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Bittergourd chips / kakarakaaya vepudu
With bitter gourd / karella / Kakarakaaya, there are only 2 ways to go, either you love it or you have it. People start eating it with all the health benefits it has. I know some peole who start with an easy handling dish like this kakarakaaya (bitter gourd) chips or fry, where it’s not [...]
Taro root fry (chips) / Chamadumpa vepudu
Chamadumpa aka Arvi aka Taro root fry or chips is one of the comforting foods my mom makes, by boiling them first and deep frying later, tastes excellent but greasy and not good for health. I love to eat these irresistible dishes with a slight healthy touch by baking and broiling, of course the weather [...]
Rava laddu
Diwali reminds of crackers and sweets. I remeber the days when i would go shopping with my dad to buy crackers for me and my brother. I count my sparkles 10 times or more to make sure, my brother has not taken them. I love to go shopping with my dad, he used to talk [...]
Egg biryani
For the past few weeks, unknowingly, I’ve been cooking different kind of egg recipes. This is one of the many versatile egg recipes, that taste awesome just by it self, No need of any curries. My DH loves to have this at least once a week. Ingredients- 2cups cooked Basmati rice cooled and separated 2 [...]
Indian broad bean stir fry / Chikkudukaya vepudu
As I am writing these posts, I am learning a lot more about the nutritional values of the vegetables. One very important vegetable that is rich in minerals and protein is ‘Indian Broad bean’ or ‘Chikkudu‘. This is one of the very tasty vegetables available for us. I don’t find this often in US. So, [...]
Andhra Pumpkin pulusu / Gummadikaya pulusu
Haloween season has started and where ever I go, I see pumpkins all around. It is so festive to see all the orange pumpkins in different sizes (With all those bright colors around, I am already in a holiday mood). In US, during this Halloween month they make different dishes with pumpkin (pumpkin pie, pumpkin [...]
Drum stick Leaf fry / Munaga aaku fry
Drumstick plant is one of the world’s most useful plants. As the name sounds, this tree has long bean-fruit like Drumsticks. It is mostly grown as a backyard tree in most of the South Indian homes This tree is a perennial, an extremely fast growing tree and drought tolerant (If thinking of having it in [...]
SnakeGourd Fry / Potlakaaya fry
Another most overlooked and undervalued vegetable besides bittergourd is this snake gourd (Potlakaaya / Padavalanga)) My liking for this vegetable grew considerably after coming to US. Not sure why, perhaps we don’t see these often in stores, so it could be the rare stuff thing. We can make yummy dishes out of this vegetable. It [...]
Sweet Pongal / Paramannam
Happy Dussera to all my viewers!!!! According to Hindu tradition & spiritual customs Annam Payasam or Paramannam is a sweet dish which is prepared as an offering to God in almost every home in Andhra on most special occasions and festivals. My mom cooks this paramannam every Saturday as nayvedyam to venkateswara swamy. This is [...]
Egg Pulusu / Kodi gudu Pulusu
Pulusu (Andhra Tangy Stew) is a sour curry with Tamarind pulp (Chintapandu) as the main ingredient. Tamarind gives a tangy flavour to the dish. Jaggery or sugar is a perfect pair to the tangy tamarind which imparts a sweet and sour flavour to the dish. Andhra cuisine consists of at least one such gravy dish [...]