Sailu's Kitchen

Lima beans or Indian Beans (Chikkudukaya) are a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fiber like most other legumes.This stir fry is quick to prepare and goes good with rice, roti and works as a filling for sandwiches.

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).

One of my favorite tangy gravy dish. Bittergourd is cooked in a spiced tamarind sauce and goes well with rice and rotis.

Simple and easy Kaddu ki sabzi. Red Pumpkin or Yerra Gummadikaya as its called in Telugu is full of flavor and curry prepared with it absolutely delicious. Available in abundance at our local farmer’s market, I prepared Pumpkin curry for lunch. Loads of flavor with sweet and spicy notes.

Capsicum Potato is a simple, healthy, stir fry that is quick to prepare and makes for a good side with rotis, rice and sambar/rasam. Aloo Shimla Mirch Sabzi aka Capsicum Potato Fry is influenced by North and South Indian cooking styles.

Lemon rice recipe – learn how to make lemon rice, an Indian rice recipe. Nimmakaya Annam is popular in Andhra.

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.