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Moru Curry / Thakka kedy in Konkani Cuisine
2008-04-27 09:49:00 Moru Curry / Thakka kedy in KonkaniYou will needFresh thick curd – 1 cupWater – ¼ cupTurmeric powder – ½ teaspoonSalt -1 teaspoon ( to taste )Dilute curd with water, salt , turmeric power in Tupperware Quick Shake.( I always use Tupperware Quick Shake for better result.) Seasoning ingredientsMustard seeds – 1teaspoonJeera / cumin seeds – ½ teaspoonCurry leaves – 1 springGreen chilly – 1 , cut lengthwiseShallots -5, cut into thin slicesGarlic- 3 cloves, cut into thin slicesGinger – ½ inch piece, chopped fineCooking oil -1 teaspoonMethodHeat oil. Add all seasoning ingredients. Saute it slowly for 5-8 minutes. Switch off the gas flame. Finally add diluted curd. Mix it well. Serve with rice. Benefits : Easy to cook, easy to digest, less cholesterol, and curd is a milk product so it contains calcium.
By: niyasworld
Goa: Konkani into Guinness Books
2008-01-09 13:40:00 Mandd Sobhann, the city’s premier Konkani organization, in an all-out effort not to lag behind schedule, is leaving no stone unturned to make `Nirantari’ a hugely successful venture. Their major objective is to take Konkani into the Guinness books of world records. Heads of various committees of ‘Nirantari’ which form the core of the working committee, ...
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Konkani Literature Myths
2007-09-10 11:57:00 Prior to the arrival of the Portuguese there was highly developed Konkani literature, which was destroyed by them.There was no literature in Konkani at the time of Portuguese occupation of the tiny island or adjoining Konkan Kshetra. There is no historical or archaeological evidence to support the theory that the Portuguese destroyed literature in Konkani. If they had destroyed Konkani literature than it would have existed in the adjoining areas of the Nova Conquistas, which did not face the wrath of the Inquisition. The Church played a major role in producing religious litereature in primarily in Konkani and secondarily in other languages. Konkani written in Devanagari script is of high quality and Konkani written in Roman script is of sub standard quality.The Devanagari is the natural script for Konkani language advocated first by a Portuguese scholar Monsenhor Sebastio Rudolf Dalgado in 1905 and later adopted in the first Konkani Sahitya Parishad in 1939 in Goa. Vaman Varde Valau...
Myths of Konkani Language
2007-09-03 12:12:00 Konkani Language carry many myths- Let us see one by one.1. Konkani is a daughter of Sanskrit.Konkani like its sibling marathi evolved from Shouraseni Prakrit.2. Konkani is the mother tongue of over 50 lakhs of people.Government 1991 Figures put 17,60,607 (17Lakhs)3. Konkani is an Aryan language. Therefore Devanagari script is the natural script for Konkani.Konkani evolved from prakrit, but devanagari script is used for both marathi andkonkani from Mid 20th century onwards only. Previously Kannada script was used.4. Konkani sounds cannot be correctly written in Roman script.Again it depends on konkani of which area. In Goa english is used even in villagemeetings and in this case appropriate script will be Roman, but it cannot be saidabout konkani in Karnataka, kerala or madhyapradesh.5. Those who know Devanagari script can easily read and write Konkani.Yes , but not understand. Konkani remains mutually intelligible to konkani's formdifferent states.6. In Goa Roman Konkani and Devan...
Merger of Konkani Speaking Areas with Goa Opposed
2007-07-25 14:32:00 Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy does not support the demand of an organization to merge the places presently belonging to Karnataka, where Konkani has been spoken by large number of people, to Goa, said Eric Ozario, president of the academy here on Wednesday July 25. He was addressing the media persons to brief about the preparation on ...
By: Goa Blog
?No merger of Konkani-speaking villages with Goa?
2007-07-10 11:54:00 Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Monday clarified that the Goa government would not approve the demand of the Goa Konkani Rajya Ekikaran Manch and Samyukta Gomanthaka Manch, the two Konkani organisations which have launched an agitation demanding the merger of Konkani-speaking villages Joida and Haliyal with Goa. ??We do not encourage such activities,?? he told ...
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Konkani writer to help consolidate Goa state - Newindpress (subscription)
2007-04-25 23:33:00 Konkani writer to help consolidate Goa stateNewindpress (subscription), India -;- 26 minutes agoGoa University had published six volumes of an Encyclopedia in Konkani. The University had also introduced Post Graduate courses in Konkani. …
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Konkani writer to help consolidate Goa state - Newindpress ?
2007-04-25 14:04:00 Konkani writer to help consolidate Goa state Newindpress (subscription), India - 26 minutes ago Goa University had published six volumes of an Encyclopedia in Konkani. The University had also introduced Post Graduate courses in Konkani. …
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Goa to Host All-India Konkani Sahitya Sammelan
2007-04-10 18:05:00 Well-known Konkani poet and vice-president of Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Mumbai J B Sequeira will preside over the 18th All-India Konkani Sahitya Sammelan to be held at Curchorem in Madgaon, Goa from May 4 to May 6.This was announced by Parishad executive president Dinesh R Manerkar at press conference here on Tuesday April 10. The Sammelan ...
By: Goa Blog
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