Ridge Gourd Stir Fry/Gosale Upkari

Upkari or stir fry can be prepared with almost all vegetables. Though the ingredients are same I wanted every upkari I prepare posted on my blog. A very healthy way to eat greens and vegetables.

Dosakai Jackfruit Seeds Side Dish/Magge Bikanda Sukke

I am not sure what is Dosakai called in english. I believe it belongs to cucumber family and its called yellow cucumber. I have seen this only in Indian grocery stores, guess this is widely used by Indians. In konkani we call it as "magge". Well I am a great fan of "magge upkari". "duddha sheeth (rice mixed with milk) and magge upkari" is my all time favorite. I can eat it any day and any number of times. Again this combination is from my grandmom.

I bought frozen jackfruit seeds to prepare alvatti. The quantity was too much for one time use. My vhanni (sister in law) reminded me of this recipe. Sukke means dry in konkani. This dish does not have gravy and is usually served with rice and dal.

Konkani Names for Fish

I started eating and cooking fish only after my marriage. My maternal family is vegetarian and we never used to cook non-veg at home. However, they were not against we eating non-veg. I still do not have a great taste, but I can say I am a non-vegetarian by choice and I love to try different recipes.

My hubby is from Mangalore and he has been a sea food lover since his childhood. He knows all konkani names for fish. But here since we get fish from all origins and has there own names, we are always skeptical about buying those.

Whenever we want to get fish, we buy it from 99 Ranch. They have both fresh and frozen ones. I like that place because they cut and clean the fish if we want. I have tried couple of frozen ones, but so far have liked only fresh ones.