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Happy New Year 2011

2010-12-31T02:30:00.000-05:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 I wish all my Readers, Friends, And Relatives a very HAPPY, COLORFUL,FRUITFUL,PEACEFUL And SWEETEST Happy New Year. I was away from blogging for past the past 6 months and every time I wanted to come back but some how I couldn't able to do active blogging. But now I want to do active blogging in 2011. So friends please wish me this new year with all Happiness, Health, Peace

Potato Koorma for Pulav

2010-05-21T03:04:00.000-04:00

I am Back in India and met all my friends and relatives. So now I can think about my things, blog and everything. I have few old recipes with detailed pictures with me so I will post them one by one and in the mean time I will try to collect new recipes and I am not sure about the pictures. Here is the Tangy Potato korma which goes well with Pulav/ Jeera rice/ Biryani or plain rice.

1st Anniversary and Egg-less vanilla Cake

2010-04-15T00:00:00.001-04:00

MY KITCHEN’s First Anniversary: I have successfully completed one year of blogging. I never thought of writing a blog until I met a wonderful girl ‘Madhuri’. She was my neighbor in Irving, TX and we used to chit chat and play racquet ball everyday. Once she asked me “Why don’t you start a cooking website?” Then I immediately replied “What? Cooking website? No way.” With out giving any thought.

Mango Chutney - 2

2010-04-14T16:03:00.000-04:00

Ginger-Mango Chutney Ingredients: Mango – 1 ( Peel and Chop into small Pieces)Chopped Ginger – 1or 2 tbspRed Chilli Whole – 3 or 4Urad Split – 1 tspChana Dal – ½ tspMustard seeds – ½ tspHing – PinchSesame seeds – 1 tspCumin seeds – ½ tspGreen Chilli – 4Gur / Jaggery – 1 tspTurmeric – pinchSalt – to taste Procedure: Take a pan, add oil, when it is hot enough add red chilli, chana dal and fry

Chekkalu / Appadalu

2010-04-05T12:02:00.000-04:00

Ingredients: Rice flour – 2 cupsWater – As requiredChana dal – ¼ cupSalt – to tasteChilli ginger paste – 1 tbspButter – 1 tspAjwain – 1 tspOil – To deep fry Procedure: Soak chana dal for 30 min and drain the water and set side.Sieve the flour in a bowl; add salt, ajwain, chilli ginger paste, butter and mix well. Now add Luke warm water to the flour mixture and mix well to make soft dough. And

Bagara Baingan / Gutti Vankaya - 3

2010-03-30T15:00:00.001-04:00

Bagara Baingan: Baby Eggplant / Brinjal / Vankaya (వంకాయ) cooked with Onion, Tomato in mild Peanut sauce with other spices. Bagara Baingan is very famous Hyderabadi vegetarian entry. We can make this curry mild/ medium hot / or even spicy. We can replace egg-plant with Long Green Mirchi to make Mirchi Ka Salan or Whole Tomato (with little variation) to make Tomato salan or even with Bell Pepper

Mirapakaya Bajji

2010-03-28T20:38:00.002-04:00

Mirapakaya/ Mirchi / Chilli / Green Pepper Bajji Mirapakaya Bajji (aka Chilli bajji or Mirchi bajji) my all time favorite evening snack. Long Green Peppers stuffed with masla/Powder, dipped in the batter and deep fried. In my home town, usually we get these long green chillis only in some seasons. So my mom makes these bajjis quite often in the season. But we can go get them in chat shops

100th Post - Basic Tampering

2010-03-25T16:51:00.000-04:00

100th Post and Some Cooking Basics: I am so happy to post, my 100th post and at the same time I feel very sorry because I took almost 1 year to complete Century. I am planning to write Indian Cooking basics and cooking terminology translations for long time and I am starting it today with Basic South Indian Popu/ Tampering/ Tadaka/ Seasoning or what ever you call. For Many of South Indian

Sri Rama Navami Special

2010-03-24T10:55:00.000-04:00

శ్రీ రామ నవమి శుభాకాంక్షలు On Chaitra Sukla Navami (the ninth day of the bright half of Chaitra) 'Sree Ramanavami' is celebrated. Sree Rama was born on this day and years later on the same day Rama married Sita. 'Sree Sitarama Kalyana Mahotsavam' (wedding) will be performed in all Sita Rama Temples all over South India. The important celebrations on this day take place at Ayodhya in Uttar

Back to Blogging With Veg. Upma

2010-03-22T18:21:00.002-04:00

We are just back Home from a Business trip of 3 weeks….and For the past 5 weeks I am not cooking properly….as I was sick for few weeks and after that because of trip…..Last Saturday we are back home…and again I reopened my Kitchen…..and I started with simple and quick Basic sooji Upma… We had this upma for dinner…so I have added some mixed veggies to make it a full meal….. Ingredients: Sooji /

HAPPY UGADI

2010-03-15T17:53:00.002-04:00

వికృతి నామ సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు photo by Sailaja

Happy Holi

2010-03-01T16:23:00.000-05:00

HAPPY HOLI 2010 to all my readers/visitors

Mango Pickle Reposted

2010-02-24T13:14:00.000-05:00

These days, I am only reposting my old posts for sending entries to blog events….and because of my personal issues, I could not able to spend much time for blogging. So please bare with me….and I promise will surely try to post new recipes soon. And today I am reposting “Andhra Avakaya” along with some home remedies using Fenugreek Seeds to send my entry to COOKING WITH SEEDS – FENUGREEK SEEDS

My Kitchen on EC

2010-02-23T12:52:00.001-05:00

Check out this link.... Budding Blogger : Padma I would like to thank EC of Simple Indian food for promoting new bloggers.

