Song is a very spicy Konkani dish. There are many different versions of this dish – one with coconut base and onions , one without coconut and many more. Different homes have their own version of song, the only similarity is that the dish is always prepared very spicy. At my home, we have always loved the one with coconut and onions. Some of our relatives are vegetarians who do not even eat onion and garlic. They prepare this version. Like any other song, it is bright red in color and very tasty.
Ingredients: 2 cups chopped potatoes 3/4 cup fresh/frozen coconut 6-7 red chillies 1 tea spn coriander seeds A pinch pinch asafortida A pinch turmeric Oil 1/2 tea spns tamarind extract or 2-3 pieces of tamarind Salt
Method: Peel potatoes and cut into big pieces. Heat a little oil, add asafoetida and add potatoes. Sprinkle a little water and let them cook. Heat a little oil and add coriander seeds, turmeric, red chillies. Grind them with coconut and tamarind to a very smooth paste. Add the ground masala to potatoes and bring it to boil. Add salt. Serve hot.
Serves : 3-4 Preparation time : 30mins
There are many recipes that are passed on from one generation to another generation. However there are few out of them, which are not liked by this generation… at least at my house. None of my immediate relatives like smell of Shepi( Dill leaves) and hence this one is hardly prepared and would have lost from our contemporary radar but for my wife. Now this one is prepared by my wife for breakfast and she brings this recipe in, from her mother. I do like this dish but not my parents or any other immediate relatives. I have heard from Aayi that some of our relatives who are contemporaries of my grandfather still prepare this. But at my ancestral house, as no one liked, it was never prepared. This may also because Shepi(dill) leaves are not easily or regularly available in coastal area. We do prepare this now at Bangalore, when we don’t have guests. So over a period of time, a breakfast dish has become sort of ‘temporary’ instead of staying contemporary!!! This will have strong smell(and for me it is fragrance!!) and I wonder why Dill leaves have not won many Dil (hearts)s !!!
Serves : 2 Preparation time : 30mins
