Andhra Kitchen

Potato Fry

2009-12-17T10:19:00.003-05:00

Ingredients :

Potatos - 250 gms

Onions - 2 (medium)

Green Chillies - 2

Red Chilli Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 spoon

Turmeric Powder - pinch

Salt - To Taste

Cashews - as you wish

Garlic - 6

Lavang - 2

Jeera - 1/2 tbl spoon

Curry Leaves - 2 stems

Oil - for deeping frying

Procedure :

1.Peel potato cut into pieces and deep fry in oil and remove it.

2.Grind garlic,jeera and lavang make it powder.And then add onion pieces make it paste.

3.Take pan add oil - 3 tbl spoons and heat it.Then fry cashsews and remove it.

4.Now add curry leaves,onion paste,green chillies and fry it.Then add red chilli powder and fry it for 2mins.

5.Now add fried potato pieces,cashews,turmeric powder,salt and mix it.Fry for 5mins and remove from flame.

6.Serve with hot rice.

Mango Desert for Mango Mela

2009-07-06T14:07:00.006-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Mango Pulp - 1 Can - 30 oz(850 gms)

2.Sweet Condensed Milk - 14 oz(396 gms)

3.Cool Whip(Whipped Topping) - 8 oz(226 gms)

4.Elachi Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add mango pulp,condensed milk,cool whip and mix it well with large spoon.

2.Garnish with elachi powder and freeze it.

3.After 2 to 3 hours have it.

This is my entry to Mango Mela hosted byCooking 4 all Seasons

Corainder Rice(Kothimera Rice)

2009-04-28T08:23:00.009-04:00

Ingredients :

Basmati rice - 1 Cup (250 Gms)

Corainder Leaves - 1 1/2 bunch (only leaves)

Mixed vegetables - 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbl spoon

Cloves - 2

Cinnamon - 2

Onion - 1(slices)

Green Chillies - 4

Oil - 2 tbl spoon

Cashews - 5

Ghee - 2 tbl spoon

Tomato - 1 (sliced)

Chaat Masala - 1/2 tbl spoon

Water - 1 1/2 cup

Procedure :

1.Take Pan and add heat ghee and fry cashews.

2.Take out the cashews and add oil.

3.Fry cloves and cinnamon.

4.Then fry ginger garlic paste and add onion and fry it well.

5.Then add half spoon chat masala(it gives good taste).

6.Now add half sliced tomato and fry well. Then add mixed veg and fry it well.

7.Grind green chillies then add corainder leaves only and grind it. Now add this paste and mix it well.

8.Then add rice and mix it.

9.Now take electric rice cooker add this fried rice,water,salt and mix it.

10.Serve hot Corainder rice with raita or curd.

Note : We can do corainder rice in cooker also.In cooker after adding water and rice let it boil for 5 mins in high flame. Then close with cap (without whistle) keep it in very low flame and cook until rice cooks.It will take around 20 to 30 mins to cook rice.

This is my entry to "JFI: Jhiva For Cilantro" hosted by Cilantro.

Sooji Sweet (Goduma Nooka Sweet) - Mithai Mela

2009-04-22T10:20:00.011-04:00

Ingredients :

Sooji - 1 cup

Sugar - 1 1/4 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 5 tbl spoon

Procedure:

1.Take pan add ghee - 1 tbl spoon and heat it.In that add sooji and fry it for sometime and take it out.

2.Now add sugar and water.Allow sugar to dissovle in water.

3.As it boils it reaches it consistency of a syrup.

4.Now add sooji in that.

5.Add ghee - 4 tbl spoons in that.

6.Take plate and apply ghee on that and add this sooji mix.

7.Now let it cool and cut into pieces.

This goes to Srivalli who is hosting a wonderful event of Mithai Mela.

Gulab Jamun

2009-04-09T21:16:00.003-04:00

Ingredients :

For Sugar Syrup :

1.Sugar - 700 gms

2.Water - 700 gms

3.Elachi - 4 ( slightly crushed )

To make gulab jamun :

1.Gulab Jamun Packet - 1 (200 gms)

2.Water - 3/4 cup ( 120ml )

3.Oil - deep frying

Procedure :

Preparation Of Sugar Syrup :

1.Dissovle sugar in equal quantity of water and boil it for 5mins.

2.Flavor the syrup with crushed elachi .

To prepare gulab jamun :

1.Add 3/4 cup (average size) 120 ml water to the mix and make it into a soft dough by gentle mixing.

2.Add water in steps while mixing.

3.Make small round shaped jamuns.