Mixed vegetable Koorma

2010-02-21T15:09:00.000-05:00

Mixed Vegetable koorma Reposted Potatoes, carrots, and beans cooked with onions, yogurt and other spices. I am sending this recipe to Srilekha's EFM for the month of February-March "PARATHAS AND GRAVIES RECIPES" Ingredients: Mixed Veggies of your choice – 2 cups(Potato, Carrot, Beans, Green Peas, Cauliflower etc)Tomato – 1 smallWhole Garam Masala –(Cloves, Cinnamon, Pepper corns, Bay leaf,

Dum Aloo - Reposted

2010-02-19T15:16:00.001-05:00

Dum Aloo Baby Potato cooked in Yogurt sauce with onion and other spices. I am sending this recipe to SriLekha's EFM for the month of February - March "PARATHAS AND GRAVIES RECIPES" By mistake i picked baby potato bag instead of regular potatoes, and i noticed it only after coming home. And when i was thinking of what to do with them, i got remember sanjay saying, by mistake he went to

Coconut Chutney

2010-02-18T19:15:00.000-05:00

Coconut chtney, very basic, simple and quick chutney which can go with any kind of south Indian Tiffin/Breakfast. Ingredients: For chutney: Chopped coconut pieces/ Shredded coconut – ½ cupDhaliya / roasted chana dal – handfulTamarind – small ballGreen chilli – 3 or 4Ginger – 1 inch Garlic – 1 podCoriander leaves – hand fullTurmeric – 1 pinchSalt – to taste For seasoning: Red chilli – 1Urad

Mysore Bonda

2010-02-18T18:39:00.000-05:00

Deep fried Flour and yogurt dumplings. Ingredients: All purpose flour / Maida - 2 cupsRice flour – ½ cupSooji – ¼ cupThick Yogurt – ¾ cup (beat well to make a thick butter by adding some water) or thick butter milk – 1 ½ cupGinger - Green chilli paste – 1 tsp or to taste(Optional, you can use finely chopped green chilli and ginger or even ginger is optional)Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp (optional)Chopped

Aloo Curry

2010-02-17T14:40:00.001-05:00

Aloo Korma Potatoes cooked with onion, tomato, and other spices. Ingredients: Potatoes – 2 (peeled, cubed and boiled)Onion – 1 small (chopped)Tomato – 1 small (chopped)Green chilli – 3 or 4 (sliced)Curry leaves- fewRed chilli whole - 1Chana dal – 1 tspUrad dal – 1 tspMustard seeds – ½ tspGinger – 1 inch piece (finely chopped)Cashew nuts – 2 tbsp (optional)Coriander leaves – (optional)Oil – 1

Ridge Guard skin chutney - 2

2010-02-16T15:19:00.000-05:00

This is another version of Ridge guard chutney with coriander seeds. Ingredients: Ridge guard skin –Ridge guard pieces – Hand fullCoriander seeds – 2 tbspUrad dal – 1 tspMustard seeds – ½ tspCumin seeds – ½ tspRed chilli – 5Green chilli – 2Tamarind – small amla sizeGarlic pod – 1Coriander leaves – hand fullTurmeric – ¼ tspHing Oil – 1 tbspSalt – to taste Procedure: Peel and wash ridge guard skin

Navaratan Korma

2010-02-15T15:29:00.001-05:00

Navaratan Koorma Vegetables cooked in onion, cashew sauce with dry fruits and spices. Navaratan korma is nothing but korma, made of 9 main ingredients. They might be vegetables, dry fruits, regular fruits or spices. Usually they use some vegetables likee potato, carrot, beans and dry fruits like cashew, raisins, pistachio, almonds and fruits like pineapple, pomegranate and other spices like

Happy ValentinesDay

2010-02-14T16:27:00.000-05:00

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY To all my Readers/ Visitors.

Spinach Fry

2010-02-11T14:58:00.000-05:00

Simple Spinach Stir fry: There are several methods to cook green leafy vegetables…but this version is very simple and quick. Ingredients: Baby spinach - As requiredChana dal – 1 tspUrad dal – 1 tspMustard seeds – ½ tspGreen chilli – 4 or 5Ginger – 2 inch pieceCoriander Leaves - hand full of chopped leavesGarlic pods – 2 or 3 (crushed if using bigger ones)Salt – to tasteOil – 1 tbsp Procedure:

Carrot Curry

2010-02-09T16:22:00.001-05:00

This version of carrot curry extremely goes well when served with chapathi/ roti/pulkas and very easy to prepare. Ingredients: Carrots – 3 or 4Onion – 1 small (chopped)Green chilli – 3 or 4Ginger – 1 inch piece (finely chopped)Chana dal – 1 tspUrad split – 1 tspMustards seeds – ½ tspCumin seeds – ½ tsp (optional)Curry leaves Coriander leavesSalt – to tasteOil – 1 tbsp Procedure: Wash, peel

Gobi Fry

2010-02-08T17:12:00.000-05:00

Gobi / Cauliflower Fry Cauliflower aka Gobi, very nutritious, and some people even call it as “Cabbage Flower”, and this one and only Vegetable flower available in total of 4 different colors, which includes orange, purple and well known white and green (which is nothing but “Broccoli”). The Orange Cauliflower is 25 times rich in Vitamin A than the regular white cauliflower. The purple color is

Raagi Parata

2010-02-01T15:10:00.000-05:00

Few months back I have bought lot of Raagi flour to make raagi roti, but to make perfect raagi roti, we need really lot of practice, and after so many trails I got bored and started mixing 1 tbsp of raagi flour everyday to my regular chapathi flour. These days I even increased the proportion of raagi flour. So here is one of my great hit trail recipes. Ingredients: Raagi flour – ½ cupWheat

Koru Pachadi / Mango Pickle-2

2010-01-29T20:59:00.000-05:00

Grated Mango Pickle / Koru Pachadi We can make ‘n’ number of variety pickles with raw sour mango. This variety of mango pickle my mom makes once a year, that means she stores it for the one year. But for that we need to sun dry grated mango I full day, as we can’t sun dry it here I made it for 1 week. Ingredients: Raw green mango – 1Mustard powder – ½ cupRed chilli powder – ½ cupSalt – ½

Upma-Pesarattu

2010-01-28T14:59:00.000-05:00

Upma-Pesarattu ( Green Gram Dosa with upma) Pesarattu, Famous Andhra Tiffin which is nothing but Mung beans/ green gram/ moong dal pancake. This is very very famous in Andhra Pradesh and most of the times served along with Sooji Upma. You can use whole green gram or even you could use split moong dal. Ingredients: For Pesarattu: Mung Bean whole – 1 cup Green chilli – 3 or 4 Salt – to taste

Green chilli Fry

2010-01-27T14:11:00.000-05:00

Green chilli fry, the name it self….is very spicy…isn’t it? When I first heard about it I mean read about it in Jyothi’s shadruchulu…. I though of making it for my friend (he is extreme spice lover) who came to my home for holidays…. So I tried it and not only him…but everyone ate it just like that as a side dish with some dal and rasam. Thank You Jyothi garu for this excellent fry.

