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That would be just great! Thank you! Savita

Hi Suman, Actually I would love the recipe if you could come across one. I've asked friends' moms and all their measurements aren't exact. I'd like to make them using exact measurements (at least for the first time) so that I know that I'm on the right track. Thanks so much! Savita

Hi Suman! YUM...My stomach is grumbling right now! Reading the descriptions of all the typical Amchi food is bringing back lots of memories of picnics, of get-togethers etc! I don't do much Konkani cooking as much as I'd like to. I think the best way to learn would be from my mother, but since she is 500 miles away, it makes it rather difficult. I have to rely on her sketchy measurements and over the phone dictation. It's about 4 pm here in CA and reading your descripton of home-cooked Amchi food is making me miss home and my mother's cooking immensely! One dish, a breakfast dish, which many of my Konkani friends' mom's make (but not mine for some reason) is a dish called "Buns". It's a heavenly and probably very fattening dish that one eats with tea in the morning. Sometimes it has a banana flavor and sometimes it's just sweet. These "buns" are deep fried and hollow on the inside. They are crispy-ish on the outside and soft and steamy inside. Would you happen to know what this particular dish is called and how to go about making it? Savita

Hi Monica! Thanks for the nice welcome! I have been reading your threads and all your articles and love them! I'm Savita and I live in Berkeley, CA. I love to eat and love to cook, which is especially one of the reasons I am addicted to this forum! My mother tongue is Konkani (very similar to Marathi), but my parents are from Bangalore. I am particularly interested in the Indian food forum because honestly my knowledge of Indian cuisine isn't nearly as vast as I would like it to be. I have been cooking since I was about 13 (I'm 26 now), but since I love food so much I have always experimented with other recipes from lots of other cultures. Now, as I grow older I really want to learn as much as I can about Indian cooking, especially South Indian cooking. I really wish I could be like my mother in the kitchen. The dahi vada recipe is actually hers. Thanks to all who wished me such a nice welcome! Savita

I flavor the wadas with a pinch of hing and mustard seeds and crushed green chiles. I soak the wadas in the yogurt mixture immediately after frying. The yogurt is flavored again with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and fresh cilantro. New member to egullet here! I've been a lurker for a while..but today is my first post! The "Dahi Vada" thread caught my eye as I think that's my favorite food in the whole world..prepared in an any number of ways. I can't get enough of them! Savita