LAVI'S DELICACIES

MANGALOREAN PORK OFFAL CURRY/KALIZ-ANKITI/SORPOTEL This is a speciality of every mangalorean Catholic households.  This authentic delicacy is prepared on special occasions & especially enjoyed on roce day ( pre- wedding day celebration) This mouth watering dish tastes the best when served with hot steaming sannas or pav. Goes well even with plain rice & mutton polov.  I grew up eating this dish. My grandmother used to cook this in the thondore ( idli steamer) & we used to relish this almost for a week.  Cleaning the offal is truly a messy job but thanks to the present pork dealers who supply very clean pork offal.  Out of all the parts i prefer only little quantity of intestine, heart & liver & nothing else. My pork vendor was kind enough to give only the parts which i preferred. I have added equal amount of pork meat to Cook this dish.  Here is a recipe to prepare this delicious dish.  RECIPE: INGREDIENTS: 1/2kg pork offal (...

FISH ROE/ FISH EGGS FRY This is one of the best enjoyed sea food delicacies of coastal region.  This roe is found mostly in monsoon season when fish lay  eggs. It is called as Gaboli in Marathi, maslechi paer in konkani.  My father never  missed a chance to buy this whenever it was available in local fish market.  Fish eggs are rich source of omega 3 fatty acids & vitamin B 12 & hence considered as a healthy food.  These are prepared in different ways &  Bengali cuisine is famous for different varieties of sweet water fish roe dishes.    The soft grainy texture gives unique taste to this dish and makes it  super delicious .  This can be served  as an appetizer,  side dish with rice or with chapathies . Mullet fish roe I got this mullet fish roe from my local fish vendor which is  yellow in colour. Here is a very simple  & delicious way to prepare this dish.  RECIPE: F...

 RAGI BROWNIES Are you on diet & keeping yourself away from sweets?   Try these super healthy, super moist, gluten free Ragi brownies which can be enjoyed by the entire family without any guilt. These are  perfect treat for your sweet cravings. I have used sprouted ragi flour for this recipe. You can use plain ragi flour.  Ragi/ finger millet is totally gluten free & is a rich source of iron & calcium.  I have added few dark chocolate chips & chopped nuts in this recipe. These are much healthier than normal brownies  as no sugar is used in this recipe.  A perfect  healthy dessert for your loved ones.    These healthy brownies will  definitely  be enjoyed by your kids for their nutty, chocolatey flavour.  Here is a step by step recipe for this healthy dessert.  I have used honey here , you can use sugar, jaggery or maple syrup if you wish.  RECIPE: (I have used 200 ml cup for measu...

MUTTON MASALA Tired of eating regular mutton curry?  Try this delicious recipe.  This  super delicious lamb curry can be prepared easily & quickly with few basic ingredients available at home.  Soft , juicy lamb meat is cooked in onion-tomato gravy is i am sure,  the best  dish on the dinner table.  This dish can be served with rice, roti,  chapathi or naan. Goes very well  with panpole, apams or sanna.  Here is a step by step recipe for this delicious dish.  RECIPE: INGREDIENTS : 1/2 kg mutton ( cleaned & cubed) For masala: 2 large onions sliced 1-2 green chillies ( use as per your choice) 1/2" ginger chopped 8 flakes of garlic chopped 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 2 large tomatoes chopped 2-3 tsp kashmiri red chilly powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/4 tsp jeera powder 1/2 tsp pepper powder 2 tsp garam masala powder 2 tbsp tamarind pulp Pinch of sugar Salt to taste.  Coriander & mint l...

SEMOLINA NAAN I have prepared different types of naans so far, but this one i feel is the best among all.   The soft, fluffy semolina naan can be prepared very easily with very few ingredients available at home.  This super delicious naan goes well with any meat curries or any butter masala curries. This also can be eaten plain , hot from the pan smeared with ghee or fresh butter.  Here is a simple easy recipe to prepare these delicious naans.  RECIPE INGREDIENTS: (A) 1 cup luke warm milk 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp dry yeast 1/2 cup Semolina/suji 2 tbsp oil (B) 2 cups of All purpose flour Salt to taste.  METHOD: Add all the ingredients under (A) to the blender blend for 30 seconds.  Pour this mixture into a bowl & cover. Keep aside for 10 minutes.  Add ingredients under (B). Mix  well.  knead to a soft dough.  Apply little oil & cover & keep aside for 1 hour....