Coorg is like 2nd home for me...two of my close friends are from coorg...
we drive to Coorg every year...
I love everything about Coorg, the weather, the hospitality of the folks there and most of all the food.
Love the cuisine especially the non-vegetarian.
During my last trip to coorg I learnt to make the famous "Pandi curry" or Coorgi prok curry.
Chilly fried crab sticks, a starter which I have eaten abroad and loved it but never really ate anywhere in India.
Recently I found frozen crab sticks (brand Gadre') in one of the supermarkets in Bangalore, and I bought them.
Made this simple lip smacking Chilly fried crab sticks....and we loved it...
serve it with my modified version of chilly sauce and am sure you will love it too.
A very easy side-dish or starter I made recently from baby potatoes.
My daughter loves baby potatoes in any form, so thought of making this, a bit of an experiment which tasted really yummy ....
"Tharu bhuthai" is a tulu word which means "baby sardines".
Sardines are normally a bit more fishy in smell compared to other sea fish, but baby sardines are an exception to this...
Normally available in the months of Nov Dec Jan in Mangalore and surrounding areas, but now some restaurants around Mangalore have their own fish farms where they rear these sardines thru the year...
These sardines when deep fried with our traditionall konkani masala...are really yummy to taste..
the perfect starter for a fishy food party...
Easy to make....and delicious...
Sorry but its been a while since I posted this picture, but somehow was so caught up with work...that I forgot to post the recipe...
Here it goes...
Yakhni is a traditional Kashmiri dish. Yakhni means 'prepared in curds'.
This curry is made from mutton but you could use chicken too instead.A mouth watering dish and goes perfectly well with steaming white rice.I learnt this dish from my Kashmiri friend....and its really easy to make.Try making it and am sure you will love it....
"Holi" is the festival of colors....
The best part of Holi is eating sweets... and my favorite being "Gujiyas", a deep fried stuffed Indian pastry ....