Corn Tikki

2010-01-26T14:31:00.000-05:00

Ingredients: Corn Kernels – 2 cups Maida/ All Purpose Flour – 3 tbsp Green chilli – 4 or 5 Ginger – small piece Coriander leaves - half bunch Mint leaves – 4 strings Roasted chana dal / dhalia – ¼ cup Red chilli powder – to taste Salt – to taste Mango powder – 1 big pinch Oil Procedure: If you are using frozen corn kernels, thaw them for 1 hour. Put the corn kernels in a blender and

Ridge Gourd Curry

2010-01-22T14:29:00.001-05:00

Beerakaya Curry Ingredients: Ridge gourd – 2 Poppy seeds – 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Mustard seeds - ½ tsp Onion- 1 small (chopped) Red chilli powder – to taste Turmeric – 1 pinch Salt – to taste Curry leaves Coriander leaves Oil – 1 tbsp Procedure: Take a pan, and dry roast poppy seeds, and fenugreek seeds separately and ket them cool. Now make them into fine/

Maggi Noodles

2010-01-21T13:32:00.000-05:00

Maggi Noodles Maggi 2 minute noodles, well known for instant noodles. …..every one’s favorite…..and I remember my intermediate days and college days….my sister and my self used to eat magi like anything. For me my first noodles are maggi noodles only. May be after 2 years, I have tasted Indo-Chinese noodles. From then even to make Indo-Chinese noodles I use maggi noodles. I got bored of just

Lemon Dal

2010-01-20T19:52:00.002-05:00

Ingredients: Toor Dal – ½ cup Water – 1 cup Lemon Juice – 2 or 3 Tbsp (You can adjust lemon juice according to your taste) Salt – to taste For Tampering: Urad dal – 1 tsp Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Red chilli whole – 2 Red chilli powder – to taste Curry leaves – few Crushed garlic – 2 pods Oil – 1 tbsp Procedure: Wash and cook toor dal for 3 whistles in a pressure cooker or till completely

Vegetable Biryani

2010-01-18T23:37:00.000-05:00

Dum Biryani Biryani, the word it self can make us hungry. I still remember the day I first tasted vegetable biryani and so many days I don’t even know the difference between Pulav and biryani. Later I came to know that both are different and the one which I used to eat at my home was Pulav but we call it as Biryani. Still lot people don’t know the main difference b/w Pulav is and Biryani?

Biryani Masala

2010-01-18T23:36:00.000-05:00

Home made Biryani Masala: All the ingredients I have used are approximate, and there are no exact proportions. You will get to know the quantities with experience. Ingredients: Clove Cinnamon Star anise Javitri (mace) Pepper corns Bay leaf Nutmeg Green cardamom Black cardamom Coriander seeds Poppy seeds Procedure: Put all the ingredients in a blender and make into a fine powder.

Stuffed Bitter Gourd

2010-01-17T23:15:00.000-05:00

Bitter melon is the most bitter of all the vegetables. In my childhood I used to hate to eat this karela. My mom used to make Bitter melon fry with chopped onions, which gives little sweet taste with out any jagery or sugar. The original home of the species is not known, other than that it is a native of the tropics. It is widely grown in India and other parts of the Indian subcontinent.

Onion Pakodi

2010-01-12T15:10:00.000-05:00

“Happy New Year 2010” n “సంక్రాంతి శుభాకాంక్షలు” to all my readers. Ingredients: Onions – thinly sliced Besan flour/ chick pea flour – 1 cup Green chilli – finely chopped Red chilli powder – ½ tsp Salt – to taste Curry leaves – finely chopped Oil – to deep fry Procedure: Wash and peel onion and slice them thinly. Now mix onions, salt, green chillis, curry leave and crush them really nice

Magai/ Mango Dal

2009-12-30T16:07:00.000-05:00

Magai Pappu / Mango Dal Magai pappu is nothing but dried mango dal. When we make Magai pickle we keep some dried mango slices to make mango dal when ever we want. We can store them in an air tight container for at least 6 months. Here in USA, we can buy dried amchur slices in Indian store and make this dal. Ingredients: Dried Mango Slices – 10/15 number Toor Dal – 1 cup Water – 2 cups

Sabudana Vada

2009-12-25T20:22:00.002-05:00

Saggubiyyam Vada/ Sabudana Vada This is recipe I got it from my Mother-in-law and one of my husband’s favorite snacks. And this is my 2nd entry to EC’s Tea-Time Snack event. Ingredients: Saggubiyyam/ Sabudana – 1 cup Yogurt – 1 or 1.5 cup Rice flour – ¼ cup Salt – to taste Red chilli powder – ¼ tsp Ginger-Green chilli paste – to taste Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Oil – to deep fry Coriander leaves –

Fruit Salad

2009-12-16T22:57:00.026-05:00

This is my Entry for Sanghi's Food Event Fall in love (FIL) - Fruits Ingredients: Banana - 1 small Apple - 1 small Grapes - 1 small cup ( cut into half) Papaya - 1 small cup Straw berry - 1 small cup Kiwi - 1/2 cup Orange - 1/2 cup We can use any set of fruits....and pomegranate goes well with any fruit salad....as i don't have handy i am not going to add them. Dry Fruits - 1/2 cup (

Aloo-Methi Fry

2009-12-16T09:53:00.001-05:00

Aloo fry is very common fry dish in my family, and everyone loves like anything. Not only kids…..every one loves simple aloo fry in my family, and I really got bored of making aloo fry in the same way every time. Later I heard about methi-aloo and I don’t know the recipe. Then I tried adding methi leaves to my usual aloo fry and it came out really good. And we loved methi flavor along with

Mango Mentham

2009-12-15T13:37:00.001-05:00

Mango Mentham Everyday I watch some cooking shows, on Indian TV channels and some dishes tempt me to try in my kitchen. This one I watched it long back and wrote it down in my cooking book and tried last week. Ingredients: Raw Green Mango – 1 (Peeled and chopped) Toor dal – 1 tbsp Chana dal – 1 tbsp Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp Green chilli – 3 or 4 Cumin seeds –

