We spoke to Thimmaiah about three of Karavalli’s special dishes — octopus sukka, maavinkai mensukkai and their mutton curry — that manage to be light, flavourful and had us asking for seconds. Octopus sukka: “There are no dishes on my menu, which are fusion or anything like that. They typically have it with boiled red rice, and for them the octopus sukka is the inexpensive byproduct they’ve caught, which is also edible. Periodically, the produce is taken out and used for curries.”Karavalli mutton curry: “The mutton curry has tomato, cashew paste and coconut milk. This mutton curry recipe is from Kundapur [in Karnataka].

Source: The Hindu July 13, 2017 14:48 UTC