Lemon Rice Recipe – Nimmakaya Annam
Lemon rice recipe - learn how to make lemon rice, an Indian rice recipe. Nimmakaya Annam is popular in Andhra. [...] Read More... The post Lemon Rice Recipe – Nimmakaya Annam appeared first on Indian...
View ArticleSteamed Whole Wheat Idlis – Goduma Rava Idli
This particular dish is made of broken wheat and is a very healthy dish especially when one is sick and needs strength and energy. A diabetic recipe since it is low fat and less calories. You can make...
View ArticleMasala Dosa – South Indian Breakfast/Tiffin
Masala dosa is a South Indian snack/tiffin made with fermented rice and dal (lentil) batter. It goes with the traditional potato curry which is placed on the center of the Masala dosa, wrapped and...
View ArticleIdli with Sambar & Coconut Chutney
This is a delicious low fat dish of South India and can be enjoyed both as a snack and meal. Basically idli is a breakfast dish and is served with curried lentil or chutney or spiced powder (podi)....
View ArticleSambhar – Thick Lentil Soup with Mixed Vegetables
Sambar, an easy South Indian thick lentil soup that is a delight to the senses. Can you imagine relishing steaming hot sambhar on a cold winter day? [...] Read More... The post Sambhar – Thick Lentil...
View ArticleCarrot Chutney – Carrot Perugu Pachadi
Carrot chutney, a healthy Ayurvedic recipe. In Andhra, its carrot perugu pachadi, eaten with rice and a gem among carrot recipes. Can be served as a relish. [...] Read More... The post Carrot Chutney –...
View ArticleUlli Kadalu Pakodi – Onion Stalk Fritters
Onion pakoda (fritters) is a popular Indian snack. In Andhra, the stalks of onions are also used to make pakodas.The basic ingredients being besan (bengal gram flour) and onion stalks. Onion stalk is...
View ArticleCelebrating Christmas Eve with Sweet Pongal
Sweet Pongal is a sweet, pudding-like dish that is traditionally prepared in South India for the harvest festival of Makar Sankranti festival celebrated on January 14th. [...] Read More... The post...
View ArticleBobattu / Puran Poli – Sweet Lentil-Stuffed Indian Bread
Sankranti/Pongal, is the second day of the festival day when Surya, the Sun God is worshipped and on this day the newly harvested rice is cooked in new earthen pots until the cooked rice overflows from...
View ArticleRagi Roti – Millet Flour Based Flat Indian Bread
Alysha of The Savory Notebook has started a new club called ‘Virtual Recipe Club’ where she has chosen to utilize this club to swap new recipes and share our favorites every month.This month’s...
View ArticleWHB-Moringa Tree-Drumstick Leaves Soup
Do you know of the most nutrient rich tree in the world that grows really fast,its root,bark,leaves,flowers and pods can cure more than 300 diseases (according to Ayurveda),whose leaves,flowers and...
View ArticleARF #6- Bisi Bele Bath – Rice & Lentils Cooked With Vegetables and Spices
Bisi (means hot) Bele (means lentils) Bath (means sauce mixed with rice) is a Karnataka (S.India) speciality rice dish.Don’t get carried away by the simple looks of this dish..:) because the...
View ArticleSouth Indian Tiffin – Uthappams (Lentil Pancakes Topped With Vegetables)
Utappams or thick dosas are South Indian vegetarian tiffin variety made from rice and lentil batter, fermented overnight making the batter slightly sour and then used to prepare thick pancakes like...
View ArticleUlli Garelu – Lentil Dumplings
No festive meal is complete without the classic dish ‘garelu’ or ‘garellu’ in most Andhra homes, be it for Sankranti, Ugadi, Ganesh Chaturthi or Diwali. Infact during Sankranti,our major harvest...
View ArticleNuvullu Annam (Sesame Flavored Rice)
Sesame flavored rice or Nuvullu Annam is a light flavoured rice delicacy, enriched with nutrients from seasame seeds and Indian spices.This dish is simple unlike a pampered biryani..:)in the fact that...
View ArticleMajjiga Mirapakaayalu – Sun-Dried Chillis
Andhras love their mirapakaayalu (green chillis)! Not only do we use them liberally to spice up our curries, pachi mirapakaayalu are used to prepare mirchi bajjis(stuffed green chillis), mirchi khatta...
View ArticleDosa Avakai (Dosavakaya) – Andhra Yellow Cucumber Pickle
Dosavakaya or dosa avakai is a popular Andhra pickle preparation made with yellow cucumber, red chili powder, mustard powder, and salt [...] Read More... The post Dosa Avakai (Dosavakaya) – Andhra...
View ArticleKobbari-Mamidikaya Pachadi – Coconut-Raw Mango Chutney
The podi (spice powder), pachadi (type of chutney) and the pickle form an integral part of Andhra cuisine and no Andhra vegetarian meal is complete without them. Other than the famous traditional...
View ArticleCapsicum Masala Rice
This fast and flavorful dish is a simple recipe, quick and easy-to-make and so tasty! I got this capsicum rice recipe from one of our pot-luck party friends and I tweaked the recipe a bit to add more...
View ArticleDondakaya Vepudu – Tindora- Indian Ivy Gourd Stir Fry
Indian Ivy Gourd is a widely consumed vegetable, available in India through out the year. Called Dondakaya (Telugu) or Tindora/Tondli (Hindi), these cute looking small, stubby, green colored vegetables...
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