Ravva Pulihora

2009-12-12T18:34:00.001-05:00

Ravva Pulihora/ Pindi Pulihora Ingredients: Rice ravva – 2 cups Water – 3 cups Lemon Juice/ Tamarind paste – to taste Red Chilli whole – 2 or 3 Chana Dal – 1 tbsp Urad Dal – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Peanuts – 2 tbsp Kaju – 1 tbsp (optional) Green Chilli – 4 or 5 Curry leaves – few Coriander leaves – (optional) Oil – 2 tbsp Ghee – 1 tsp Turmeric – ½ tsp Hing Salt – to

Bajji Mixture

2009-12-10T13:15:00.001-05:00

My First Entry for Tea-Time Snack Event Recently I came to know about Food Blog Events, and luckily i got a chance to participate in one of those. I found EC's Tea time snack event in http://simpleindianfood.blogspot.com/ and i am sending my all time favorite chat "Bajji Mixture" as my first entry. Ingredients: For masala: Green peas – 1 small cup Coriander powder – ½ tsp Cumin powder –

Cucumber Chutney

2009-12-09T14:59:00.001-05:00

Cucumber Chutney, my all time favorite chutney, this chutney my mom used to make in manual hand grinder (Roti Pachadi). I love to eat it with hot white rice with a touch of home made ghee. To make this chutney, usually they cook whole cucumber on stove top or roasting it on open fire on boggulu gives a unique smoky taste. If you have gas stove, I would suggest you to cook whole cucumber directly

Vegetable Kichidi

2009-12-09T14:17:00.002-05:00

Ingredients: Rice – 1 cup Moong dal – ¾ cup Water – 3 cups Veggies of your choice (Potato, carrot, beans, green peas, corn kernels, tomato) Whole Garam masala (2 clove, 1inch cinnamon, 2 cardamom, 4 black pepper, bay leaf) Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Green chilli – 4 Curry leaves – few Onion – ½ onion chopped Salt – to taste Turmeric – ¼ tsp Oil – 1 tbsp Ghee – 1 tsp Procedure: Wash and drain rice

Veg. Fritters/ Pakora

2009-12-02T11:49:00.005-05:00

Ingredients: Besan Flour - 1 cup Rice Flour - 1 tbsp Water Salt - To taste Red Chilli Powder - To Taste Ajwain / Vaamu - 1/2 tsp Oil - to Deep fry Veggies - You can use Potato, Plantain, Tomato, Panner, Ridge gourd, Capsicum, or even Green Mirchi ( Long Mirchi) etc.... Here i used Potato, Tomato, Capsicum, Panner, Plantain . I got Panner from Indian store, so i have already fried panner.

Tindora Fry

2009-12-02T11:09:00.006-05:00

Coccinia grandis, also called Ivy gourd/ Tindora. Some people even call it as gentleman's toes (compared to lady's fingers). They may be eaten tender, and green, or mature and deep red. The young shoots and leaves may also be eaten as greens.It is eaten as a curry, by deep-frying it; stuffing it with masala and sautéing it, or boiling it first and then frying it. It is also used in sambar. In

Dum Aloo

2009-11-30T15:03:00.001-05:00

By mistake i piked baby potato bag instead of regular potatoes, and i noticed it only after coming home. And when i was thinking of what to do with them, i got remember sanjay saying, by mistake he went to Kashmir in his Dum aloo video, and decided to make dum aloo. For this recipe the main ingredient is Fennel Powder, but i dont have it handy, so i decided not to use it. So it may not taste

Simple Fried Rice

2009-11-18T12:28:00.000-05:00

When i was in Hyderabad with my friends in Ameerpet, we used to eat in near by small restaurant. Always we used to go to only one restaurant. And the order was also same every time. Panner Butter Masala with Nan, and Fried Rice. And the taste of that fried rice was unique, and i never had such a delicious fried rice. It's not Chinese fried rice with a touch of strong soy sauce. We used to call

Crispy Karela

2009-11-17T13:05:00.023-05:00

This version of karela fry does not taste bitter, and needs very less amount of oil to cook. Goes very well as a side dish when served with Sambar/Rasam. Even tastes good with hot white rice alone. For making this dish we need to squeeze out little juice from karela.....i know that the juice is very important in health point of view, but to avoid deep frying and to get crispness, i made karela

Stuffed Eggplant-2

2009-11-10T14:35:00.000-05:00

Stuffed Eggplant with Coriander Leaves Usually I cook eggplant in different ways, like stuffed, complete fry, half boil and fry etc., one variety of eggplant fry is with Ginger-Greenchilli along with very little Coriander leaves. But recently I heard that some people even uses this mixture of Coriander leaves-ginger-and green chilli to stuff the eggplants.... and immediately I tried and it

Bajji Mixture // Murmura Chat 2

2009-11-10T13:23:00.000-05:00

Another variation of murmura chat is ‘Bajji Mixture’, prepared with green pea’s masala. Ingredients: For masala: Green peas – 1 small cup Coriander powder – ½ tsp Cumin powder – ¼ tsp Turmeric – 1 big pinch Red chilli powder – ½ tsp Salt Oil – ½ tsp (optional) For mixture: Murmura/ Puffed Rice - 2 cups Finely chopped Onions Finely chopped Tomato Finely chopped Coriander leaves Fried/

Magai Chutney

2009-11-06T16:21:00.000-05:00

Magai Pachadi/Chutney is made of Magai Uragaya/Pickle. This Chutney goes extremely well with Plain Dosa and Mysore Bonda . In my childhood when ever my mom makes this chutney for dosa, I used to eat one extra dosa for this chutney. Usual my mom makes this chutney with old magai, i.e. last year's or previous year's left over magai, but now I am making it with fresh magai. I know that many

