Biryani rice recipe – kuska rice or plain biryani without vegetables made in south Indian muslim style. This is different from the biryani rice or biryani chawal that is served in North Indian restaurants. You can also check this recipe of Biryani chawal known as “GHEE RICE” in South India. One can also find this […]
Andhra recipes - Vegetarian recipes from Andhra cuisine
Andhra tomato pickle recipe | nilava tomato pachadi recipe, how to make tomato pickle
Andhra tomato pickle recipe or nilava tomato pachadi recipe. Traditionally this andhra tomato pickle is made with sun dried tomatoes. But for those living abroad or living in high raised building or in places where there is not enough sun, this method comes handy. This is my version of the nilava tomato pachadi, that i […]
Beetroot curry recipe | How to make beetroot curry | Beetroot recipes
Beetroot curry recipe – Beetroot is one of those super foods that can do wonders to our body by boosting immunity, lowering blood pressure, improving digestion and providing us lot of essential minerals and Vitamins. Beetroot can be used to make a variety of dishes like salads, curry, stir fry, kurma, kootu, juice, chutney and […]
Bellam undrallu | bellam kudumulu recipe | vinayaka chavithi recipes
Bellam undrallu or bellam kudumulu also called as teepi kudumulu are steamed sweet flattened rice flour discs or balls that are offered to lord Ganesha as prasadam or naivedyam during vinayaka chavithi or ganesh chaturthi in Andhra Pradesh. These are prepared with little variation from the savory rice balls called as plain or uppukudumulu. To […]
Aval payasam recipe | Atukula payasam | Poha kheer recipe
Aval payasam recipe – Atukula payasam or poha kheer is simple to make and tastes delicious. I had made aval payasam few times before but never got it delicious and felt nothing special. Sometime ago I had a friend home to help me prepare naivedyam for a puja. Her aval payasam turned out delicious, so […]
bottle gourd curry recipe | sorakaya curry | sorakaya kura
bottle gourd curry recipe for chapathi, rice or roti , a no onion, no garlic recipe Bottle Gourd is called as ghiya or lauki in hindi, doodhi in marati, anapakaya or sorakaya in telugu and sourekai in kannada . Without even knowing the health benefits, most Indian households use this veggie commonly as I do. […]
Baby corn stir fry recipe | baby corn sabzi | how to make baby corn stir fry
Baby corn stir fry or baby corn sabzi – This can be made in 20 minutes and goes great with chapathi, roti, or even steamed rice. If you are looking for any quick side dishes for your lunch box, this is one dish you can add to your list. Baby corn though not high in […]
Bagara baingan recipe | Hyderabadi bagara baingan for biryani
Bagara baingan recipe – learn to make hyderabadi bagara baingan with step by step photos. Bagara baingan is a popular side dish for Biryani from the hyderabadi cuisine. To make this young brinjals are deep fried and then added to the simmering gravy. It is also called as Nune vankaya kura in telugu. To make […]
Beans curry recipe | How to make beans curry | Beans recipes
Beans curry recipe – This beans recipe can be used to prepare any variety of beans like French beans, cluster beans, Chinese long beans, lima beans, averakai. Make sure you use tender beans and devein them well if needed. To make this beans curry, I have used long beans also called as borabati. They taste […]
beerakaya curry | ridge gourd curry recipe | beerakaya recipes
beerakaya curry or ridge gourd curry tastes delicious. The gravy curry goes well with rice or chapathi as well. There is no onion, no garlic, no ginger and no garam masala used in this curry.If preferred 1 to 2 pods of garlic can be used. It is absolutely light and delicious. beerakaya curry, is a […]
Aval upma recipe | Poha upma | How to make aval upma recipe
Aval upma recipe or poha upma or atukula upma – One of the easiest and healthy South Indian Breakfast recipes using parched rice or flattened rice. Poha or aval is used in many parts of India to make various dishes that are most commonly eaten for breakfast or snack. Aval upma is the South Indian […]
beerakaya curry with milk | ridge gourd curry using milk
beerakaya curry is one of the delicious simple vegetable curries that one can prepare. I have earlier posted a ridge gourd curry recipe using tomato. This one is a traditional beerakaya curry with milk from Andhra cuisine. Ridge Gourd is one of the vegetables that is used for everyday cooking as it is light to […]
Beetroot rice recipe | Beetroot pulao recipe | Beetroot recipe for kids
Beetroot rice recipe – Healthy and delicious rice made with beetroot and peas in a pulao style. Quick and easy one pot meal that goes well in lunch box or for a dinner. It is mildly flavored with pulao spices and is a one pot recipe. An addition of potato & peas balances the taste […]
aval pongal recipe – poha pongal (Easy Breakfast Recipe)
aval pongal or poha pongal recipe along with the images were sent to me by Naina ravi, a reader of this blog. Iam sharing it here. Pongal is one of the nutritious and healthy south Indian dishes known to all. As it can be easily digested, it is often recommended when people get sick with […]
Biryani masala powder recipe | How to make biryani masala
Biryani masala powder recipe – This homemade masala powder can be used to prepare any kind of Biryani like a hyderabadi veg dum biryani, easy chicken biryani in cooker or a simple hyderabadi chicken biryani. It can also be used to make chicken curry of your choice. Todays markets are flooded with ready made powders […]
Bitter gourd curry recipe video | Karela sabzi recipe | 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 […]
Boondi ladoo recipe video | How to make Tirupati boondi laddu recipe
Tirupati boondi ladoo recipe with video and step by step photos – Learn how to make boondi laddu at home. Tirupati boondi ladoo is considered to be one of the most precious prasadams by devotees. The aroma and taste of ladoo from Tirupati Balaji temple is the best among any other ladoos. I had a […]
Bottle gourd curry recipe | Sorakkai poriyal | Bottle gourd recipes
Bottle gourd curry recipe – One of the easiest bottle gourd recipes from Indian cuisine. Bottle gourd is known as lauki in hindi, sorakaya in telugu, sorakkai in tamil. It is often used in Indian homes to make a variety of dishes like chutney, stew, curry, pachadi, kootu and stir fry. This bottle gourd recipe […]