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 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 .

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