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

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Bread sandwich coriander chutney

2 bunches of coriander leaves
10 green chillies 
Wash and grind in the mixer adding little water 
Heat 2tbspn oil in a Kadai
Add 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 
Fry till translucent 
Add the coriander paste 
Stir the paste till dry 
Add salt to taste 
Keep in the frig 
When ever necessary add this fr the bread sandwich

Cabbage salad

 Two cups of thinly cut white cabbage and1cup of thinly cut purple cabbage (optional)
1 big onion thinly cut lengthwise 
Salt to taste and two tspn lemon juice .mix thoroughly and serve .

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Potatoe/Pease sabji( curry)

Method
1/2 kg potatoes 
Cook in the pressure cooker
Skin and chop in to cubes
Heat 5 to6,tbspn  oil in a kadai
Chop one big onion
Add 1tspn mustard seeds
1/2 tspn cumin seeds
When mustard splutters
Add 1 tspn red chilli powder
1tspn turmeric powder
1/2 tspn garam masala powder
1tspn amchur powder
Mix and add chopped onion
Fry for a while
Add 1/2 cup green pease ( frozen or fresh)
Add little water and salt and close with a lid.
When it is cooked add the cooked chopped potstoes
Mix well adding salt to taste
Add chopped coriander leaves and.mix thoroughly
Keep some time on fire stirring frequently.
Relish with roties.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Red channa rasam and subzi

Method -
1 cup red chana
Soak in water overnight
 Next day wash and pressure cook it with 4 cups of water with 4 to 5 whistles
Drain the cooked chana water in a vessel
Heat 6 tbspn oil
Splutter 2 tspn mustard seeds +4 to5 red chilli bits +few curry leaves and 1 tspn asafoetida
when done add half of this to chana water and 1./2 to the cooked chana and mix well.
Add  salt to taste to both chana and the sar and simmer fr a few minutes
. To make the sar thicker, paste one fistful of chana in the grinder and add to the sar and simmer .
Add 1 fistful of grated coconut to the cooked chana . Mix well
Relish with rice .

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Green beans thoran

Method
1/2 kg green beans
Wash and chop in to tiny thin pieces
Heat 3 tbspoon oil in a flat bottom kadai
Add1tspn mustard  when it splutters
1/2tspn black gram dhal;when it becomes light brown color
Add  1/2 tsp cumin seeds ;
a few curry leaves; 1tspn asafoetida.
Add the chopped onion
Fry till trsnsulent
Add the chopped beans
Add salt to taste
Mix well
Close it with a lid adding little water
When done serve with dhal and rice