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Pineapple Sheera

Hello there! How have you been? It’s been almost a year since I actually sat down to write anything on the blog! And, what a time to do it! We are currently in lockdown – an event none of us would have ever thought…

April 17, 2020

Amchi Chitrapur Saraswat Event

The Aamchi Pop-Up

Having been brought up in a foreign country, I wasn’t privy to the regular traditions that others in India were – our Diwali consisted of parties; Holi was a forgotten affair – I’d never really burst firecrackers (thank God!) or played with colours, Ganesh…

July 1, 2019

Amchi Amma Chitrapur Saraswat Cuisines HomeCooked Indian Quick-fixes Traditional Vegetarian

Doddak – Konkani Pancakes

My parents were typical ‘South Indians’ when it came to our daily breakfast – moreso my father. Of course, we had the odd scrambled or fried egg or omelette, and French Toast was always a treat – but most other times, it was some…

May 19, 2019

Amchi Chitrapur Saraswat HomeCooked Vegetarian

Batatyachi Talasani

If there’s one thing I’ve figured out about my community (Chitrapur Saraswat), it is that we worship a Holy Trinity of another kind! Try as you might, you can’t pull an ‘amchi’ away from the byadgi mirchi, garlic and coconut. We just can.not. live…

March 19, 2019

Amchi Amma Chitrapur Saraswat HomeCooked

Lashne Chitni – Chilli, Garlic, Coconut Chutney

September 24th has been declared as #ChutneyDay – and I am stoked to find that a day has been dedicated to one of the most versatile condiments in Indian cuisine. Although I intended to make my favourite chutney – time was against me and I couldn’t.…

October 15, 2017

Amchi Chitrapur Saraswat HomeCooked Vegetarian

Green Beans Upkari

Forget the diets, forget the food fads, forget super foods. Focus on your indigenous history. Focus on the food you ate as a child. That is what will heal you, nurture you and make you whole again. I recently came back from a trip…

June 4, 2017

Amchi Chitrapur Saraswat

Tendle-Bibbe Upkari (Stir Fry of Ivy Gourd and Cashewnuts)

If you'd ask me to give you one dish from the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin Community that traces its roots back to Goa (which is where we were before we fled to Karnataka when the Portuguese landed there - read more here), it would be…

October 9, 2016

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Konkani Rice & Jaggery Kheer

It's been a while since I posted a recipe for my pet project - the Chitrapur Saraswat Cuisine series. I have been making several dishes, but haven't had the chance to get some good photographs. And, with this new swanky blog, the photos have…

August 25, 2016

Amchi Chitrapur Saraswat Cuisines Mains Traditional Vegetarian

Talasani – A Spicy Amchi Stir Fry!

Hope you have had fun with the Saung recipe! Its the most warming thing in winters - you cant go wrong potatoes and the thick gravy that accompanies it! This post is about the talasani. Saraswat cuisine - like mentioned earlier - is mainly…

December 9, 2014

Amchi Chitrapur Saraswat Traditional Vegetarian

Best Kept Secrets: Batata Saung

I was born and brought up as a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin. Sounds quite heavy duty, no? Otherwise called Bhanap, this small community is mainly concentrated in Karnataka and can trace its origins to Kashmir. Our cuisine, however, is anything but like that from Kashmir.…

January 15, 2014