All Entries in the "Cooking" Category
Dadhojanam / jewel rice / Curd rice
Being an Andhrite, we end our meals with a dollop of curd that is usually mixed with rice. Today, I craved for this fruit flavored curd rice that tastes so yummy and delectable. Yogurt seasoned with little spicy tempering and fruity flavor that seeps into the creamy yogurt is an absolute heart winner. A key [...]
Indian egg less Biscuits / Nan khatai
Nan khatai is an egg-less light and crispy biscuit that’s loved by all ages and mainly kids. With the holidays around, my kids day care had a thanks giving feast and I sent these cookies for their class. They came out pretty good and are liked by all. My Whole house smelled so nice. After [...]
Mushroom-Peas (Mutter)curry
I love the Indian straw mushrooms that appear in the market during the monsoon season. The earthy mushrooms taste heavenly. My dad and I particularly love this curry. I remember my dad getting these mushrooms from the market (that’s the only thing he usually gets from market) and expects my mom to cook them right [...]
Vegetable fried rice
In our house fried rice is a quick meal any time of the day, sometimes we eat it for breakfast/brunch on weekends and in very busy days it satisfies us at dinner time. Fried rice is my family favorite way of eating rice and vegetables. This recipe is very easy to make as the ingredients [...]
Kheema fry
Kheema fry is a sure favorite for every non-veg lover and my mom makes the best kheema fry with cashews coming into every bite and the fresh ground garam masala armoa invites us to dig in more. Kheema is very healthy for kids, for adults watch out the quantity (I know it is hard with [...]
Chicken puff
Today, I made another batch of chicken 65 and saved little to make chicken puff. An all time favorite for my DH and my elder son. We are all very familiar with the street corner bakeries and the delicious aroma that will float around that area. One of my favorite items from such bakeries is [...]
Chicken-65 / Indian Chicken Nuggets
Chicken 65 is a spicy, deep-fried chicken dish popular in South India as an entree, or quick snack. There are many stories for how the name came out, I heared that it is simply the 65th item on the menu, not sure of how true it is though. If we keep the question of how the [...]
Brinjal fry with ginger and green chilies / vankay allam vepudu
One of my family favorite “Eggplants aka Vankaya aka brinjal aka Aubergine” is a must for any special occasion, be it a simple get together or a lavish wedding, egg plant holds a very special place in south Indian community. The weather is getting quite chilly and the earthy ginger gives an extra boost. This [...]
Ridge gourd tomato curry / Beerakaaya Tomato curry
I got 2 large ridge gourds aka beerakaya aka turai from my vegetable garden and they were my last crop for the season. All the leaves are changing their color to welcome fall. Today I am making a very simple and authentic curry. Beerakaya (ridge gourd) by itself has a slight sweet flavor when cooked [...]
Cucumber with milk / Dosakaaya paluposina curry
This week end also, I did some back yard cleaning and found some yellow cucumber aka dosakayallu. I have 3 more getting ready to harvest and those will be the last for the season . This is a summer vegetable which acts as a natural cooling agent. This vegetable can be cooked in different varieties [...]