Pav-Bhaji

2009-10-29T09:17:00.012-04:00

Ingredients:Potato, Carrot, Beans, Green Peas, Cauliflower, bell pepper(You can use any set of veggies)Chopped Onion – 1 bigTomato – 2 mediumGinger-garlic paste – 1 tspPav bhaji masala – 1 tbspRed chilli powder – ½ tspGaram masala – ½ tspKasuri methi – 1 tspTurmeric – 1 big pinchCoriander leavesSaltSugar – ½ tspButterWaterFor serving:Pav breadButterLemon juiceOnionProcedure:Wash, chop and boil

Lemon Pickle - 1

2009-10-29T08:13:00.008-04:00

Lemon Pickle/ Nimmakaya KarayamThis pickle is absolutly very easy and even all ingredients and quantities of ingredients all are very chef friendly.Ingredients:Ginger-garlic paste – 1 cupLemon Juice – 1 cupMethi seeds – 1 tbspRed chilli powder – ½ cupSalt – ½ cupOil – 1 or 2 tbspMustard seeds – 1 tsp (optional)Red chilli whole (optional)Procedure:Take a pan, add oil, when it is hot enough add red

Mushroom Masala

2009-10-22T13:23:00.012-04:00

Ingredients:MushroomsOnion – 1 mediumGreen Chilli – 2 or 3Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tspCoconut – small pieceClove – 3 or 4Cinnamon – small pieceGreen cardamom – 2Poppy seeds – 1 tspCoriander seeds – 1 tbspCoriander leaves – ¼ bunchBlack cumin – 1/2 tspPepper corns – 4 or 5SaltTurmeric – ½ tspOil – 2 tbspProcedure:Wash and clean mushrooms and set aside. Don’t cut them before hand. Try to cut them

Green Peas Vada

2009-10-14T15:57:00.009-04:00

Ingredients:Green Peas - 1 cupGreen Chilli - 3 or 4Garlic - 1 podGinger - Small pieceRice Flour - 2 tbspChopped Onion - 1/2 cupChopped Coriander LeavesChopped Curry LeavesSalt - to tasteHingOil - for Deep fryProcedure:Wash and soak raw green peas at least for 6 to 8 hours. Drain the water immediately.Put the green peas, green chilli, ginger and garlic in a blender and make into a fine paste. If

Amaranth Leaves Curry

2009-10-08T12:23:00.006-04:00

Thotakoora Curry (Amaranth Leaves Curry)Ingredients:Amaranth Leaves – 1 bunchGinger - small pieceGreen Chilli – 5 or 6Garlic pods Whole – 3 or 4Bengal Gram dal (Chana dal)Urad dalMustard seedsTurmericSaltWaterOilProcedure:Wash and cut Amaranth leaves along with tender stems.Boil the leaves, add little salt, turmeric and very little water.Drain the water and set aside. Don’t throw the water. You

Curry Powder

2009-10-06T14:50:00.015-04:00

Ingredients:Bengal Gram dal ( Chana Dal ) – 2 tbspBlack Gram dal ( Urad dal) – 2 tbspMustard seeds – 2 tspCoriander seeds – 3 or 4 TbspFenugreek Seeds – ½ tspHingRed chilli Whole – 10-15 Number (to taste)Tamarind – Small lemon SizeCoriander leaves (optional)Oil – 1 tbspSalt – to tasteProcedure:Take a kadai, put oil, when it is hot enough add Red Chilli, fry for 30 sec and then add Chana dal,

Jeera Rice

2009-10-06T14:19:00.004-04:00

Ingredients:Un-cooked Rice: 2 cupsCumin Seeds (Jeera) – 1 tbspGreen Chilli – 3 or 4Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tspSliced Onions – ½ onionSaltOil – 2 tbspWater – 4 cupsProcedure:Take vessel, add oil, when it is hot enough, add cumin seeds, when they start spluttering, add green chilli, onion and fry till onions are soft. Then add ginger garlic paste and sauté for 3 to 4 min.Now add coriander leaves

Mixed Veg. Curry

2009-09-25T15:18:00.012-04:00

Ingredients:Mixed Veggies of your choice – 2 cups(Potato, Carrot, Beans, Green Peas, Cauliflower etc)Tomato – 1 smallWhole Garam Masala –(Cloves, Cinnamon, Pepper corns, Bay leaf, Green Cardamom)Cashew nuts – 6 or 7Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tspChopped Onions – 1 Big OnionTurmeric – ½ tspGreen ChilliRed Chilli Powder – 1 tspCoriander + Cumin Powder – 1tspYogurt – 1 cupCoriander LeavesOilProcedure:

Katthi Palak Chutney

2009-09-17T08:43:00.011-04:00

Chukkakora Pachadi (Katthi Palak)Ingredients:Katthi Palak - 3 bunchesRed Chilli - 2 numberGreen chilli - 3 or 4Garlic Pods - 2 or 3Urad splitMustard seedsJeeraMethi seeds ( optional)OilSaltProcedure:Wash the Katthi Palak leaves and drain the water completely.In a pan, add oil, when it is hot add red chilli, urad dal, mustard seeds, jeera, methi seeds and fry till mustard seeds crackle and then

RidgeGourd Skin Chutney

2009-09-17T08:12:00.008-04:00

Ingredients: Peeled tender skin of Ridge gourd Hand full of Ridge gourd pieces Tamarind - small piece Green Chilli - 3 or 4 Urad Split - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Hing Red Chilli - few Salt - to taste Oil - 1 tsp Procedure: Peel and wash the tender skin over Ridge gourd, drain the water completely and set aside, along with few pieces of ridge gourd. Take a pan add oil, when it is

Pappu Pulusu/ Pappu Charu

2009-09-08T13:17:00.016-04:00

Ingredients:Toor Dal - 1 small cupOnion - 1 smallDrum Stick pieces - 4 or 5Green Chilli - 3 or 4Tamarind Juice - 1 cupCurry Leaves - FewWaterSaltTurmeric - 1 tspRed Chilli PowderWhole Cloves - 1 or 2 (optional)Ginger - Small PieceCoriander leaves (optional)For Tadaka:Oil - 1 tbspRed Chilli - 2 or 3Mustard Seeds - 1 tspCumin seeds - 1 tspWhole garlic - 3 or 4 podsHing Procedure:Cook the toor dal

