Ganesh Chathurthi cooking in GSB Konkani households/Chauthi cooking

Crispy, shallow fried colocasia tubers in spicy side dishes (Maddi tambut, maddi adgai, maddi koot)

2 spicy side dishes for a delicious meal: maddi koot - a coconut based side dish. Maddi tambut/adgai, a Konkani style spicy pickle. Enjoy them with rice, congee

Taro Root Spicy Side Dish (Kale Alva Maddi Sukke, Bon)

A spicy Konkani side dish made using colocasia tubers. It’s called gona or kale alva maddi sukke in Konkani and is delicious!

Types Of Colocasia Used In Konkani Cuisine (Alva Paan)

Here are the types of colocasia that we use in Konkani cooking.

Taro Roots Fritters (Kaale Alvaa Maddi Phodi)

Colocasia tubers called as kaale alva maddi make yummy fritters when shallow fried or deep fried. These are called maddi phodi and are a Konkani favourite.

Shallow Fried Colocasia Tuber (Maaddi Phodi)

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.

Potato Shallow Fry (Batate Phodi)

Phodis are prepared by shallow frying veggies with semolina, red chilli powder and salt. Here's a recipe to make any phodi more yummy!