Girmit | North Karnataka

Method  --
2 , 3 big cups  puffed rice -warm  in the oven  to make it crisp
2 big chopped onion
 5 to 6 slit green chillies
 1 tspn turmeric powder
 1 cup chopped coriander leaves
 1 big chopped tomatoes
3 tbspn putani powder
 Heat 1 dessert spn oil in a flat kadai
 Add the chopped onion and fry along with slit  green  chillies   till it becomes soft light brown
Add turmeric and stir
 Add chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste
 Add chopped tomatoes
Stir for a few seconds and keep this aside to cool .
 After this is cooled , add the crisp puffed rice and the putani powder and mix thouroughly when it is time to relish .
Relish before it becomes soft .

Mushroom Red Curry | Konkani Phana Upkari

Method -
 1 pckt mush room wash and cut each into 4
 1 tbspn tamarind pulp or 2 chopped tomatoes
 2 tbspn byadgi  mirchi  powder  or 1tbspn kashmiri chilli powder according to ur spice tolerance
 2 cups finely  chopped onion
 3 to 4 cloves garlic mashed
 2 dessertspn oil
 Heat oil in a kadai
 Fry chopped onion and mashed garlic till it becomes golden dark brown
 Add chilli powder stir a while
Add tamarind pulp and mixand stir for a while
 If chopped tomatoes r added stir  till the tomatoes become mushy
 Add mushroom and very little water
 Salt to taste
 Cook on a medium fire . If the water still remains  keep on the fire stirring  till the water dries .
        1 tspn garam masala powder can be added to the  masala  while frying the masala   according to individual taste