LAVI'S DELICACIES

Kuvalo Bafat/ Ash Gourd Bafat Curry  This is a flavourful ,tasty  ash gourd curry recipe which I learnt from my post natal care taker(Balnthi postheli). Ash Gourd is called as' Kuvalo' in Konkani.  This dish has a unique flavour and taste which can be enjoyed with boiled rice or with chapati, sanna, dosa & neer dosa/panpole.  All you need is few basic spices available at home, and coconut milk.  Kindly go through this simple easy recipe.  Please note: Kindly use spices as per your choice. Here bafat powder is a key ingredient. You can prepare bafat powder using my following recipe link: https://lavisdelicacies.blogspot.com/2023/02/bafat-powder.html Instead of Bafat powder you can use 2 tsp red chilly powder, 1 tsp coriander powder & 1/2 tsp jeera powder, 1/4th tsp garam masala powder.  Instead of coconut milk, you can use ground coconut paste too for this recipe.  Recipe: Ingredients: 1/2 kg Ash Gourd 2 medium size onions ( diced) 2 green chillies ( slit) 1/

Rice Rava  Pundi / Rice Rava Dumplings This is an instant breakfast recipe which can be prepared quickly & easily with very few basic ingredients.  Pundi / Mutlin ( dumpling) is made in different ways. It can be prepared by grinding  rice, can be prepared  with rice flour  & also can be prepared  using rice rava.  Earlier in my blog I have posted easy pundi recipe with rice flour . Kindly go through this following link for the recipe: https://lavisdelicacies.blogspot.com/2022/08/instant-pundimutlinrice-dumplings.html Here in this recipe , the key ingredient is Rice Rava.  I prepare this whenever i am too busy or too lazy ( lol) This dish can be served for breakfast with sambar and chutney & also for lunch and dinner with any meat, fish or vegetable curry.  My family loves this with sambar & chutney for breakfast.  My maid's favourite too.  Here is a easy tasty recipe: Recipe: Ingredients: 1 cup rice rava 250gms 2 cups of water 3/4 cup grated coconut  Sal

Mandas/ Cucumber Rice Cake Mandas is one of the most enjoyed traditional sweet dishes during our childhood days. This sweet requires very few basic ingredients & is one of the most loved mangalorean delicacies.  The key ingredient is cucumber which  gives authentic taste & flavour to this dish.  This dish can be steamed, baked or cooked in a pan.  I have posted authentic mandas recipe and also  baked version in my earlier postes. Here is my Youtube video for the below recipe:   Steamed Mandas Thovshyache Mandas/Cucumber Rice Cake recipe: https://lavisdelicacies.blogspot.com/2022/03/thovshyache-mandascucumber-rice-cake.html Mandas in Air fryer  Mandas in Air fryer/ cucumber rice cake in Air fryer recipe: https://lavisdelicacies.blogspot.com/2021/02/cucumber-rice-cake-cucumber-mandas-in.html This  recipe is my hubbys most favourite one & he can relish this anytime.  This is a quick & easy method of preparing delicious  mandas in a pan w

Homemade Ghee  Can you prepare Ghee in just 10-12 minutes??? Yes you can!  I have found out this easiest way to prepare ghee which is much cheaper and tastier than the store brought one!  You can prepare delicious ghee in just 10-12 minutes  with just 1 ingredient! All you need is  unsalted butter and a cooking pot.  This post is for those who spend heavy amount on Store brought ghee. If you are interested, you can prepare the same ghee in less than half  the cost of packaged ghee.  Ghee prepared with milk cream.  Earlier in my blog i have explained step by step methods of preparing ghee from milk cream collected from heating milk at home.  Kindly go through the following link for detailed step by step Recipe: https://lavisdelicacies.blogspot.com/2020/11/homemade-ghee.html My younger son  is here on vacation who loves to relish milk cream with sugar & so not much cream is left to prepare ghee.  Hence i go for this easy method of preparing ghee at home.  Plea