Lemon Rice

2009-08-31T19:07:00.007-04:00

Ingredients:Cooked Rice - 2 cupsPeanuts - 2 tbspCashew Nuts - 2 tbspChana Dal - 1 tbspUrad dal - 1 tbspMustard seeds - 1/2 tbspRed Chilli - 2 or 3Green Chilli - 10 NumberGinger - small pieceCurry LeavesHingLemon juice - 1/2 cupOilSaltProcedure:Cook Rice as normal like cooking for tamarind rice and let it cool down.Take a Pan, add oil, when it is hot add peanuts and fry till they are half done,

Snake Gourd in Thick Yogurt

2009-08-31T18:22:00.016-04:00

Snake Gourd in Thick Yogurt/ Potlakaya Perugu Pachadi Ingredients: Snake Gourd Yogurt - 1 cup Water - 1/4 cupTurmeric - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Methi seeds- 1/4 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Red chilli - 2 or 3 Green Chilli - 2 Number Curry Leaves Hing Salt Oil Procedure: Wash, clean and cut the snake gourd into small pieces. Take a vessel, add some water, snake gourd, turmeric, salt and

Masala Vada

2009-08-27T18:05:00.008-04:00

Ingredients:Chana Dal - 1 cupOnion - 1 smallCurry LeavesGreen chilliClove - 3 or 4Cinnamon - Small pieceSaltOil - For deep fryWater - To soak the Dal Procedure:Soak the Chana Dal for 4 to 6 hours.Drain the water Completely and put it in a blender with very little water, Green chilli,salt, clove, Cinnamon and make it into a very thick batter.Now add chopped Onion, and few Curryleaves, adjust salt

Curryleaf Powder

2009-06-02T12:41:00.011-04:00

Ingredients:Curry leaves - 1 cupChana Dal - 1 cupUrad dal - 1 cupCumin seeds - 1/2 cupDhaniya/Coriander seeds - 1/2 cupDhaliya - 1/2 cup (optional)Dried Red ChilliTamarind - small lemon sizeHingSaltOil - 2 tspProcedure:Take a pan, and dry roast red chilli till they turn brown, and set aside.In the same pan add 1tsp of oil, and then add chana dal and urad dal and fry till they are almost cooked,

Ginger Chutney

2009-05-27T20:07:00.009-04:00

Ingredients:GingerTamarind Juice - 1 cupJaggery - big lemon sizeRed Chilli - 10 numberChana Dal - 1 tspUrad dal - 1tspMustard seeds - 1 tspMethi seeds - 1/4 seedsSalt - to tasteOil - 1tbspProcedure:Wash peel and cut the ginger into small pieces.Take a pan, add oil, when it hot add red chilli and fry till they turn little brown.Now add chana dal, urad dal and fry till they are well cooked, then

Cabbage Curry

2009-05-26T16:24:00.015-04:00

Ingredients:Chopped CabbageTurmeric - 1 tspGreen chilli - 4 or 5Chana Dal - 1 tspUrad Dal - 1 tspMustard seeds - 1 tspGinger - 1 inch pieceCurry leaves - fewTamarind Juice/Lemon Juice - 1 or 2 tspCumin Powder - 1 tspSalt - to tasteOil - 1 tbspProcedure:Chop the Cabbage into small and put it in little warm water by adding very little vinegar for 2min, then drain the water, and wash again with

Home Made Ghee

2009-05-26T14:53:00.008-04:00

Ingredients:Unsalted Butter sticks - 4Procedure:By using this unsalted sweet butter, we can make ghee at home,it tastes good and we can feel it just like ghee from India. And we can get this unsalted sweet butter from Costco or Sam's club. I never saw this butter in wal-mart/path mark/tom's etc. In a deep vessel, add butter sticks and put it on medium flame. Immediately it will start melting and

Mint Rice

2009-05-22T15:57:00.019-04:00

Pudina RiceIngredients:Mint leaves - 3 bunchesRice - 1 cupWater - 2 cupsChopped Onion - 1/2 smallGarlic pods - 3 or 4Ginger - 2 inch pieceGreen chilli - 3 or 4Coconut - small pieceSalt - to tasteCumin - 1 tspOil - 2 tbspProcedure:wash and clean the mint leaves, put them in a blender along with chopped garlic, chopped ginger, chopped coconut, green chilli and make into a fine paste.Take a pressure

Sprouts Curry/ Chat

2009-05-22T11:04:00.018-04:00

Sprouts are rich in digestible energy, bio available vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, beneficial enzymes and these nutrients are essential for human health.Mung beans,we can just eat them uncooked directly or by adding little salt and lime juice or even by cooking and adding some spices. They are a major ingredient in a variety of Malaysian cuisine.Here in my recipe i used mung beans(

Chinese Fried Rice

2009-05-20T11:31:00.012-04:00

Ingredients:Cooked Rice - 2 cupsCarrotBeansOnionCapsicum/ Bell pepperSpring OnionCabbage (optional)Green ChilliChopped GarlicChopped GingerPepper PowderSoy SauceRed chilli Sauce/ Chilli PasteSaltSesame oilProcedure:Cook the rice and set aside.Cut all veggies into small pieces.Take a cooking Vessel, add oil and when it is hot add Cumin seeds(optional), when they splutter add chopped ginger and

Okra fry

2009-05-18T13:33:00.009-04:00

Ingredients:Tender OkraOil - 1 tbspDhaliya Powder - 2 or 3 tbspProcedure:Wash, Clean and wipe the okra, and cut into long slices.Take a pan, add oil, when it is hot arrange the cut okra.Cook them till they turn little brown and turn them to other side and cook.When okra become very crispy sprinkle dhaliya powder ( Take 1/4 cup of dhaliya, add one garlic pod, 1 tsp of red chilli powder, little

Semya-Upma

2009-05-18T13:05:00.009-04:00

Ingredients:Semya - 2 cupsWater - 2 cupsOnion - Thinly slicedGreen chilliRed chilliCurry leavesChana dal - 2 tspUrad dal - 2 tspMustard seeds - 1 tspGhee - 1 tspOil - 1 tbspProcedure:Take a pan, add ghee, when it is hot enough add semya and roast it till it get little brown and set aside.In the same pan, add oil, when it is hot, add chana dal, red chilli and fry for 2 min then add urad dal and

