Geeta M. Baliga

I am Geeta Baliga born in Chennai and grew up in Calicut, Kerala.


I got married at the age of 21 to Mohan Baliga and moved to Hubli. I have 2 daughters and a son.


I was an entrepreneur and ran a very successful pre-school called Rose Bud in Hubli for 35 years. All my children are settled in North America. I have 5 grand children.We are now settled in the US to stay closer to our children.


Konkani cuisine is known for great fish curries and other seasonal delicacies like "Kadgi Chako" and "Keerla Sukhe".


We constantly had family visiting us for whom I helped cook barrels of curries, chakkulis and ubbatis, phenories, shevai, thile undo, halvas, etc. I had friends from various parts of India - Punjabi, Maharasthrian, Savji and Lingayat (Hubli locals) from whom I learnt to make other types of cuisines. Over time my reputation grew as a good cook in the family and circle of friends, particularly for seafood.


I update this blog as and when I prepare the dishes. If you find these recipes interesting please leave your comments in comment box below each recipe. and also add to my followers group . This will encourage me to continue with my efforts !


All the recipes are listed in alphabetical order on the right hand side and sorted by labels on the left side

Friday, April 22, 2011

Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

1 pound chicken wash cut in to small pieces
1 big onion chopped
2 medium tomatoes chopped
4 to 5 almonds or cashewnuts
1/4 cup grated coconut
1 tbspn chilli powder
4 green chillies
8 cloves
1 " cinnamon
2 tspn coriander powder
1 tspn cumin powder
3 cardamom
1/2" ginger
3 cloves garlic 


Method:

Heat little oil in a pan and fry all the above ingredients together for a while .
Grind in to smooth paste .
Heat oil in a vessel and add the masala , stir for a few minutes till the aroma comes out .
Add the washed chicken pieces and chopped coriander leaves and salt to taste
Simmer the masala with chicken for some time adding sufficient water till the chicken is done.
squeeze lemon juice to add to ur taste .Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with hot roties or rice

4 comments:

  1. Fantastic geetakka. I love seeing so many updates each day. Keep up the great work! Will make this my default site to lookup recipes!

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  2. This is a easy and quick to make recipe

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  3. I tried this recipe last night and it was easy to make. Came out very good..Thanks! I will try out other recipes too...

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  4. Vasudha made this today, turned out nice.

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