Aviksha's Kitchen

Well, this is a traditional Konkani curry which we call it as kodel. This curry can be prepared with any kind of pulses especially Horse gram  kidney bean, Navy Bean and Black eyed peas. Along with pulses one can add either potato, yellow / Mangalore cucumber,yam or bamboo to enhance the taste. When i was in India i was not liking yellow cucumber very much. But after moving to Singapore i have started to like it as we rarely get it here. I guess, we get to know the importance of some thing when we don't have it with us anymore. NOTE : Number of chilies depend on how spicy they are. I am using 12 as mine are not very spicy Time Taken : 35 Minutes Yield : 4-5 servings Tingalvaro Anne Magge Kodel / Navy Beans and Yellow Cucumber Curry Ingredients: To be grinded  : Red Chillies 12 nos Tamarind / Imali                             1 Inch Coconut 1/2 Cup Sa...

I had no idea how good this item was. We had first tasted this in a restaurant at Bangalore called Coast to Coast and we became a huge fan of it. We always wanted to eat more and more even though we were full. When I got married and moved to Singapore i felt bad as I was not able to have any more ghee roasts. So my husband bought some ghee roast ready made masala from a shop in mangalore. I prepared it once but was not satisfied. Therefore, I collected the ingredients information from the wrapper and some ingredients that my mom had suggested and few extra of my own. Finally after several tries now my husband has become a huge fan of my ghee roast and says that it is better than the restaurants one. My next goal is to make everybody eat this and allow them to decide if it is really that great !!. You try it and let me know :) NOTE : One can also try this with vegetables like baby corn,  baby potatoes. mushroom and any other vegetables of ...