Veg-Manchurian

2009-05-14T14:51:00.017-04:00

Ingredients:For Manchurian Balls:Potato - 2Carrot - 2Beans(you can use green peas, bell pepper etc)Chopped greenchilliGinger-Garlic paste - 1/2 tspPepper powder - 1/2 tspSoy sauce - 1 tspRed chilli sauce/ Chilli paste - 1 tspBoiled Rice - 1/2 cupCorn flour - 2 tbspChopped spring OnionSaltOil for Deep FryFor Sauce:Chopped Garlic - 2 tbspChopped Onions - 1/2 cupChopped Green chilliChopped spring

Gutti Vankaya -1

2009-05-13T13:50:00.030-04:00

Gutti Vankaya or Stuffed Eggplant is very famous Andhra recipe....And has unique flavour that makes Eggplant the king of Vegetables. There are lot of variations in preparing the stuffing. Here i am staring with Koora kaaram( mixture of lentils and red chilli)Ingredients:Baby EggplantOil - 2 or 3 tbspFor stuffing:Chana Dal - 2 tbspUrad dal - 2 tbspMustard seeds - 1Methi seeds - 1 tspCoriander

Fruit Salad with Ice Cream

2009-05-12T21:34:00.015-04:00

Ingredients: Banana - 1 small Apple - 1 small Grapes - 1 small cup ( cut into half) Papaya - 1 small cup Straw berry - 1 small cup Kiwi - 1/2 cup Orange - 1/2 cup We can use any set of fruits....and pomegranate goes well with any fruit salad....as i don't have handy i am not going to add them. Dry Fruits - 1/2 cup ( Cashew, Almonds, Raisins, pistachio etc) Ice Cream - 1 scoop per serving

Banana Milkshake

2009-05-06T18:06:00.004-04:00

Ingredients:Banana - 2 numberMilk - 1 cupWater - 1 cupSugar/ Honey - to tasteChocolate powder - 1 tbspProcedure:Peel and cut the banana into small pieces and put them in blender, add milk, water and chocolate powder and blend well.Serve with Ice.

Zucchini Chutney

2009-05-05T12:41:00.005-04:00

Ingredients:Zucchini - 2 numberGreen chilliUrad dalMustard seedsHingTamarind pulpProcedure:Wash peel and cut the zucchini into small pieces.Take a pan, add oil, when it is hot add urad dal, red chilli and fry for 2 min, then add mustard seeds, when they crackle add hing and then add greenchilli and fry for 2 more min. then add zucchini and little turmeric.Mix well and cover it with lid and cook

Rice Ravva Upma

2009-05-01T16:16:00.009-04:00

Biyyam Ravva Upma/ Uppudi Pindi/ Rice Ravva UpmaIngredients:Rice Ravva - 2 cupsWater - 3 cupMoong dal - 1/2 cupChana dal - 1 tbspUrad dal - 1 tbspMustard seeds - 1/2 tbspGingerCurry leavesGreen chilliRed ChilliSaltOil - 2 tbspProcedure:Put a vessel, add oil, when it hot add red chilli,chana dal fry for 1 min, then add urad dal and fry for another min, then add mustard seeds, when they crackle add

Chuduva

2009-05-01T15:22:00.011-04:00

Poha Snack- Chuduva Source: show me the curryIngredients:Thin Poha - 1 cupPea NutsCashew NutsDhaliya/ Roasted chana dalCurry leavesMustard seedsOil - 1 tbspSaltRed Chilli Powder / Green ChilliProcedure:Take poha into microwave safe bowl, and put it for 1 min. Take out from microwave, mix well and again put for 1 more minute, then spread into a wider plate.Take a pan, add oil, when it is hot add

Tomato Rice

2009-04-30T13:33:00.009-04:00

Ingredients: Tomato - 3 Number Rice - 1 cup Water - 2 cups Chana Dal - 1 tbsp Urad dal - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp Hing Cashew Nuts Chopped Ginger Green Chilli - 4 number Red Chilli - 2 number Chopped Onion - 1/4 cup Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp Garam masala - 1/4 tsp (optional) Curry leaves Chopped Coriander Leaves Oil/ Ghee - 2 tbsp Procedure: Wash and cut the tomato, green chilli,

Vegetable Pulav

2009-04-29T11:24:00.014-04:00

Ingredients: Rice - 2 cups Water - 4 cups Whole Garam masala ( clove, cinnamon, bay leaves, Mace, pepper corn, green cardamom) Potato - 1 Carrot - 1 Cauliflower Green peas Beans Chopped Onion - 1/4 cup Green Chilli - 3 number Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp Garam masala - 1/2 tsp Oil - 4 tbsp Chopped Coriander Chopped Mint Procedure: Wash and soak the rice in 4 cups of water for 30 min.

Utappam

2009-04-29T10:42:00.018-04:00

Ingredients:Idly batterFinely chopped Onion - 1 smallGrated Carrot - 1/2 cupChopped Green Chilli - 2 numberSalt - to tasteChopped Coriander LeavesOilProcedure:Take idly batter and add salt according to your taste.Put a Pan, grease with oil and pour the batter.Sprinkle Green chilli, Onion, Carrot on top of the batter and put little oil on top of the veggies and little oil around the batter.Cover

Tomato Chutney - 1

2009-04-27T16:19:00.009-04:00

Ingredients:Tomato - 2 numberGreen Chilli - 3 numberRed Chilli - 2 NumberChana dal - 1 tspUrad dal - 1 tspMustard seeds - 1/2 tspMethi seeds - 1/4 tspHingChopped corianderProcedure:Wash and cut the tomatoes into 1 inch pieces. Add 1 tsp of oil to a frying pan, add little salt mix well, cover it with lid and cook till they are soft.Remove the lid, mash up tomatoes little bit with spoon and cook

Majjiga Pulusu ( Buttermilk Stew)

2009-04-27T15:50:00.019-04:00

Ingredients: Yogurt - 1 cup Bottle gourd Onion - 1 small Spinach - 1/2 cup Tomato - 1 small Egg Plant - 2 number ( optional) Okra - 2 number ( optional) Turmeric Water Oil - 1 tsp For making Masala Chana Dal - 1 tbsp Raw Rice - 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp Ginger - small piece Green chilli - 3 number Red Chilli dry - 2 number For Tampering: Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Hing Curry

