Indian,Andhra and global cuisine recipes from my kitchen with specialty of fast cooking yet tasty dishes

Carrot Tomato Rasam

Rasam is one of the comforting foods in every kitchen. In some parts of south, no meal is done without rasam. Instead of having a plain rasam, let us make it more healthy by adding carrot and make it a more kid friendly rasam with that hint of sweet from carrot. Ingredients Carrots peeled and [...]

Poori

Ask any Indian Kid for their favorite break fast item, I bet, most of them start with Poori, dosa and on goes the list. My generation had grown up on this as a favorite and now it is my kids generation favorite too…It is amazing how recipes stay favorite as they travel generations and generations. [...]

Bambino/Semiya pulihora

Simple recipes are something I so look forward during week days as they are a jiffy to make and stands top in the lunch box menu list. Feels light and energetic at work. we can have this as breakfast,Brunch,lazy/quick/light Meal. Ingredients- 1 cup Semiya (Bambino/ vermicelli) 1 big Lemon 1 tbsp salt ½ tsp turmeric [...]

Veggie Manchurian

Todays recipe is my family favorite that is loved at anytime of the day and a popular party appetizer that is loved by all. After the holiday season, I am back to my regular schedule. we have an Indo-Chinese delight today. What we have is Veggie Manchurian, where all the veggies complement each other to [...]

Dondakaaya (Tindora) Pachi mukkala pachadi

My mom taught this recipe, it is almost an instant recipe and with very little cooking and ofcourse less cooking more healthy. Most Andhra people know about Cucumber (Dosakaya mukkala) Pachadi. This recipe is of the same version. When I first heard about the recipe, I was little skeptical to try, but my mom keep [...]

Brussel sprouts Stir fry

Many of us don’t know how to cook brussel sprouts till I dared to cook it today. I was little skeptical initially but gave it a shot anway and we enjoyed it very much. I usually use seasonal American vegetables during winter season, but I been little sensitive to this brussel sprouts. Every one describes [...]

Under 30 mins
Carrot Tomato Rasam
Rasam is one of the comforting foods in every kitchen. In some parts of south, [...]
Poori
Ask any Indian Kid for their favorite break fast item, I bet, most of them [...]
Bambino/Semiya pulihora
Simple recipes are something I so look forward during week days as they are a [...]
Brussel sprouts Stir fry
Many of us don’t know how to cook brussel sprouts till I dared to cook [...]
Spring Rolls
Any Crunchy-munchy snack or appetizer is welcome on these cold and holiday season. Here is [...]
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Gardening
Bitter gourd / Kakarakaaya / Karella Plant
Bitter gourd is a fast growing warm seasonal climbing annual, native to South Asia. Considered [...]
yellow Chrysanthemum / chamanthi
Yellow is my favorite colour of all and the show i got in my garden [...]
Red chrysanthemum / Red Chamanthi
This is from my front yard gardening. When I bought this plant from walmart last [...]
Peach Color rose
I went to my friend house last week end and I am thrilled to see [...]
Sorrel / Gongurra
I had both red gongurra and white gongura. Both of the varities are good, but [...]
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Leafy-Vegetables
Andhra Gongura pachadi
Weather is cooling down and my plants are getting ready for fall. In the week [...]
Drum stick Leaf fry / Munaga aaku fry
Drumstick plant is one of the world’s most useful plants. As the name sounds, this [...]
Sorrel with chicken / Gongura Chicken
“Gongura Chicken” is a traditional Andhra dish. The sour gongura leaves when cooked with spices [...]
Amaranth Dal/ Thota Koora Pappu
Today, as I am cleaning the weeds in my garden, my little boy (Pravan, 14 [...]
Spinach Soya Granules Fry / Andhra vegetarian Kheema fry
‘Spinach’ aka ‘Pala kura’ is Known to be a ‘Powerhouse of Nutrients’ among all green [...]
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Curries-Gravies
Stuffed Eggplants (brinjals) / Gutti Vankaaya Kura
When talking about Andhra vegetarian Cuisine, Gutti Vankaya or Stuffed eggplant cuury is the one [...]
Mushroom-Peas (Mutter)curry
I love the Indian straw mushrooms that appear in the market during the monsoon season. [...]
Ridge gourd tomato curry / Beerakaaya Tomato curry
I got 2 large ridge gourds aka beerakaya aka turai from my vegetable garden and [...]
Cucumber with milk / Dosakaaya paluposina curry
This week end also, I did some back yard cleaning and found some yellow cucumber [...]
Indian broad beans / Chikkudikaaya Tomato Curry
Weather is cooling down, we are getting ready to fall and so are all the [...]
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Sour Dosa (Pulla attu)

There are hundreds of varieties of dosas and each has its own unique taste. Dosa in any form are my family favorite. Especially, this sour dosa (Pullattu) has a very prominent place on our table. This recipe came from generations. They are so light, crispy and just right that even kids help themselves with atleast [...]
Shrimp (prawn) fry / Royyala Igguru

I love sea food, mainly shrimp (prawns / Royallu) and fish(with shrimp being my most favorite). It is really hard to find fresh sea food here in US. For years I cooked using the frozen cooked shrimp but that did not satisfied me. After trying these “raw brown shell on shrimp” from sams, I never [...]
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