Indian food, Andhra recipes and Global cuisine inspired cooking

Mango season is almost through and the mangoes that are available now are thotapuri (called collector kaya in andhra) and bainganapalli varieties which don’t have much of a sour flavor. They are best suited to prepare curries which have a predominately sweet flavor.

It would be a whole year before I prepare Mamidikaya kura again, during […]

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 […]

Today we are celebrating Ugadi, the Telugu New Year Day, which is the first festival of our Telugu calendar and the first big festival that comes after Sankranti.
Our Andhra festival is known by different names in different states of India like “Gudi Padwa” in Maharastra and “Ugadi” in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Whatever the name […]

Capsicum Potato Fry Recipe
3 capsicums – chop into bite sized pieces
2 large potatoes- peeled and cubed
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeelakara, jeera)
5-6 whole pepper corns, crushed coarsely
1 cardamom (elaichi, elakayyi)
1” cinnamon stick (dalchini, dalchina chekka)
1 clove (lavanga)
salt to taste
pinch of garam masala (optional)
12-15 leaves curry leaves
1/2 tbsp oil

Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add cumin seeds […]

A wonder spice powder, an ayurvedic recipe made from ghee (clarified butter) and spices is a simple and effective way to stimulate the digestion and help the body detoxify.
Digestive Spice Powder Recipe
2 tsps ghee
big pinch turmeric pwd
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf)
Heat ghee in a small pan. Add all […]

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 […]

I recently read a good article on eating right, the right kind of foods to maintain a balanced diet. The author gave some universal applicable principles that are important to follow in an ayurvedic lifestyle by choosing the right foods for balance. The basic principles she gives are to include the six tastes at every […]