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Home / Recipe Index / Lunch / Dinner / Side Dishes - Page 2

Side Dishes

No Indian meal is complete without side dishes such as beans poriyal, aloo methi, aloo mutter, cabbage palya and many more.

Aloo methi served in a black bowl

Aloo Methi

Matar paneer served in a black bowl alongside rotis

Matar Paneer

Okra dish served in a white bowl with a towel underneath

Stir-fried Okra and onions (Bhindi do pyaza)

Honey garlic salmon with a lime slice on top served over a bed of rice in a black bowl with 4 bottles of spices on the side

Grilled Honey Garlic Salmon

Kori ajadina served in a cast-iron wok

Kori Ajadina (Chicken Sukka) – Mangalorean style dry chicken

Cabbage Palya or Sukka Recipe - This simple, yet flavorful stir-fried cabbage preparation pairs well with steamed rice and sambar and makes for a perfect afternoon meal.

Cabbage stir-fry (cabbage sukka/palya/poriyal)

Bareda kai ajadina served in a steel bowl. It is accompanied by a glass of water and a steel plate with rice and curry

Bareda kai ajadina (Plantain side dish or Kacche Kele Ki Sabzi )

Make Baked Salmon in 15 minutes (or less)

Fish Fry or Fish nuggets is a great after school snack that can be prepared in less 30 minutes. Fish Fry, also called as Meen Kadina is a common delicacy in Mangalore eaten as a side dish to go with a meal.

Fish Fry (Meen Kaidina)

Mangalorean style baked chicken

An overhead shot of stuffed brinjal (bharva bhaingan) served in a white bowl alongside rotis

Bharva Bhaingan (Stuffed Brinjal)

Pineapple bhaji

Pundi (Rice dumplings)

Aloo Bhindi served with roti on a white plate

Aloo Bhindi (Okra and Potatoes)

Patta Gobhi (Cabbage) Sabzi

Patta Gobhi (Cabbage) Sabzi

Shrimp / yeti ajadina served in a brown bowl with grated coconut as a garnish.

Yeti Ajadina (Shrimp dry)

Aloo Gobhi served in an orange and brown bowl

Patta Gobhi with Aloo

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