Recipe for Tangy Sambhar Shengo
Shengo is the Konkani name for Moringa/Drumsticks. I havenever really been a fan of Drumsticks until recently when i got to learn of itsvarious health benefits. ļ»æMum loves to add drumsticks in curries, be it meatprawn, etc. My ļ»æniece, Sian, loves drumsticks and I love to hear her excited voice saying 'I'm eating Shengo Bhaji' āŗļø My Husband ļ»æloves Drumsticks too! Whenever we are at the Supermarket, he will stand right next to the Drumstick section and look at mewith twinkling eyes at his best behavior šAnd thatās my cue to understand what has to be my next move. At home, we usually make a super simple recipe for Drumsticks more like a fugath. However, this time I though of doing something different and elevating the Shengo since we were going to eat it plain with Chapatis. The best dish we enjoy our Shengo in is the South Indian Sambhar. So I thought why not add a bit of Sambhar powder and seeing how it tastes. Good decision! It turned out Yummm! Please do give it a try!
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Recipe for Black Eyed Beans/Alsande/Chowli/Curry
Chavli/Chowli/Black Eyed Beans or Alsande tondak or samarem is quite a popular vegetarian dish in a Goan houehold. In Konkani we pronounce it as "Osandem" I remember aunty Mary in our vaddo making the tastiest Osandem samarem on most Fridays as she and her family used to eat only Vegetarian food on Fridays. My Mum n Dad were very close friends with uncle Volley and aunty Mary. During our summer holidays, my Parents always made it a point to catch up with uncle and aunty as often as they could. They'd tell us we will go only for sometime but the sometime often lead to being there for more that 1-2 hours. As kids, we would be restless and wait for the elders to finish their drinks. It used to be fun as uncle Volley was super funny and then after 1 or 2 pegs, all the fun of their good old days would be spoken about by him and my Dad. After a point, as kids we would tend to get restless as we could never relate to some of the topics of discussion(and today we miss those times so bad). When Mary aunty would see me getting restless wanting to go home, she'd lure me with her food, hold my hand and take me to the "Cuzin" (Kitchen) where there used to be a long wooden wall table and a long bench where she'd make me and Skeeta, the younger daughter sit on the bench and serve us. And me being Me, whenever it was Friday, I'd secretly get excited to stay for dinner because I knew there would be "Samare" and Pao. Those memories of friends and relatives visiting eachother without permission or a prior phone call, was the best era according to me. The beauty was in how every family always had extra food and we always offered food to anyone who came over. Back in the day there was no concept of "ordering food" from restaurants yet, nobody left hungry!!! Those days were truly blessed. How we miss those days and all the simplicity and ekvotponn that came along with it. Chowli being one of my favourite pulses, I make it often at home. When I feel like eating bread or Chapati, I make a Xacuti and whenever I feel like eat rice, I make this curry. Do give it a try. I know you'll like it. No! this is not aunty Mary's recipe as I don't think i'll ever be able to match what she makes. I tried many times, but didn't get there....
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Recipe for Tangy Sambhar Shengo
Shengo is the Konkani name for Moringa/Drumsticks. I havenever really been a fan of Drumsticks until recently when i got to learn of itsvarious health benefits. ļ»æMum loves to add drumsticks in curries, be it meatprawn, etc. My ļ»æniece, Sian, loves drumsticks and I love to hear her excited voice saying 'I'm eating Shengo Bhaji' āŗļø My Husband ļ»æloves Drumsticks too! Whenever we are at the Supermarket, he will stand right next to the Drumstick section and look at mewith twinkling eyes at his best behavior šAnd thatās my cue to understand what has to be my next move. At home, we usually make a super simple recipe for Drumsticks more like a fugath. However, this time I though of doing something different and elevating the Shengo since we were going to eat it plain with Chapatis. The best dish we enjoy our Shengo in is the South Indian Sambhar. So I thought why not add a bit of Sambhar powder and seeing how it tastes. Good decision! It turned out Yummm! Please do give it a try!
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Recipe for Ireel/Snake Beans/Long Beans/Eeril Bhaji
This Vegetable has a very close place to heart because It has a very Goan emotion to it. This bhaji is called Snake Beans or Long Beans because of itās long length and itās look similar to that of a snake. In Konkani, this is called Eeril/Irvil/Irveel/Virvil/Iril/and so many different pronunciations. The pronunciation and spellings differ in South Goa and North Goa. I am from North Goa and My Mom has always called it āIreelā bhaji so Iād just like to stick to that š I had a nice brief discussion with my Goan Food Blogger friends and my aunt as well. All gave me different spellings! So cool I thought, I should use them all š I love to eat Ireel Bhaji with Fish curry and Rice in a foogath style(plain with coconut and no masalas). And my Mum always says thereās more fun in hand-breaking each bean than cutting it. So, thatās exactly how I break my beans and trust me, itās so exciting to do it. These days, Iāve been craving to eat a nice Veg dish with Hot Chapatis. I had bought a nice big bunch of Ireel Bhaji so I decided Iāll experiment something different with this batch. It turned out So delish so I thought I must share it with all of you. Do give it a try
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Recipe for Ireel/Snake Beans/Long Beans/Eeril Bhaji
This Vegetable has a very close place to heart because It has a very Goan emotion to it. This bhaji is called Snake Beans or Long Beans because of itās long length and itās look similar to that of a snake. In Konkani, this is called Eeril/Irvil/Irveel/Virvil/Iril/and so many different pronunciations. The pronunciation and spellings differ in South Goa and North Goa. I am from North Goa and My Mom has always called it āIreelā bhaji so Iād just like to stick to that š I had a nice brief discussion with my Goan Food Blogger friends and my aunt as well. All gave me different spellings! So cool I thought, I should use them all š I love to eat Ireel Bhaji with Fish curry and Rice in a foogath style(plain with coconut and no masalas). And my Mum always says thereās more fun in hand-breaking each bean than cutting it. So, thatās exactly how I break my beans and trust me, itās so exciting to do it. These days, Iāve been craving to eat a nice Veg dish with Hot Chapatis. I had bought a nice big bunch of Ireel Bhaji so I decided Iāll experiment something different with this batch. It turned out So delish so I thought I must share it with all of you. Do give it a try
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