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, October 11, 2012

Stuffed Brinjal Masala

Method -
1/2 kg small brinjals slit
Wash and keep in water for few minutes
Drain the water and keep aside
1 large or 3 medium size onion chopped in to big pieces
2 tomatoes sliced
3 to 4 cloves
1"cinnamon
1tbspn coriander seeds
1 tspn cumin seeds
3 to 4 pepper corns

Heat 1 tspn oil
 coriander and cumin seeds
Fry for  few secondsand keepaside
heat 1 tbspn oil in a kadai
Add the onion and  tomatoes and cloves dalchini ,
add 1/4 cup grated coconut
fry for a while-about 3 to 5 minutes


Remove from fire and add 1 tbspn red chillipowder, 1 tspn tamarind paste  and  grind in to paste
Add salt to taste +slit green chillies finely ,chopped ginger
1/4 cup    chopped coriander leaves+ 1  tspn turmeric powder
Add little jaggery (optional)
Mix thoroughly
Fill the slit brinjals with masala
Heat 2 tbspn oil- Splutter 1/2 tspn mustard  seeds and Curry leaves
Add the stuffed brinjals and the rest of the remaining masala
Add little water and pressure cook them for 2 whistles . Mix and relish with chapaties.

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