Kobbari Pappu ( Coconut and Chana Dal)

2009-04-27T15:26:00.013-04:00

Ingredients:Chana Dal - 1 cupGrated Fresh or frozen Coconut - 1/2 cupUrad dal - 1 tspMustard seed - 1tspRed chilli dry - 2 numberCurry leaves - 5Oil - 1 tbspWater - 1 1/2 cupProcedure:Take 1 cup of chana dal, wash three or four times and boil in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles with 1.5 cups of water.After boiling the Dal, immediately drain the water in the cooked Dal, set aside and let it coll

Vanilla Cake

2009-04-24T19:04:00.022-04:00

Ingredients:All purpose flour/ Maida - 1.5 cupSugar - 1.5 cupButter - 1 cupEgg yolk - 1 cupBaking soda - 1/2 tspVanilla Extract - 1/2 tspDry FruitsProcedure:Take a vessel, add flour, sugar, baking soda and mix well.Add butter and mix well.Add Egg and mix well.Preheat oven @400F for 15min.Add vanilla extract, mix well and whisk in one direction for almost 15-20 min.( if using manual whisk)to get

Potato Curry with Raita

2009-04-24T10:52:00.028-04:00

This Potato curry is for Spice lovers....and it tastes extreme spice. Now we are making the curry and raita. Both of them goes good with white rice.Ingredients:Potato - 4 numberGreen Chilli - 10 NumberGinger - small pieceGarlic pods - 1Chana Dal - 1 tbspUrad Dal - 1 tbspMustard seeds - 1 tspCurry Leaves - 5Oil - 2 tbspFor raita:Onion - 1 smallYogurt - 1 cupProcedure:Peel, wash and cut the

Mukkala Pulusu ( Sweet Sambar)

2009-04-23T10:59:00.021-04:00

Ingredients:Cut Veggies:Bottle guard - 1/2 cupSweet Pumpkin - 1/2 cupSweet Potato - 1/4 cupCarrot - 1/4 cupZucchini - 1/4 cupOnion - half of the onionTomato - 1/2 cupDrum sticks - 4 number Tamarind juice - 1/2 cupJagary - lemon size or 2 tbsp of powderSambar powder - 1 tspRed chilli powder - 1/2 tspSalt - to tasteTurmeric - 1/4 tspRice Flour - 1 tspWaterFor tampering:Oil - 1 tbspMustard seeds - 1

Tamarind Rice- 1

2009-04-22T22:45:00.014-04:00

Ingredients:Rice - 2 cupsWater - 4 cupsTamarind pulp - 4 tbspTurmeric - 1/2 tspPea-nuts - 1/4 cupChana dal - 3 tbspUrad dal - 3 tbspMustard seeds - 1 tbspRedChilli dry - 10 numberGreen Chilli - 15 numberCurry LeavesHingSalt - to tasteProcedure:Wash the rice twice, add water to rice in the ratio of 2:1( 2cups water and 1 cup rice), add 1 tsp of oil and put it in a pressure cooker and cook for one

Idly

2009-04-22T20:27:00.018-04:00

Ingredients: Urad dal - 2 cups Idly ravva - 4 cups Salt - to taste Procedure: Soak the Urad dal and Idly Ravva in separate bowls for 8 hours. You don't need to soak the idly ravva for 8 hours...but usually i put them at the same time. After soaking 8 hours, wash both the dal and ravva 4 to 5 times. And put the dal in a blender, make into a fine paste...not too tight batter or loose

Tomato-Peanut Chutney

2009-04-22T15:42:00.010-04:00

Ingredients:Peanuts - 1/2 cupTomato - 1 numberGreen Chilli - 4 numberUrad dal - 1/4 tspMustard seeds - 1/4 tspCurry leavesRed Chilli wholeHingOilProcedure:Take a pan, add 1 tsp of oil, when it is hot add peanuts and fry till they are 80% done.Add Green chilli and fry for 2 min, then add Tomato and fry for till they are well cooked. Let it cool to room temperature and put it in a blender and make

Tomato Dal

2009-04-22T14:13:00.020-04:00

Ingredients:Tomato - 2 numberToor Dal - 1/2 cupTamarind Pulp - 1 tspTurmeric - 1/4 tspRed Chilli Powder - to tastesalt - to tasteCrushed Garlic Pods - 2Curry LeavesRed Chilli whole- 2 numberUrad dal - 1/4 tspMustard seeds - 1/4 tspHingProcedure:Take 1/2 cup of toor dal, dry roast till you get nice aroma and colour. Let it cool down to room temperature. Wash the dal twice and add cubed tomato,

Menthi Majjiga( Buttermilk Rasam)

2009-04-22T11:32:00.013-04:00

Ingredients:Buttermilk- 2 cupsTurmeric - 1/4 tspSalt -to tasteChopped Onion - 1/2 cupChopped Tomato - 1/4 cupGreen chilli - 3 numberMustard seeds - 1/4 tspJeera - 1/4 tspRed Chilli - 2 numberCurry LeavesChopped CorianderProcedure:Take a cup of yogurt,beat it well and add 1 cup of water and mix well.Now add little Turmeric, Salt and 2 or 3 curry leaves and set aside.Take a pan, add oil to it and

Puri with Potato Curry

2009-04-21T15:08:00.037-04:00

Recipe Source: My MomIngredients:For making Puri:Wheat floursooji(use very little amount)SaltWaterFor Puri masala:Potato- 2 number big sizeOnions - 1 mediumGreen Chilli - 4 numberGinger - small pieceChana dal - 1/2 tspUrad dal - 1/2 tspMustard seeds - 1/2 tspCurry leavesRed Chilli - 2 numberProcedure:Make the dough with flour, salt, sooji and water and knead to make a tight dough.cover with a

Strawberry Milk shake

2009-04-21T14:19:00.008-04:00

Ingredients:Strawberries - 4 numberApple - 1/2 appleSugar - to tasteIlachi Powder - 1 pinchMilk - 1 cupWater - 1/2 cupProcedure:Wash and clean Strawberries and apple. Cut the strawberries into long thick slices and peel the apple, cut into small pieces.Put them in a blender, add Milk and Water. After 2 min of blending, add sugar, ice cubes, Ilachi powder and blend it again for 30 sec. and Then