SHIVKARNl( Konkani style Cucumber Salad)

Shivkarni is a traditional, healthy and delicious tender Cucumber Salad made during Sreekrishna Janmastami festival in all Kochi side GSB homes and served along with Panchagadayi( Konkani style broken wheat Kheer) and Gajbaje( Konkani style Colocasia/Taro leaves, roots and stems gravy)

Tender Cucumber

Tender Banana stem/pith

The following ingredients are needed to prepare this delicious salad.

Ingredients:-

Cucumber.      -2 tender
Banana stem.  - a small piece
Ginger.            - asmall piece
Green chillies. -2
Tamarind.        - a gooseberry size
Salt.                 -to taste.


For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.    -1tsp
Mustard seeds.-1tsp
Curry leaves.   -1spring

Instructions:-

Wash and peel the outer skin of the tender Cucumber.Chop lengthwise and finely grate the Cucumber and keep aside.

Wash and finely chop a small Banana stem (Gabbo) and keep aside.

fiely chopped Banana stem

Wash and finely chop Green chillies into thin roundels and keep aside.

Peel and grate a small piece of Ginger and keep aside.

Soak a gooseberry size Tamarind in 2tbsp warm Water for 5 minutes and mash it to make a Tamarind Pulp.Keep aside.

Method:-

In a wide mixing bowl add finely chopped Green chilly roundels.

Add grated Ginger and required Salt .Mash the above three ingredients thoroughly with your hands.

Add finely chopped Banana stem and mix well with the mashed items.

Add the Tamarind pulp and mash again all the above ingredients with your hands.

Add the grated Cucumber and mix everything well with a spoon.

Heat Coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter Mustard seeds and saute well.

Add Curry leaves and fry for a second and switch off the flame.

Pour this seasoning into the Cucumber Salad in the pan.

A very tasty Konkani style Shivkarni(Cucumber Salad) is ready to serve.

Serve the Shivkarni with Panchagadayi(Konkani style broken wheat Kheer).

For Panchagadayi (Broken Wheat Kheer) click on the below link.

http://konkanicookbook.blogspot.in/2017/12/panchagadayi-broken-wheat-kheer-gova.html?m=1

For Gajbaje(Taro leaves, stems and roots Curry)click on the below link.

http://konkanicookbook.blogspot.in/2017/10/gajbaje-kochi-gsb-konkani-style-recipe.html?m=1