Gongura pappu is one of the delicious pappu recipe from Andhra cuisine. Red sorrel leaves are called as gongura in telugu. Dal and gongura cooked together makes this tangy dal gongura pappu. It is served with plain rice, ghee, pickle and papad or its variations. It can also be served with phulka or any rotti Read More
Andhra recipes - Vegetarian recipes from Andhra cuisine
Beans carrot curry recipe
Beans carrot curry recipe and beans carrot stir fry recipes – Beans and carrots are regularly used at home not only for making pulao, biryani, upma, fried rice but also to make quick side dishes like these. Sharing 2 recipes – one to make a curry and the other one a quick stir fry. Both Read More
Beerakaya fry
Beerakaya fry recipe – Simple, delicious & healthy recipe of beerakaya or ridge gourd. This vegetable is also known as luffa, heerekayi in kannada, peerkangai in tamil and turai in hindi. It is well-known for the health benefits it provides. It is high in fiber, vitamins and is said to keep the sugar levels in Read More
Beerakaya pappu recipe | Ridge gourd dal
Beerakaya pappu is a andhra style dal recipe made with ridge gourd, tomatoes, toor dal & spices. Beerakaya translates to ridge gourd and pappu to dal or lentils. So beerakaya pappu is nothing but ridge gourd cooked with dal. Most andhra restaurants serve a variety of lentil dishes in the vegetarian meal like this beerakaya Read More
majjiga charu recipe – how to make andhra majjiga charu
majjiga charu recipe – There are so many versions of seasoned or spiced yogurts in Indian cuisine. Apart from the Majiga pulusu, Majiga charu is another seasoned yogurt dish from the Andhra cuisine. It is not very popular though. Majiga pulusu is made with vegetables; while majiga charu doesn’t need any vegetables except onions. To Read More
Capsicum curry | How to make capsicum masala gravy
Capsicum curry recipe – Simple capsicum masala gravy that goes very well with chapathi, rice, dosa and even with pulao. Capsicum is one of the most healthiest veggies that is low in calories yet provides lot of health benefits. Hence it is recommended to use them regularly. Capsicum can be used to so many dishes Read More
Aratikaya vepudu | Aratikaya fry | Raw banana fry
Aratikaya vepudu or aratikaya fry recipe . Raw banana is called as aratikaya in my native language and a stir fry is called as vepudu. Aratikaya vepudu means a raw banana stir fry. There are many versions of making a raw banana fry, I guess each state has a different one. This recipe is a Read More
Beetroot chutney | How to make beetroot chutney
Beetroot chutney is a spicy side dish made with beets, spices, dal, garlic and herbs. This beetroot chutney can be eaten with most indian breakfasts like dosa, pongal, paratha or even with rice.
Tomato pickle recipe
Tomato pickle recipe – Traditionally this andhra tomato pickle is made with sun dried tomatoes. But for those living abroad or living in high rise buildings or in places where there is not enough sun, this method comes handy. This is my version of the nilava tomato pachadi, that i make at home and store Read More
aratikaya bajji | raw banana bajji | how to make bajji
aratikaya bajji recipe – bajji is a deep fried fritter popular in South India and bhajiya is a word used towards the North India to mention the similar fritters. One of the popular bajji recipe is a stuffed mirchi bajji which i shared earlier called as chilli bajji. Raw banana is called as aratikaya in Read More
Beetroot fry recipe | Moong dal beetroot stir fry
Beetroot stir fry recipe with moong dal – Simple, healthy and delicious beetroot fry with moong dal. This goes well with plain rice, chapati or roti. Beetroot is one of those veggies with very few options to use in Indian cooking. I usually make beetroot chutney, beetroot thoran, poriyal, paratha and sometimes even add them Read More
Drumstick sambar
Simple drumstick sambar made with dal, vegetable drumsticks or murungakkai, sambhar powder & spices. This andhra style drumstick sambar is so delicious, flavorful & easy to make when you have some surplus drumsticks in hand. For best results use a good aromatic sambar powder. Serve drumstick sambar with plain steamed rice or any south Indian breakfasts like idli, pongal & vada.
Allam pachadi | Andhra style ginger pickle recipe
Allam pachadi is a popular andhra style ginger pickle made with fresh ginger, spices, tamarind & jaggery. It is most commonly eaten during winters or monsoon with rice, idli, dosa, pesarattu and ghee. Ginger pickle is so very popular in andhra cuisine that needs no introduction. Allam translates to ginger and pachadi is a pickle. Read More
Beerakaya pachadi recipe | Ridge gourd chutney
Beerakaya pachadi recipe or ridge gourd chutney for idli, dosa,rice,chapathi. For those who are not familiar with this vegetable, beerakaya is called as Ridgegourd in english, heerekai in kannada, Peerkangai in tamil and Turai in hindi. This pachadi is also called as peerkangai chutney in tamil, heerekai chutney in kannada is one of the most Read More
Ridge gourd recipe (Andhra style beerakaya curry)
Ridge gourd is one of the most commonly used vegetable in Indian cuisine. Turai, gilki, beerakaya, peerakangai are some of the regional names to this veggie. Ridge gourd is used to make curry, added to dals & even made to a spicy chutney. I am sharing a simple ridge gourd curry recipe which turns out Read More
Gutti vankaya gasagasala kura
Gutti vankaya gasagasala Kura recipe. Sharing a tasty andhra style brinjal gravy that is prepared using poppy seeds. This is called as vankaya gasagasala Kura in my native language. Iam not a big fan of eggplants, however it’s for the hubby I cook brinjals. Usually it is the stuffed brinjal gravy that’s prepared at home Read More
Bitter gourd curry recipe | Karela sabzi | Kakarakaya curry
Bitter gourd curry recipe with video – Karela, pavakkai, kakarakaya are the other Indian names to bitter gourd or bitter melon. Bitter gourd is used to make stir fry, chips, curry, pulusu/ stew, pickles and even to make pakora. I am sharing a simple bitter gourd curry recipe that can be served with plain white Read More
Aloo bonda recipe
Aloo bonda recipe or potato bonda is a popular South Indian snack and a street food. These are served in almost all tiffin centers and restaurants too for the evening Tea time snack. These originated in the Udupi hotels and eventually became one of the most common on all restaurant menus since they are loved Read More