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Celebrating Passion for Food

Bangude PuliMunchi

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Bangude Puli Munchi

I am thrilled as I share this recipe. Recently, we had been to Mangalore for our food excursion and we got the firsthand experience of the local food culture. We went around different parts of Mangalore and Udupi   trying out the local cuisine at different food joints. You would want to read about our Mangalore experience at Mangalore food excursion-Day 1 and Day 2. As we came back from our vacation to Pune we begin making all these recipes in our kitchen, trying and retrying several times to recreate the taste that we had experienced.

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Mysore Bonda – Memories from streets

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Mysore Bonda

I have had spent a fair amount of time in different cities in India before I did manage to settle down in Pune. My nomadic life during my initial days of career ensured that I would be entitled to have a moments of rendezvous with these cities and its streets. Streets is where the life is. The emerging skyscrapers, malls, movie-theaters, hotels may obfuscate the cultural ethos of the city many times but streets may unravel the mystery for you. In fact you may knowingly or unknowingly become a part of this mystery. A foodie’s life is unimaginable without a stint on streets.

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Mangalorean Masala Fish Fry

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Masala Fish Fry

Dear reader, the fact that I originally hail from one of the coastal regions of India largely contribute to the fact that my palate has developed significant affinity to all those recipes that feature seafood as  one of the primary ingredients. So if you notice the quantity of recipes tilting more in favor of seafood recipes, you should not be surprised.

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Mangalorean Kori Sukka/Chicken Sukka

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Chicken Sukka

Dear readers, it must be pretty evident to you by now that we have been smitten by food and culture of Mangalore post our return from the food excursion of this coastal city. You may want to read about our trip here and here and we are trying to relive those moments by making some of the culinary gems that we tasted and learnt during our trip. If coastal food draws your fascination you may want to try out these Mangalorean recipes.

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Goli Baje/ Mangalore Bonda

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Goli Baje- Mangalore Bonda

If I have to verbalize my endearment for these roundels, I think it can be best expressed by stating that they were the primary reason for my visit to Mangalore, well actually one of the several. If you want to check out other reasons for our Mangalore trip, the recipe section Mangalore recipes may interest you. Our food excursion in the coastal city of Mangalore and temple city of Udupi resulted into several moments that we would nurture in our memories. You may read about the trip here and here.

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Prawns Ghee Roast

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Prawns Ghee Roast

There are some dishes in our country that are so deeply ingrained in the food culture of that region that they become synonymous to that region viz. Vada Pav, Dabeli of West India, Sarso ka saag-Makke ki roti, Tandoori Chicken from North, Dosas and Idlis from South of India and many others. The recipe that we are discussing today is deeply associated with Mangalorean cuisine.

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