Ugadi Pachadi

Happy Ugadi festival to all. Ugadi is an indian festival and considered as new year day for all Hindus in some of the south states mainly for the people of Karnataka, Andhrapradesh and Telangana. Celebrated in different states in various ways with different names. People wear new clothes, decorate the houses, draw rangolis in front of the house and do pooja to the god.On the festival day we prepare Ugadi pachadi -The combination of six different tastes: Sweet, salty, bitter, tangy, spicy and sour,which indicates the different faces of life. 

Crispy Okra / Kurkuri bhindi /Lady's Finger fry

Crispy Okra / Kurkuri bhindi /Lady's Finger fry is an easy side dish which is very tasty and loved by all, even kids like it a lot. Very simple to prepare. The complete recipe description is here

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

Lady's Finger - 250 grams

Gram flour/Besan flour - 2 tablespoons

Rice flour -1 tablespoon

Maida flour - 2 teaspoons

Salt as per taste

Red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon

Cumin powder - 1 teaspoon

Amchoor powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Garlic powder - 1 teaspoon (optional)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

water - 1/2 tablespoon

Method:

1. Wash and clean the lady's finger.
2. Chop them into thin slices as shown in the video.
3. Add all the ingredients mentioned above.
4. Deep fry in medium flame until it becomes crispy.
5. Crispy and tasty  Lady' finger is ready to serve as snacks or as a side dish for rice too

 

Fresh Coconut and Roasted Gram Chutney

 

The tasty chutney is prepared with freshly grated coconut along with roasted gram. This is my homestyle chutney. This is suitable for Dosa, idli, poori, roti and chapathi too. The  quick recipe is here.

Pesarattu/Green gram dosa

Pesarattu is very famous in Andhrapradesh, India. They prepare it very tasty. Pesarattu is a dosa prepare using moong dal/Pesarabele. Main ingredient is Green gram  along with onion, rice, green chilli, ginger, coriander leaves.It looks light green in color. I prepared it and tasted really good. The complete recipe is posted here.

Egg Noodles/Soupy Noodles/Egg Maggi

 

Egg Noodles/Soupy Noodles/Egg Maggi is a very quick and easy recipes which can be cooked just in 15 minutes. You can make it Soupy or can make it dry. Prepare quickly and eat it as a breakfast /snack/ lunch/  Dinner. The detail recipe is here.

Chicken Fry in Biryani Style

 

Chicken Fry in Biryani Style: I have taken whole chicken pieces and cooked in the same way we prepare Biryani, but with little bit of Changes. This is very tasty dish. we can mix it with rice and eat or also serve it as side dish for Chapathi, roti, Naan and also rice and rasam. the full recipe description is here.

Avacado Salad-Side dish

 

Avocado Salad is a 1 minute recipe . Its makes an awesome combination with Chapathi and also as a side dish for rice and sambar. Avocado also called as butterfruit. I have made a simple Avocado salad for chapathi. Do try it. Kids enjoy it so much too.

Soya Chunks Vegetables Pulav

 

Soyachunks/Meal maker pulav is definitely a great tasting dish which can be prepared in very less time with ease. Main ingredients are Soyachunks, rice and spices. I have prepared it many times and it always tasted yummy. Do try and you definitely like it.

Mashed Chicken liver -For rice and Roti

Mashed Chicken Liver Fry is a tasty , simple and easy recipe to prepare. Chicken liver is  very healthy. do try the recipe at home and enjoy with rice, road or even with bread.

Brinjal Masala Rice - Curry for Roti and Rice

 

Egg Plant Curry or Brinjal Curry: We prepare this Curry and Mix it with Rice to make it Brinjal Masala Rice or just make roti and enjoy Brinjal Curry with it. This is a very simple recipe and you will enjoy it,