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

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Horse Gram Curry / Soup | Konkani


Horse gram Rasam (Kulitha  Kadi )

Method
 1  cup horse gram ( wash and remove stones while washing )
 Cook in the cooker with 5 to 6 whistles   adding three  to four cups water
Remove cooked water and keep  in another vessel
 Grind one fistfull of cooked horse gram in to fine paste and add to the cooked water to make the consistency little thicker . Add water again to make it  thin according  to ur consistency  .
Add salt to taste 
 Heat 2 tbspn oil ,
 Add mashed 5 to 6 cloves of garlic  
 Stir the garlic turning often till they r brown in color .
add3red  chillies chopped and stir a while 
 Remove from fire and add to the soup

Upkari -( Dry curry of the cooked horse gram )
Heat 1 or 2 tabspn oil ,
 Add 1 tspn mustard + 2 tabspn chopped onion + a few curry leaves +1 tspn asafotida powder + 3 red chillies chopped
 when the mustard splutters , and the onion is brown in color
 Remove from fire and add to the cooked horse gram
 Add salt to taste
Add2 tbspoon  grated  coconut to add to the taste .

Horse Gram dry curry ( Kulitha upkari-Konkani cuisine )


 A   VERY  HEALTHY CUISINE !

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