Gutti Vankaya ~ Stuffed Eggplant Roast
Its July and its raining. Overcast skies and drizzles have made their appearance in Vizag. Monsoon that has been long overdue has finally arrived and hopefully we will have good rains this year. On...
View ArticlePressure Cooker Mutton Biryani
If I’ve been MIA, its because I am delighting myself with my 22 month old nephew (visiting India) and reliving Nehal’s toddlerhood days. Busy fun days. 🙂 Quick Mutton Biryani A quick special one pot...
View ArticleKakarakaya Karam ~ Bittergourd Stir fry
I went to the Farmer’s market and bought the freshest bitter gourd I have ever seen. I am a bittergourd fan. Prepared a simple classic recipe that combines the wonderful flavor of red chillis and...
View ArticleBagara Baingan ~ Stuffed Eggplant Curry
Bagara Baingan ~ Stuffed Eggplant Curry Bagara Baingan ~ Exotic eggplant at its best! One of my very favorite brinjal curry, the kind I’d serve not only my loved ones but also my close friends and...
View ArticleCrispy Dondakaya (Kovakkai)
Crispy Dondakaya I made this recipe on a whim. A popular dondakaya preparation usually served as part of the menu on special occasions like house warming ceremonies and weddings. Crisp, light and very...
View ArticleBangaladumpa Vepudu ~ Potato Fry (2)
Potato stir fry in all its variations never disappoints. I am especially enamored by this particular stir fry (I could eat it every day and still never get enough). A second helping is always a must...
View ArticleRava Pulihora with Lemon
Fragrant one pot dish using broken rice aka rice rava. Punched up with a good dose of lemon, the crunch of the peanuts and dals are perfect against the soft rice rava! What I enjoy most about this...
View ArticleUppu Kudumulu & Undrallu
Isn't it fun having close family and friends come together for a festive occasion? Women folk working in the kitchen preparing delicacies - mixing, stuffing, steaming, cooking and of course, gossiping....
View ArticleAtukulu Payasam ~ Rice flakes Kheer
Atukulu (Aval) Payasam is prepared with rice flakes aka poha that is roasted in ghee, slowly simmered in a poppy seeds-coconut milk-jaggery base, flavored with cardamom and garnished with toasted...
View ArticleKommu Senagalu Talimpu ~ Tempered Black Chickpeas
High protein salad for the Gods! :) One of the dishes Amma prepared for Ganesh Chaturthi as part of the naivedyam was boiled black chickpeas (Kala chana) tempered with spices. Goes by the name...
View ArticleVankaya Vepudu ~ Aubergine Stir fry (4)
Quick and simple eggplant stir fry with few ingredients. The addition of ginger-green chilli paste and the presence of spices especially hing (asafoetida) work a subtle magic on the sauteed brinjals,...
View ArticleGutti Dondakaya ~ Stuffed Tendli
It doesn't take much for me to prepare a stuffed vegetable dish. Send some brinjals or ivy gourds my way and I'll happily stuff and cook them to feed some hungry folks until they are stuffed. Those who...
View ArticleDosakaya Pappu
Our family friends sent us few yellow cucumbers aka dosakaya grown in their farm. Decided to put them to good use by pickling 2 large cucumbers while a small sized cucumber made itself available for a...
View ArticleSimple & Quick Egg Roast
The quickest egg roast you can think of, provided you have some boiled eggs on hand. The post Simple & Quick Egg Roast appeared first on Indian food recipes - Food and cooking blog.
View ArticleNimmakaya Charu – Lemon Soup
Though this lemony soup lacks in looks, it more than makes up taste-wise. Light, subtle, earthy and flavorful with a whiff of asafoetida. Best to sip as a soup or over white rice. The post Nimmakaya...
View ArticleAkakarakaya Vepudu ~ Teasel Gourd Stir fry
Through out last week weather played spoil sport. Very wet days. And such days call for a favorite vegetable of mine, Aakakarakaya aka Teasel gourd. Called Kantola in Hindi, am not sure what its called...
View ArticleDiwali Sweets ~ Teepi Gavvalu, Besan Laddu & Halwa Boorelu
Wishing all my dear readers, visitors and friends a happy and safe Deepavali! Last year for Diwali, I blogged Badam Halwa, Bobbatlu and Paramannam. This Diwali also I have a delicious realm of 3 rich...
View ArticleSimple & Quick Tomato Rice
One pot dishes are my quick fix meals on busy days. I made Tomato rice today. Simple recipe with minimal spices. The sweet tart juices of tomato are beautifully absorbed by the rice yielding a subtly...
View ArticleTomato Nuvvula Pachadi ~ Tomato Sesame Chutney
There’s something very cheerful about tomatoes and when I use them to prepare the first meal of the day, I feel good. I made a tomato based chutney to go with sponge dosas for breakfast today. Made for...
View ArticleRasam
My foray into rasam making wasn’t very impressive during the many trial and error sessions of my early kitchen days. I would try numerous versions to replicate a flavor that I tasted at my Tamilian...
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