Indian food, Andhra recipes and Global cuisine inspired cooking

I am learning so much about different kinds of foods,recipes,different cultures and people from across the globe by reading some amazing food blogs and I must say that its time well spent and each day I always look forward to learning something new which keeps me challenged and inspired.The single common factor binding us all […]

Well the count down to the most romantic day on earth - Valentine’s has begun and the theme for this week’sSugar High Friday #16 is “Recipe for Love”, tempting desserts that double as aphrodisiacs. What is an Aphrodisiac? “An aphrodisiac is an edible food or drink that imparts amorous qualities and eating or drinking these […]

Sankranti/Pongal, is the second day of the festival day when Surya, the Sun God is worshipped and on this day the newly harvested rice is cooked in new earthen pots until the cooked rice overflows from the pot.The overflowing symbolizes fertility and prosperity.A special sweet rice dish is prepared with dal, sugar or jaggery and […]

Annam Payasam or Paramannam (Food Of The Gods) is a sweet dish which is prepared as an offering to God in almost every home in Andhra on most special occasions and festivals. According to Hindu tradition & spiritual customs, by offering Naivedyam to God in the form of sweets like chakripongal, payasam, paramannam and fruits […]

Here’s wishing you all a very Happy and Cheerful Christmas & Happy Holidays! Celebrating the Lord’s birthday with this sweet dish as an offering to HIM!

Sweet pongal is a sweet and pudding-like dish that is traditionally prepared in South India for the harvest festival of Makar Sankranti festival celebrated on January 14th.In the rural villages […]

Minappa Sunni Undalu (Urad Laddo)is an Andhra sweet dish which is very simple to prepare and can be stored in an air tight container for atleast 2 weeks.
Time is just flying by..its already a whole month since I actually started this food blog of mine and it seems like yesterday…:).Let’s celebrate with a sweet dish,eh?
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Today’s sweet is the delicious Gulab jamun, an absolutely melt-in-the-mouth favourite Indian dessert and is a living embodiment of Indian mithai (sweet) tradition.Gulab jamus are golden brown balls in flavored sugar syrup. They are served warm or at room temperature.
The main ingredient in most Indian sweets is ‘khoya’ (hindi)/koova (telugu) which is a thickened form […]