Sumee's Culinary Bites

This one is one of the classic Konkani dishes. Mango upkari is very simple to make and a very few ingredients. If cooking with fruit is n...

Did the name "Elephant Foot Yam" catch your attention? :o) Yeah, pretty neat name for this tuber. We call it "Churna"...

I love seafood. And out of all the fishes, I am crazy about mackerel or bangda as we call it. The curry or the fry any way you make it, y...

I remember in my summer vacation when we used to visit my maternal grandma, she would keep tarli prepared in a small earthen pot. The mor...

Last night I had made Idly and Chutney. When I posted the picture on my Facebook page, I got lot of inquiry for the chutney. The chutney ...

Karathe or Bitter Gourd is extremely bitter if you try to eat it as is. It is considered to be very good for diabetic patients. And toda...

I have previously shared Vaali Ani Sungat Randhyi  that uses Malabar Spinach and Shrimp as the main ingredients. This is another Konkani ...

Kheer is one of the basic sweet that many household in India do. This is one of quickest dessert to prepare. Even here in US I have seen ...

Baking is like therapy. And when it's fish that's baking then it's Nirvaana! Yes. I love baked fish and I do it many times. ...

My favorite way of making beetroot is chutney which I have previously blogged about. Another way is this, a simple low calorie bhaaji. Beetr...

After almost three months in India, I have gotten so many recipes to share. One of my favorite is this crab sukka. In konkani we call it ...

Ambe Sasam is one of the common konkani household dish during mango season. After almost 12 years I am in India during summer and this time ...

One of my childhood memories is of eating these aromatic green dosa's/ pancakes for breakfast. The aroma of Dill leaves would fill the w...

Vaali leaves are one of our favorite type of vegetable. It is commonly used in Konkani household. When we were younger, it was hard to find ...

This is one of the simple recipes of konkani's. You can replace beans with any kind other of beans or vegetables. It's quick to put ...

Jackfruit or Phanas as we call it, is one of my favorite fruits. We used to get that in abundance in my native place in North Canara. During...

Daali thoy is a classic Konkani style daal. Almost all Konkani kids grow up learning this one first I think. It’s my favorite kind of daal,...