Indian food, Andhra recipes and Global cuisine inspired cooking

Alysha of The Savory Notebook has started a new club called ‘Virtual Recipe Club’ where she has chosen to utilize this club to swap new recipes and share our favorites every month.This month’s (January) theme is – Whole Grain Breakfast Foods that contain whole grains like whole wheat flour,wheat bran,oat bran,wheat germ,millet,whole grain cornmeal,oats,buckwheat or […]

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 […]

We were fortunate to have good Punjabi neighbours (in our growing years) who made some of the best paranthas and who taught us the art of preparing authentic Punjabi parathas.I grew up eating different varieties of stuffed parathas prepared with almost all vegetables and greens I can ever think of ..carrots,radish,potatoes,cauliflower, spinach,methi leaves,coriander,mint, onions, paneer, […]

Onion pakodas (fritters) are a famous snack of India.In Andhra,the stalks of onions are also used to make pakodas.The basic ingredients being besan (bengal gram flour) and onion stalks.Onion stalk is useful as herbal medicine and its juice is good for the treatment of anaemia.These fritters are tasty and can be eaten dipped in tomato […]

White chick peas or garbanzo beans or kabuli channa is a popular lentil in most parts of India.It belongs to the pea family and its nutty ,creamy flavor and less fat makes it popular and a favorite for anyone who tries it.They are naturally rich in protein and are high in manganese, folate, iron and […]

Earlier I had posted the recipe for carrot yogurt salad.In that recipe the carrot mixture prepared before adding the yogurt to it, can also be used as a filling to make stuffed parathas.The recipe for this carrot filling is here.I usually pack my son’s tiffin box with this ‘protein rich paratha’.You can also use the […]

Mirchi Bajjis are green chillis stuffed with potato filling and then dipped in gram flour (besan,senaga pindi) batter and deep fried in oil. Mirchi Bajjis are famous in India and often served as evening snack with a cup of tea.Mirchi Bajji is an Indian street food and is popular during the monsoon season.One can use […]

[Moong dal dough crepe stuffed with Upma(cream of wheat/fine semolina dish)]
This is a traditional breakfast dish of Andhra Pradesh.Its a whole green gram lentil (moong dal) dosa stuffed with Upma. Pesarratu and Upma are two separate dishes. Each of them goes by itself and the combination is called Pesara Attu Upma.
Pesara Attu
1 cup pesalu […]

This is a delicious low fat dish of South India and can be enjoyed both as a snack and meal. Basically idli is a breakfast dish and is served with curried lentil or chutney or spiced powder (podi). It can also be eaten as a whole meal during lunch and dinner.

Idli Recipe
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