Sailu's Kitchen

Ever since I saw a gorgeous looking watermelon drink on Nabeela’s blog, I have been wanting to try it. I googled to learn more about this Mexican street food fare and learnt that Agua Fresca literally means “fresh water” and also found a recipe here. The watermelon season is through here but I was fortunate [...]

With an abundant supply of mangoes at home, I find myself making a lot of salads with ripe mangoes. It was fruit chaat the other day and today I made a simple mango salad – ripe mango chunks, finely chopped onions and fresh coriander, tossed together in a dressing of lime-red chilli flakes-olive oil. I [...]

Antioxidant, fibre-rich, sweet and juicy mango, considered the ‘king of fruits’, is the most beloved fruit to us at home. Can you imagine yourself sitting under the shade of a tree on a hot sultry day sipping a glass of chilled mango lassi? Its pure bliss! The essence of this enticing wonder, Aam ki lassi, [...]

Come summer, one finds a lot of mango flavor in our cooking, adding color, a tangy twist and a hint of sweetness to dals, curries, pachadis, pickles, salads, drinks, smoothies or desserts. We literally eat, drink and live, different varieties of mangoes not only from trees grown in our backyard but also from the farm [...]

With the onset of summer here in India, water melons have flooded the market place. Here are pictures of water melons being sold at the farmers market, rythu bazaar, in my city, Vishakhapatnam aka Vizag. Water melons at the farmers market (rythu bazaar) News from the food blogging world ~ Indira of Mahanandi has started [...]

Over the weekend we visited our village, less than an hour’s drive from Vizag (45 kms). Here are a few pictures from our mango grove, fruits and vegetables grown in the backyard of our ancestral home, taken during this trip.

Come summer and the markets are flooded with an abundance of the glorious fruit,mango. I have been looking for new recipes using mangoes,away from the monotony and I found one dessert recipe,Aam Ki Kheer,which is new to me that I had tasted at my friend’s place recently. In the South we call kheer as payasam [...]

Detox foods should be included in one’s diet. Our system needs to be cleansed and rested at regular intervals. Going on a fruit diet is good to detox the body. I follow the detox diet every now and then and should make it a regular part of my diet regime.