Indian food, Andhra recipes and Global cuisine inspired cooking

Meat lovers will relish this mutton curry which is cooked in combination with drumsticks. The meat becomes succulent and flavorful from the slow simmering to absorb the spices and the drumsticks give the taste buds a good tingle. Very easy preparation and makes a good curry with hot rice or rotis.

Munaga kaaya Mamsam - Mutton […]

 
Kobbari annam, aloo kurma and perugu pachadi (raita) ~ Our weekend meal
During weekends, I like to prepare elaborate or special meals. One of my best-loved meals is a coconut flavored aromatic rice with a creamy potato curry - Kobbari annam and Aloo kurma. The combination of flavors, the richness, sweetness and aroma makes the meal […]

Amma prepares pickles which are out of the world and today I’m blogging one of her most-relished pickle recipes using ginger. A bright, unique flavored achar, nilava allam pachadi aka ginger pickle is a perfect combination of sweet and spice. During the pickle preparation the gingery aroma that fills the kitchen is intoxicating and makes […]

Although I bake pretty regularly, I’m yet to master the art of baking especially breads. My recent quest with bread making, had me gingerly tip toeing into preparing different types of dinner rolls from the ‘basic white bread dough’. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to shape different types of rolls or […]

I’m a podi freak. Home made podis come to my rescue when I race against time or on those ‘just don’t feel like cooking days’. It spares me those extra few minutes in grinding a chutney or prepare a subzi to go with dosas. Simple in preparation, nutritious since most podis are packed with proteins […]

Palakura pappu, potato-beans stir fry, bottle gourd pachadi with rice ~ Our lunch
Palakura pappu is a delicious heartening dal using spinach greens - a classic Andhra pappu kura. Its full of protein, nutritious and you will enjoy preparing it because its easy, quick and your kitchen will be filled with an aromatic fresh flavor […]

The key to this stir fry recipe is a roasted and powdered magic spice blend that sets everything off, taking the quartered eggplants to their full glory. Don’t miss out on the asafoetida, just a pinch gives a whole new perspective to this easy stir fry that goes well with rotis and rice. Not […]

A simple every day ingredient that adds punch to our meals is ginger. I cannot emphasize enough the amazing healing and medicinal properties of this knobbly rhizome that have been vividly described in Ayurvedic texts. Those of you who love ginger or like to include ginger in your diet, try this recipe. Though ginger […]

There is joy in bread making. I’m a beginner in bread making and its only recently that I have discovered the wonderful joys of baking fresh bread at home. My friendly neighborhood baker has been kind enough to teach me the nuances of baking bread as well as providing me with fresh yeast on demand. […]

I’m back from a much needed blogging break. My son’s school re-opened on Monday after a 2 month summer vacation break and he is super excited to find ‘new’ friends in his ‘new’ class (he’s in 1st Std). Can’t put in words the surge of feelings I felt as I watched him mingle with his […]