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Mattikaya Vankaya Pullagura ~ Cluster Beans, Brinjal gravy Andhra Special!
I know its been a week since my last post. We have been pretty busy coughing and rocking through the week. The cough and cold started with the boys, then Athamma caught it, followed by hubby dear. Though it isn't so cold these days, it always ends up...
Mutton Roast ~ Andhra Special Weekend Cooking!
I took half of a boiled corn cob to office to eat for breakfast. These days its back to my self diet, so no idli or dosa or any of the convectional breakfast dishes. Though Corn may not fall under the items I am supposed to eat, who care when you hea...
South Indian Chivda or Mixture ~ Indian Savories Step by Step!
For people down south, mixture may not be something very different or unique as it gets done for every festival or function at home. A decade ago, one wouldn't think of buying such savories or sweets from Shops, but these days you get everything from...
Lunch Box Series : LBS#49 ~ Potato Pulao!
"You want Pokil?..a vigorous nod of the head said no and I then heard a firm aaplam" This was my conversation with Chinnu a week back. It was after knowing that Chinnu wanted to eat his friends apalam during their lunch! Till then somehow I never gav...
Mutton Kura ~ Weekend Cooking with Sunday breakfast!
Having a two week off from cooking on Sundays is good enough reason to indulge in elaborate cooking I should say. That's exactly what I did. The last two Sundays were either spent on visiting friends or touring around the place, that I somehow had a ...
Bottle Gourd Curry ~ Sorakaya Kura!
It feels good to be back to regular blogging! My PC got bonkers and I had all my pictures stored in there. Well that left me without any picture to talk about. And last one week was really hectic with both Mithai Mela and the Indian Cooking Challenge...
Jackfruit Seeds n Potato Kurma!
Its not everyday you feel its special or remarkable in someway. Today is Amma's birthday and the school reopened for Konda. She is going to the fourth std. Its like I can still remember my first day at school on going to the fourth. Its also remar...
Prawn Drumstick Curry!
Getting back to regular work is quite tough, even after just two days break. It was nothing but lounging on beach and running around the kids for us. Yeah, even after deciding never to venture out for a trip with the kids, we did it again. Went for a...
Lunch Box Series : LBS#45 the tale of the beerakaya continues!
I am sure you must be eager to know how the tale continues. For those of you who are clueless on the story, please read the tale of the Beerakaya Kura. The second of the two beerakai, found itself taking the form of a pappu! I do think people from An...
Tale of two Beerakaya ~ One being the Beerakaya Kura or Ridge gourd curry!
It all started with hubby dear coming home with two long Ridge gourd! Now what would one do at that point you tell. Ok you may not know the background story right. Its the same old complaint that its the same old veggies at the market and nothing new...
Mutton Fry ~ Mutton Vepudu!
We went out for burgers for dinner, with the hope that the kids would enjoy at the Kids corner that's there in the restaurant. And did they play? they refused to get back home. Athamma didn't join us as she is still recovering, but its much better. s...
Bitter Gourd Kurma!
The weekend was quite hectic, well I might start making it look like a chore! Well its not actually, its something I enjoy a lot and look forward too. So don't let my tone get you into that assumption. Athamma is much better, her finger is healing fa...
Ugadi Wishes with Ugadi Festival Lunch!
Ugadi Wishes to all my readers and friends!Since we have a fixed menu for our Ugadi lunch, we decided we should do something different this year. Amma always makes Poli on Ugadi and Athamma makes Poli on all festivals. So I guess I can't beat that. A...
Ginger Tomato Chutney ~ Allam Pachadi!
When life offers lemon, go make lemonade is what is told. Well being an Indian, I might just pickle it alright! But to be frank, I neither like Lemon pickle nor lemonade, much rather prefer lemon juice with more sugar, if you must know! Then again I ...
Karivepaku Podi (Spiced Curry Leaf Powder) ~ another way!
Its been a while I know, since my last post. But this week has been so hectic that I didn't get a moment to think about what to post! Athamma has gone for a short vacation to her daughter's home. She will be back by this weekend. We knew it would be ...
