme that went “one a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns. If you have no daughters, give them to your sons”?. Well, I’ve lived my entire childhood salivating over hot cross buns and the closest we got to eating hot buns (minus the crosses) was the ones my dad used to buy from the bakery in the neighbourhood. Since baking was not a thing at my household in those years I took to this skill much later in life. Bread baking is something I learnt more recently but as much as I love this activity I am always apprehensive about the process. What if the yeast doesn’t bloom? What if I am unable to shape the dough properly? What if the bread does not rise as expected? Worse still,…
