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Today is the new year for all andhrites across the world. We make a chutney for this festival with just four ingredients like tamarind water, mango, jaggery and neem flower petals (vepapuvvu) which represents sour, sweet and bitter shades of life. Since we don't find need flower petals here I do not add bitterness to my life ;-) its all sweet and sour thats it. Anyways, we also make some special

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Introducing three more andhra dishes. These days I am sticking to andhra food for weekends also reason being I have to watch out my diet. I am once again close to getting gestational diabetis. So I need to be in control and maintain diet and exercise for four more months. This way I will get a chance to introduce you all to simple yet tasty andhra dishes. So here is what I cooked for this weekend

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This breakfast I made is one that can extremely satisfy kids. This has all elements like protein, whole gains, antioxidants, dairy, fruit and vegetables. I call them Pizzandwich and Sweet Pizza. Which kid do not like pizza, but how if you make them healthy?? Here is how I made Pizzandwich: 2 Light Bread (40 cal or 9 grms carb Whole wheat bread) Marinara sauce ( I used home made) Mozzarella

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Blog events are so tempting for a food blogger. The moment you know the theme for an event, you brain automatically starts thinking what can I make for that event. And if you can come up with a dish that meets not one, not two but three events!!! Isn't it cool?? With all varieties of dosas pouring in the food blog world for srivalli's dosa mela, even I could come up with one for the event. I

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Methi dal, baked stuffed bittergourd, yogurt chutney with roasted bell pepper with hot steamed rice This week I take you on a trip to andhra once again. Three comforting dishes, which are easy to make and tastes delicious. I made menthikura pappu (methi dal), gutti kakarakaya (Stuffed Bittergourd) and perugupachadi (Yogurt chutney) with roasted yellow bell pepper. All these served with hot

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My husband is a great fan of Italian food and his favorite restaurant is Olive Garden. After getting married, he introduced me to this restaurant. Initially I wasn't much impressed with the dishes served there. I thought they were kinda bland for me. Gradually I started loving the food there. I love eggplant parmesan, fettuccine alfredo and five cheese baked ziti. I also like the fact that they

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I learned this recipe from my mother in law. I never heard about this before getting married. I know that pappu is made with magayi orugulu (Pickled mango pieces), but never heard of pappu made with maagayi pachadi directly. So, I found this interesting and can be easily made instantly. If you are out of any vegetables to cook dal then you can make this. Here is the recipe: 1 cup Toor dal 3

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I already posted one version of roasted red bell pepper chutney before which is made with some freshly grated coconut. This time I tried to make the same with some toasted sesame seeds instead of coconut and the result was excellent. Coming from andhra I am so used to making chutneys on daily basis and there is no end to the variations that you can try with various vegetables. This is one of

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Its been long time I did not post my sunday meals for various reasons ofcourse. This weekend we moved out of our apartment to another. I did not have much time to cook something special, but we did have a pretty satisfying meal though. Here is the list of items that I made: Tomato pappu (Tomato dal) Aratikaya ava petti kura (Plantain with spicy mustard sauce) Gutti dondakaya (Whole tindora fry)

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For vegetarians, the good source of protein is from legumes or beans that we eat. Edamame is one good source of protein. These are young soy beans that look green in colour and taste good. I came up with a salad that tasted excellent and I may want to do this as when I get time or whenever I crave for some snack. Here is the recipe: 1 cup frozen edamame (thawed) 1/2 cucumber thinly sliced 1

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Most of them like Maggie noodles but I am a great fan of Top Ramen Curry noodles. It is spicy and tasty, very flavorful. I improvise it by adding few vegetables and herbs like curry leaves and cilantro. My daughter loves it, especially the vegetables in it. Here is the recipe: 1 medium potato julienned 1 medium tomato julienned 1 carrot julienned 2 small green chillies chopped fine few curry

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In my house patoli/paruppu usli is made with chana dal. Chana dal is soaked in water for about 4 to 5 hours and then grinded to coarse paste to make patoli. You can find few examples that I posted earlier here and here. But not always you will have enough time to soak the dal. Hence I came up with this recipe and believe me it was excellent. I used canned chickpeas to make patoli. Here is the

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This needs no introduction. Everyone across the world are aware of the fact that it is a famous south indian breakfast item. The perfect combination of potato curry with nice and delicious sambar and chutney, Masala dosa tastes excellent. My mom is crazy about this so much that whenever she goes to any restaurant she first orders this and then anything else. One dosa is good enough to fill you.

