Side Dish on Kamath's Kitchen

Kadgi Chakko

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:07:00 +0530

After the kadgi Adgai, it’s time for kadgi chakko like I promised in my earlier post. Kadgi chakko is a Konkani side dish just like sukka masala or any other dry dish. It is often served along with rice and daal (daali toy).

Let’s get started with the ingredients for this dish:

Ingredients

One small jackfruit.
Half coconut (grated).
Fried red chillies - 15.
Lemon sized tamarind.
Small piece of jaggery.
White lentil (Urad daal) - 1 tsp.
Coriander - 3 tsp.
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp.
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp.
Few curry leaves.
Salt to taste.

Method

Clean and cut the jackfruit in to medium sized pieces. (As I have already mentioned in my previous post you should apply oil to your hands or else the sticky latex will be hard to wash.)

Kuvale Saali Ani Kooka Upkari

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:19:00 +0530

Chinese potato (kooka-konkani, koorka-malayalam, sambrali-kannada) is a seasonal and very rare vegetable mostly available in South India. Unlike normal potato it is small and black in colour. Its black colour is due to the soil and dirt sticking on it. It is very tedious process to clean this vegetable, but you can really do that easily with a simple trick.

We are also using ash-gourd skin that is by product of other dish (kuvale sasam). Ash gourd is also called winter melon, it is actually a fruit but it is eaten as a vegetable. Ash gourd skin or peels are very low in calories; it is good for diabetic patients. It helps to improve digestive system, and it is very helpful cure for tapeworm.

Together this dish is packed with nutrition and lots of health benefits, let’s start cooking then.

Kele Salli Upkari

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:38:00 +0530

This is my first post. I am beginning this journey by sharing a simple quick and easy recipe. It is called kele salli upkari in Konkani language, It means banana peel dish. This recipe is made from the by-product of banana (plantain). Yes!! This recipe is made out of banana peels.

Plantains are common in South Indian dishes. The peels contain fibrous substances that boost our digestive system. So in future instead of throwing away the peels, you can prepare this 15 minutes dish, I’m sure everyone will love this one.

So let’s get started with the ingredients:

Ingredients

Banana (plantain) peels(I am using peels of 6 bananas)
Water – 1 tbsp.
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp.
Urad daal (white Lentils) – 1 tsp.
3 Dried red chillies (we will be using the flakes).
One curry leaf.
Coconut oil – 3 tsp.
Salt to taste.

Method:

Wash the banana peels and cut them into small pieces.