Indian food, Andhra recipes and Global cuisine inspired cooking

Yogurt based chutneys are an integral part of South Indian cuisine and in Andhra we prepare a range of these chutneys using vegetables, either raw or cooked. Prepared from different combination of vegetables and sometimes even fruits, they have good nutritional value, very simple to prepare and flavorful.

A classic chutney in our parts is tomato […]

Earlier, I had blogged a pachadi recipe using green mango and fresh coconut, kobbari mamidikaya pachadi. Today, I’m blogging another version of this pachadi, a traditional Andhra summer favorite.

This humble, brown zesty chutney that lacks visual appeal comes from a favorful combination of fresh coconut and raw mango (both from my backyard garden) with a […]

The ever versatile masala dosa in all its variations and myraid fillings is a meal by itself. Erra kaaram masala dosa is basically one of the incarnations of the masala dosa. A popular Andhra tiffin item, this dosa differs from the mysore masala dosa in terms of the filling. Mysore masala dosa is smeared with […]

Although idlis and dosas are the most popular South Indian breakfast items, there are some culinary gems like ravva idli that are nutritious yet filling. I read in a cooking magazine that the birth of ravva idli took place in the kitchen of the famous MTR Restaurant during Second World War when they faced shortage […]

There is nothing more satisfying than cooking with vegetables grown in one’s own backyard. Today I used a few not so ripe orange tinge tomatoes from our vegetable garden to make a perfectly simple pachadi.

To make this deliciously tangy pachadi all you need are simple everyday ingredients like fresh firm tomatoes, coriander, green chillis, […]

All South Indian regional cuisines are famous for their innumerable pachadis, exploding with myriad flavors - sweet, sour, tangy and spicy and a combination of these flavors which each home having some of their own signature styles in terms of preparation and use of spices.

An all time favorite at our home, carrot kothimira pachadi is […]

I love coriander. Each of my visits to the rythu bazaar is incomplete without buying a bunch of farm fresh coriander. I have to buy it in spite of having some already lying in my fridge. So how do I use up the bunch lying in the fridge? Prepare allam kothimira pachadi!
This coriander based […]

When the ingredient for JFI- January (Coconut) was announced, I knew which recipe I was going to blog. One of the most treasured fruits of the Gods is the coconut so revered to us, Hindus, symbolizing divine consciousness and forms an integral part of Hindu religious ceremonies, from birth to death. The humble, tender loving, […]

A chutney I often prepare is tomato chutney, a South Indian style chutney, I learnt from a Tamilian friend’s mother, Revati Aunty who usually prepares it with idlis, dosas and ven pongal (South Indian style lentil-rice preparation). Its easy to prepare with very less cooking time.

Today I prepared it as an accompaniment with dosas for […]

The podi (spice powder), pachadi (type of chutney) and the pickle form an integral part of Andhra cuisine and no Andhra vegetarian meal is complete without them. Other than the famous traditional Andhra Avakai (Mango Pickle), Andhra cuisine also boasts of an assortment of pachadis, one of them being Pachi Mamidikaya - Kobbari Pachadi.

Raw Mango-Coconut […]