Chicken Cashew Fry with Andhra Chicken Pulusu ~ Weekend Cooking!
The problem with not doing a daily post is, you end up wanting to talk about lots of things. And you really don't want to bore your readers to death right! And it also matters in which post you talk about it. Like one reader sent me a mail asking me ...
Lunch Box Series : LBS#44
I guess we are reach a point when things seem to go on at their own pace. We simply seem helpless in heart of things. I guess it happened with me. For once after a long time, I seem to have quite a few to share, not that they are very extraordinary d...
Andhra Mutton Kura, Masala Annam ~ Weekend Cooking!
There is always something magical about leaves falling down! It symbolizes new growth and a sense of well being. It transports me to my early youth, walking down with full energy and a high expectations of what else life might offer me. I was on the ...
Spleen Roast ~ Weekend Cooking!
Time seems to be flying like it has no business! I desperately want to log each and everything my little boys do. As I know after a while we forget they did any of those things. Like hubby dear keeps saying he doesn't remember Konda doing any of thos...
Fresh Black Eyed Beans with Cluster Bean Chutney ~ Mutikaya Alasanda Mirapa Thokku!
Ok now that we have a bag full of fresh black eyed beans, I asked Athamma for different recipes that she remembers from her childhood. I guess all it took was that question, I could immediately see Athamma reminiscing about her childhood days when he...
Fresh Black Eyed Peas Kurma!
The roads never seem to end, the journey even more. It was the first time we embarked on a road trip in car for nine long hours. Hubby dear was very adventurous when he said we will visit his sister's place for the long weekend. It was not planned, I...
Manpasand Chicken!
Seasonal Greetings to all my dear readers!Hope all of you have had a great vacation! Konda is at home and another week to go. She has done all possible things that I had planned for her. I got a big book of plain book and a box of crayons, she has ex...
Andhra Chicken Roast!
Maybe the hectic pressure of posting got on to me finally. Or the fact that parents have moved to their new place. Until I heard back from them on their safe reach, I was on thorns. Then the fact that Amma now has to adjust to her new place, got me w...
Capsicum Curry ~ Bell Peppers in a Gravy!
Its been raining cats and dogs since last night. The AC was switched off in favor of the cool breeze that was coming in. And when it was morning, I didn't' even feel it was already dawn, as it was still very dark and everybody at home still slumberin...
Biyam Pindi Pakode ~ Rice Flour Pakodas!
How would you feel meeting a friend after many years? I know I would be excited. The same excitement was bubbling in me, since the time Amma told me that her school friend is coming to meet her. Parents are moving to another place, this time another ...
Andhra Pulihora ~ Tamarind Rice with Sesame seeds!
It started to drizzle again when I started back home. It was pouring a while ago and seeing a lull, I thought I should get going. Not that I would mind getting drenched. I simply loved doing that. Back home, I saw the boys were doing little better bu...
Urlagadda Anapakayalla Kurma ~ Aloo Mocha Curry!
Not sure if its the climate or what, but this cough and cold bug never seems to be out of home for long. The boys have it again since yesterday and it feels terrible seeing them struggling to sleep. During the night it seems to become worse, they cam...
Mutton Liver Fry ~ Weekend Cooking!
Weekend cooking always tends to be elaborate if it involves non veg. And especially you are entertaining guests or relatives, it becomes an affair to remember. We try excelling ourselves by cooking up the most elaborate and exciting dishes for a gues...
Making of Kaja ~ Andhra Special for Deepavali Celebrations!
I wish all my readers a very Happy Deepavali!I have mixed feeling on the eve of the Deepavali day. Memories gush in bring in the sweet memories of childhood spun around the Deepavali and what it meant as a child. Every year, almost until after colleg...
Pepper Chicken Curry ~ Too hot to handle!
Its been a while since I have cooked anything new. Atleast as a main course or something savory. Athamma has been busy making a version called Ashoka Halwa, which is a modified version of Moong Dal halwa. Then she made Yellow Moong dal Payasam for ne...