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I purchased whole lentils in local groceries store quite a long back. I kept them aside not knowing what to do with them. I was not sure how would they taste. Finally, I dared to cook them the indian way and to my surprise they tasted excellent. I learned making this dal from one of my colleague's wife who happened to stay with me in Srilanka. I usually cook this with red lentils(masoor dal) that

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Once upon a time, I use to watch religiously cricket and Lawn Tennis. After coming to US I don't get to watch them anymore and I am out of touch with them as well. I have no clue who is playing for the indian cricket team anymore. Sometimes I do still watch Tennis here. My husband is a die hard fan of Spurs (as we stay in San Antonio) and watches every Basketball game without fail. So, I too got

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I always ate these in the marriages that I attended while I was in Hyderabad. It is a kind of indian bread which is very very thin like phulka and pretty wide and big, which is folded like hanky. Hence it is called rumali roti, where rumali means hanky. Popularly served in marriages with delicious curries like mattar paneer or vegetable kurma, tastes excellent. I made these couple of days back

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On this weekend I made this rava dosa. I make this once in a while when I am tired of eating the same regular dosa. This dosa is slightly crispy and tastes excellent when it is hot. I do not like it when it is cold. I find it to be little tough to eat. The best part of this dosa is it can be made instantly. No soaking, grinding and fermenting. Now that is what we need once in a while to treat

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I tasted my first pancake in IHOP. For the first time I felt it was too sweet and wondered how can anyone have such a sweet breakfast early in the morning. Being Indian, I am so used to savory breakfasts like dosa, upma, uttappam etc., Then once, I happened to taste Waffles and gradually I started getting addicted to pancakes and waffles with nice maple syrup. Now once in a while I must have

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Alu Paratha, a very filling bread from India. Paratha is basically a chapathi stuffed with some filling. In this case Potatoes are used as stuffing. A pretty favorite for carboholics. A slight change I made to the dough is adding soy flour. For weight watching person like me it makes kinda happy to have it with out any guilt. So lets look into the recipe: Alu Paratha: For dough: 1 1/2 cups

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I made this on Bhogi. I love all kinds of pulihora that are made in andhra. My mom makes this during summer time with fresh raw mangoes whenever there is some cooked rice left over. I make this with freshly cooked rice as it tastes delicious when hot. I think my daughter went on me, she loves both pulihoras and pulavs. Here is the recipe for Mamidikaya Pulihora: 1 big raw mango (peeled and

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I never cooked with Red Bell pepper earlier. I usually cook with green bell pepper cause those are the ones that we usually find in India. So I grew up eating them. As I was not sure about the taste of red and orange bell peppers never bothered to buy them. On my trip to San Fransisco, I happened to eat a panini with roasted bell pepper and eggplant with smoked mozzarella cheese and fresh basil.

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I have been cooking all through this break time but never took interest in posting them. Rather I must say I din't make any special recipes that are worth sharing. Last sunday I made ragda patties which happens to be favorite of both me and my husband. Living in San antonio I miss all these tasty street foods. So I learned to make them at home myself to satisfy the cravings. Here is the recipe

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Hey guys, Sorry!! I have been away for long long time. There are lot of things happening in my life from the past one to one and half month. Some exciting and some disappointing due to which I could not even post the lovely recipes that I received for WYF-Dessert/Sweet event. I apologize for that. I lost complete interest in cooking and posting. I have no clue how long will this continue. I am

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When I was a kid, I use to be scared of Diwali festival, well, I must say that I use to hate it. As opposed to me, my dad loves diwali. The reason for both was crackers. He use to buy hell lot of bombs, of all kinds. Double sound, triple sound, lakshmi, the king of all hydrogen bombs and many more. I use to go hide in the kitchen closing my ears for about 3 to 4 hours until everyone are tired and

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Cornflakes are my favorite breakfast everyday morning. Yes, true, I said everyday morning. I can't enough of those nice crispy honey bunches of oats with almonds. Ah! heaven! with some fat free milk and a fruit in it. The honey bunches of oats with almonds and their ingredients information The reasons I came up with this french toast and pancakes: 1. The bread was getting spoiled and its

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