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

Sunday, February 8, 2015

black eyed dry beans(lobia) curry no 1 recipe

  Method
i cup black eyed dry beans
wash and pressure cook with 3 to 4 whistles
adding sufficient water
Heat  4 tbspn oil in a kadai
Add 1 tspn jeera
Add one big chopped  tomatoe +1" ginger grated
Add 3 to 4 chopped green chillies
Fry stirring frequently till it leaves the oil and tomato becomes mushy
Add 1 tbspn coriander powder +1tspn turmeric powder +1tspn asofotida powder + 1tspn jeera powder +few curry leaves +         chopped coriander leaves and fry fr few seconds
Add the cooked dry beans adding sufficient water according to ur consistency
. Add salt to taste .
 simmer for a few minutes and serve with rice .(this is a satvic recipe without onion and garlic )u can add mashed garlic to the onion while frying which is optional)

No 2 RECIPE -

Soak 1 cup lobia in water over night
Drain water next day and keep one full day and one night to sprout them( optional  without sprout also u can prepare this dish , with sprout tastes better )
 Next morning cook it in pressure cooker with 3 to 4 whistles
masala -
 1 /4 cup grated coconut , 1 " ginger
 3 green chillies +1 big tomatoe
gring to paste
Heat oil in a kadai, splutter cumin seeds
Add chopped oinion and stirr till it becomes transulent
 Add the masala
Add 1 tspn turmeric power + ! tspn coriander powder + 1 tspn garam masala + 1/2 tspn asafoetida
 mix stirri till it leaves oil
add the cooked lobea
Add sufficient water according to ur consistency  and salt to taste and simmer fr some time 

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