Spicy Thunder Mushrooms Side Dish (Alamba Song)
A Konkani monsoon delicacy - thunder mushrooms called as gud gud alamba in Konkani, in a spicy gravy. This side dish is to die for and amazingly yum.
Seasoned, shallow fried, roasted ivy gourds (Tendle Talasani)
Tendle talasani is a Konkani speciality. Ivy gourds are crushed, seasoned, shallow fried and roasted to make a yummy side dish for lunch, dinner.
Mangalore cucumber, jackfruit seeds and colocasia leaves in a Konkani style masala (Magge, Bikand, Alva Ganti Sukke)
Mangalore cucumber, jackfruit seeds, colocasia leaves in a sweet, spicy coconut masala is a seasonal Konkani speciality, prepared during the rainy season.
Pineapple, Mango In A Spicy, Sweet Coconut Gravy (Avnas Ambe Sasam)
A popular Konkani summer salad, with pineapple, mangoes and grapes in a coconut based gravy which is sweet, spicy and sour.
Ripe mangoes in a sweet, spicy side dish (Ambe Gojju)
This ambe gojju is hands down the simplest and the yummiest side dish you can make with mangoes! It's spicy, sweet and made out of ripe mangoes.
Raw Mango Pickle (Ambuli Nonche, Karmbi Nonche)
Nothing beats some homemade, fresh raw mango pickle, made of freshly pickled raw mangoes. Easy to make, this pickle is called as karmbi nonche in Konkani.
Tender Cashewnut Side Dish (Bibbe upkari)
An all time Konkani favourite is bibbe upakari, a stir fry made of tender cashew nuts with ivy gourds and potatoes. Customary side dish for the Ugadi festival.
Brinjal In Tangy Sauce (Gulla Bol Huli)
Gulla bol huli is an accompaniment for rice, a side dish that's tangy, spicy and lip smackingly yummy! Gulla bol huli is usually prepared using matti gulla.
Eggplant/Brinjal Bhajji (Gulla Bajji/gojju)
Roasted eggplant is a great accompaniment with rice/pyaj, prepared using matti gulla, a special type of eggplant/aubergine/brinjal found in udupi/mangalore.
Chinese Potato Stir Fry (Kooka Upakari)
Chinese potato stir fry (Kooka Upakari) is a Konkani favourite. A simple but great side dish.