Indian food, Andhra recipes and Global cuisine inspired cooking

Prepared almost on the same lines as Khichdi, Pulagam is Andhra Khichdi, made with rice and split moong dal. Very simple to prepare and is often made when one is sick or feeling tired.

It is also prepared as Naivedyam (prasadam/offering to God) during festivals like Sankranti where fresh or new rice from the […]

A great starter or a cold appetizer, Dahi Vada, is a popular North Indian street food fare. Basically, dahi vadas are lentil (black gram/urad dal) based savory balls which are smothered with frothy fresh curds and sprinkled with spices like chilli pwd, cumin pwd, chaat masala or black salt and liberally doused with a […]

Pappu pulusu aka Pappu charu is a traditional Andhra favorite, nutritionally complete, delicious and easy to cook. A tamarind based lentil stew cooked with vegetables, Pappu pulusu is redolent with the delicate flavor of curry leaves and seasoned with Indian spices like cumin, mustard, fenugreek and garlic.

There are certain foods which have comfort written all […]

Khichri aka khichdi which literally translates to “mixture”, is a hotch potch of rice and lentils cooked together in spices. Each home has its own variation to khichdi, right from the variety of dals, combination of vegetables and spices used, as well as the texture of the lentil rice combination.

This nutritious, protein packed North […]

I went to the farmer’s market (rythu bazaar) this morning and was delighted to find tender tamarind leaves, as these leaves are mostly available during early spring. Since I hadn’t blogged about these beautiful, delicate, light green and magenta colored tender leaves yet, thought I should blog about them before the season is over.

The young […]

The traditional Indian vegetarian meal which is simple, highly nutritious and comforting is the dal-chawal (lentil-rice) as known in N.India or pappu-annam as known to us Andhras, down south. No Indian meal is complete without the protein packed superfood, dal, which continues to be our culinary tradition throughout the length and breadth of the country […]

Jihva For Ingredients (JFI) is the new food blog event started by Indira of Mahanandi, which featured Mango as the ingredient for the month of May and Strawberries for June. I am pleased to announce that I am hosting JFI for the month of July and am happy to do so.
Its the first […]

A healthy salad, I prepare often. Simple, tasty and nutritious!

Mixed Sprouts Corn Salad Recipe
Prep & Cooking: 20-30 mts, soaking: 6-8 hours
Cuisine: Ayurvedic Recipe
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Ingredients:
1 cup mixed sprouts of your choice(chick peas,moong dal,kidney beans)
1/2 cup of boiled corn
1/4 cup of water
1/2 tsp minced fresh ginger
1/2 tsp of dry roasted cumin pwd
pinch of black pepper pwd
1 tsp lemon […]