pala munjalu recipe – An easy alternate to making poornam boorelu. Most women find it difficult to make burelu or poornalu, since it requires the batter (used for outer cover) to be in the right consistency. This recipe is almost like boorelu but the outer covering is made of rice flour cooked in milk. Do Read More
Maladu recipe | Fried gram or roasted gram ladoo
Maladu recipe – Fried gram laddu, maa ladoo, roasted gram ladoo, hurigadale unde are the other names to these delicious mouth melting ladoos. These are one of the quickest to make using very few ingredients for any occasions, festivals or when you have guests home. These are made in almost all South Indian states with Read More
Sunnundalu recipe with sugar or jaggery | minapa sunnundalu
Sunnandalu recipe – with sugar or jaggery. A classic Andhra sweet made using urad dal that is usually prepared during the festival sankranthi and most other festivals too. In our family these minapa sunnundalu are very commonly prepared during the kids vacations too as it is considered to be very nutritious, high in calcium and Read More
khichdi for babies, toddlers | vegetable moong dal khichdi
Khichdi recipe for babies – Khichdi or dal khichdi is an Indian dish prepared with lentils and rice, a one pot meal that is nutritious not only for babies and toddlers but for adults too.The recipe, tips and ideas shared here are for babies above 8 months only. If you have a baby above 12 Read More
Tirupati vada recipe video | How to make tirupati whole urad dal vada
Tirupati vada recipe video – Whole urad dal vada recipe with Video. I am sure most of you wouldn’t have thought of making these at home. Tirupati vada are made with whole urad dal, pepper, cumin and salt. These are distributed to the devotees as prasadam in Tirupati Balaji temple. Some time ago I happened Read More
urad dal khichdi for babies & toddlers
urad dal khichdi recipe for babies & toddlers – Vigna mungo or black gram or black lentil is called as urad or sabut urad in Indian language. It is used whole or split and skinned in Indian cuisine. It is considered to be one of the most nutritious lentils and hence is used often to Read More
Alasandalu curry recipe | bobbarlu curry | lobia curry
Black eyed beans or cow peas are called alasandalu or bobbarlu in telugu, alasandi in kannada and Lobia or chawli in hindi. Bobbarlu have high nutritional values so they are used to make Alasanda vada or lobia vada in karnatatka and Andhra. These vada are quite popular and sold in the streets stalls. I also Read More
pesara punukulu recipe | pesara punugulu
pesara punukulu or pesara punugulu are made using green gram. These are deep fried fritters that are tasty.Andhra punugulu are often made with idli dosa batter and it is a popular street food in the coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh. Today’s pesara punukulu is a similar one made using green gram (whole moong). These are Read More
Poornam boorelu | How to make poornalu | Burelu recipe
Poornam boorelu or poornalu are a popular delicacy from Andhra cuisine made with chana dal, jaggery, cardamoms, urad dal and rice. Poornalu are commonly prepared during festivals, weddings & other special occasions. Most telugu speaking homes prepare poornam boorelu for varalakshmi vratham & Durga Navratri to offer as naivedyam to the Goddess. These are then Read More
Poornam kudumulu recipe | Sihi kadubu
Poornam kudumulu recipe – sweet stuffed rice balls or dumplings that are prepared during varalakshmi puja and vinayaka chavithi in most karnataka & Andhra homes. These are called as kadubu or sihi kadubu in kannada and are prepared for ganesh chaturthi. In some parts of Andhra, kudumulu means a sweet stuffed ball while in few Read More