Indian food, Andhra recipes and Global cuisine inspired cooking

Do you know of the most nutrient rich tree in the world that grows really fast,its root,bark,leaves,flowers and pods can cure more than 300 diseases (according to Ayurveda),whose leaves,flowers and pods are edibles and are used to conjure up culinary delicacies, and can even purify water–but has been overlooked by modern medicine?Yes,we are talking about […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dr.Gurusamy of Gluttony is no Sin got me on his Capsicum Sambhar.Its a typical south indian thick lentil soup and is a delight to have steaming hot sambhar on a cold winter day. Thank you ,Doc,for sharing your recipe.I have added carrots,tomatoes,baby onions and a dash of jaggery in addition to the ingredients provided in […]

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
Prep & Cooking: […]

Masala dosa is a South Indian snack/tiffin made with fermented rice and dal (lentil) batter. If you want to eat dosas on a Sunday morning then you need to start the preparation process for the dosa batter on Saturday morning.

Soak 1 cup urad dal(black gram lentil), 2 cups rice and 1 tsp methi seeds(fenugreek) for […]

This particular dish is made of broken wheat and is a very healthy dish especially when one is sick and needs strength and energy. You can make it for breakfast on a weekend or dinner.
Godhuma Rava Idli - Steamed Wheat Squares
Dry roast ¼ kg (250 gms) of broken wheat till it turns red. […]

A simple basic Ayurvedic, South Indian recipe that is light on the stomach, appetizing and healthy.

Yellow Rice - Lemon Rice (Nimakaaya Annam) Recipe
Soak 1 ½ cups of rice in water for half an hour. Cook the rice with enough salt (each grain should be separate and not sticky). Drain and spread out on a wide […]