Chickpeas in a spicy coconut curry is a curry for special occasions, festivals. Chickpeas are paired with yam, potato, tender raw jackfruit to prepare ghashi.
Colocasia tubers/maaddi are a favourite among Konkanis. Maaddi is used to prepare yummy phodis, by shallow frying(tava fry /rava fry) or deep frying them.
Kheeri is a festival dish. A flavourful rice dish that is sugarless, with the aroma of turmeric leaves. Rice is cooked in coconut milk and with turmeric leaves.
Kantola tastes yummy when salted and shallow fried with oil. With no prep you can prepare them in minutes. Makes a simple, easy to prepare side dish for lunch.
Make boring idlis interesting by frying and making them crispy. Kids as well as adults will love these crispy idlis. Best way to empty any leftover idli. ;-)