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.
Friday, August 23, 2024
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
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:
- Wash and clean the lady's finger.
- Chop them into thin slices as shown in the video.
- Add all the ingredients mentioned above.
- Deep fry in medium flame until it becomes crispy.
- Crispy and tasty Lady' finger is ready to serve as snacks or as a side dish for rice too
Monday, July 22, 2024
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.
Sunday, July 21, 2024
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.
Friday, July 19, 2024
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.
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
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.
Monday, July 8, 2024
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.
Saturday, July 6, 2024
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.
Thursday, July 4, 2024
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.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
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,
Friday, June 28, 2024
Rice Moong Dal Kheer/Payasam
Rice and Moong dal make a great combination for dessert sweet pongal/payasam/kheer or spicy pongal. Today I am showing you how i prepare the Moong dal rice payasam very easily at my home.
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Rice Flour Chakli
Chakli or Murukku is a crispy and tasty snacks. I have prepared this many times and it is very to prepare. it wont break while making into shapes. Many think making chakli is tough but it is very easy. I have described the ingredients and method here.
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Byadagi Chilli Chicken
My home style Byadagi chilli chicken..That was a yummiest one. The chicken prepared with gravy of lightly spiced red dry chillies, ginger, garlic, clove and cinnamon makes it to taste just wow.
We often do this chicken dish at home and it will be finger licking taste as it is very juicy. Along with rice, or chapathi or roti or any indian bread we like to have byadagi chilli chicken.The byadagi chilli is a light spice dry chillies which is a known chilli variety from india. The detail of recipe is given below. Do try and let me know how do you like it
Monday, June 24, 2024
Baby Potato and Green peas Curry
Baby Potatoes taste very good when we prepare in this method. this is very easy way to prepare curry for rotis, chapatis and is a good side dish for Rice too. Here is the full description of cooking the baby potato and green peas curry.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Chana Dal Chutney
This Chana Dal Chutney is a creamy, spicy chutney that pairs well with South Indian food like Rice, dosa and rotis. It is made from toasted chana dal and coconut. I have not used garlic or onion in this chutney. If you want you can add by roasting it along with chana dal.
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Simple Tomato Rasam/Saaru in Hotel Style
Tomato Rasam /Saaru prepared in this method is the easiest and tastiest. Main ingredients are Tomato , dal and garlic. Do prepare this in just 5 to 10 minutes and you will prepare it again and again.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Moong Dal Salad / Kosambari Recipe /Koshambir
India is very famous when it comes to the variety of food recipes not only in terms of sweets, curries, flatbreads but also in Salads. Moong dal salad which is called as Kosambari in South India is a very healthy Salad. This is a cook without fire recipe. We usually prepare this during all festivals and as a daily routine recipe too.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Broccoli Palya / Side dish for Roti / ಬ್ರೊಕೊಲಿ ಪಲ್ಯ బ్రోకలీ కూర
Broccoli is a very healthy vegetable. we can cook it in many ways. But when it comes to Indian style of cooking we add some spices and make it more tasty. This is very simple way of cooking and very tasty along with roti, naan and breads.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Thotakura Pappu (Toor Dal with greens)
A simple daily dal made with green Amaranthus and Toor dal. Serve with hot rice and ghee. This dal can be made with other greens also. This is healthy and easy recipe. its a anybody can cook recipe. I added Toor dal and moong dal but moong dal is optional but it enhances the taste.
Friday, February 2, 2024
Potato Fry
Potato is very liked vegetable all over the world. When we have potato the food can be more tastier. This potato fry takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. Quick, simple and easy. It can make a great side dish for Rice and dal or roti, chapati.
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Cat Fish Fry
Cat Fish fry Prepared in this way is very easy, simple and very very tasty. Many people likes to eat Catfish as it is very juicy and tasty fish. Do prepare in the same way as explained in post and enjoy the tasty Catfish fry
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Brinjal Chutney/Pachadi in Air fryer
Brinjal chutney or pachadi is famous recipe in Andhrapradesh. It is a very refreshing and tasty recipe to enjoy as a side dish with food. It is prepared using brinjal , tomato, cilantro, green chilli and garlic. This also makes a very good combination for chapathi or jowar roti. The detail recipe is provided, do prepare and enjoy.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Falafel
Falafel is a popular middle eastern fast food made with chickpeas,fresh herbs, and spices that are formed into a small patties or balls. It’s thought that falafel originated in Egypt. It has also become a popular vegan food in Egypt and throughout the Middle East. Falafel is the street food too , it is often served with sandwich or pita. Do try this mediterranian recipe.
Preparation and cooking time: 45 minutes
Servings: 3 pieces per serving
Servings: 3 pieces per serving
Ingredients:
To grind:
Chickpeas- 2 cups (soak overnight in water)
Onion -1
Garlic -5 cloves
Green chillies -3
Cilantro -1/2 cup
Dry Spices To add:
Red chilli powder -2 Tspoons
Cumin powder -1 Tspoon
Coriander powder -1 Tspoon
Baking Soda -1/4th Tspoon
Pepper Powder -1/2 Tspoon
Maida Flour - 1 tablespoon
Salt as per taste
Oil For deep Frying
Method:
- Soak the Chickpeas Overnight and drain the water before you grind it.
- Grind it and transfer to a bowl
- Grind the onion, garlic , cilantro and green chillies
- Transfer the mixture to chickpeas bowl
- Add all the dry spices and flour mentioned above.
- Mix well and make the shapes of your choice
- Deep fry in oil
- Tasty tasty Falafel is ready to Serve
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