4.Fry them over low heat in oil ( or ghee) till golden brown jamuns develop.The frying should not be done at very high heat.

Meal Maker Curry

2009-03-26T17:41:00.008-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Meal Maker - 100 gms

2.Onions - 4 (slices)

3.Cashews - 50 gms (soak in water for 30mins)

4.Masala Paste - 3 tbl spoons

5.Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

6.Turmeric Powder - pinch

7.Salt - to taste

8.Green Chillies - 2

9.Oil - 8 tbl spoons

10.Garam Masala Paste - 3 tbl spoons

(Garam Masala Paste)

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add water (1/2 of that bowl)and boil water for sometime.It must be warm.Remove from frame and then add salt - 1/4 tbl spoon and mix it.Now add meal maker in that and mix it.It must become little soft until that press meal maker with hand. Now wash it in separate water.Then cut it into small pieces.

2.Now take pan add 3 tbl spoons oil and heat it.Add meal maker in that and fry it until it change into light brown colour and remove it.

3.Then add remaining oil - 5 tbl spoons.Now add onions,green chillies and fry it.

4.Add cashews and mix it.

5.Now add red chilli powder,turmeric powder and salt mix it.

6.Then add meal maker in that and fry for sometime.

7.Now add water - 2 tea cups and boil for 5mins and then add garam masala paste - 3 tbl spoons in that mix it.

8.Boil curry until meal maker cooks.

Garam Masala Paste

2009-03-26T17:09:00.006-04:00

Ingredients:

Dhaniya - 1tbl spoon

Lavang - 2

Elachi - 2

Cinnamon stick - 1

Jeera - 1/4 tbl spoon

Gasagasa - 1 tbl spoon(Poppy Seeds)

Ginger - 2 inches

Garlic cloves - 4

Procedure :

1.Dhaniya, Lavang, Elachi, Cinnamon stick, Jeera and Gasagasa grind it as powder.

2.Now add Ginger and Garlic cloves in that and grind it into paste.

(This can be used for all masala curries both veg and non-veg.)

Chicken Fry

2009-03-18T22:28:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

Chicken (boneless) - 1/2 kg

Dhaniya - 4 tbl spoons

Red Chillies - 20

Garlic - 1

Ginger - 2 inches

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 tea cup

Procedure :

1.Grind dhaniya, red chillies, ginger and garlic into paste.

2.Take pan add oil and heat it.Now add in that boneless chicken and fry for sometime(until it turns little brown colour).

3.Add in that grinded paste and salt.

4.Now deep fry chicken for sometime.

Groundnut Sweet

2009-02-25T11:13:00.005-05:00

Ingredients:

Groundnuts - 1 cup

Jaggery - 1 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Procedure :

1.Take pan and fry groundnuts.Make it cool.

2.Once groundnuts is cool separate the skin from the nut.

3.Put jaggery in one large pan and add water to it. Keep the flame at medium low.

4.Allow the jaggery to dissolve in the water.

5.As it boils it reaches the consistency of a syrup.

(The way to check if its done is to take a small drop of the syrup and drop it into a cup filled with water. If the syrup does not spread and sticks then its done.)

6.Now add groundnuts in that and remove from flame and mix it.

7.Keep it to cool and make it balls.

Pongal (Pongali)

2008-12-24T14:46:00.007-05:00

For Powder :

Ingredients :

Toor dal - 1cup

Chana dal - 1/2 cup

Dhaniya - 4 tbl spoons

Red Chillies - 15

Pepper - 3 tbl spoons

Lavang - 10

Elachi - 5

Cinnamon stick - 2

Procedure :

1.Fry them separately in pan without oil.Make them cool and grind it as powder.

For Pongal :

Ingredients :

Rice -1 cup

Toor dal - 1/4 cup

Water - 2 1/2 Glasses

Pongal Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Tarmarind Paste - lemon size (soak in water)

Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tbl spoon

Red chillies - 4

Curry Leaves - 5

Procedure :

1.Take cooker add rice, toor dal and wash it.Now add water in that and pressure cook 3 whistles.

2.Now keep that cooked rice on stove in low flame and add tarmarind paste with water,salt and pongal powder and mix it.

3.Take pan add oil and heat it.Then add mustard seeds,red chillies,curry leaves and fry it.Add this fried mustard seeds to cooked rice.

4.Serve Pongal with fried vadiyam.

Cauliflower Pickle

2008-12-10T09:53:00.011-05:00

Ingredients :

1.Cauliflower - 4 cups

2.Red Chilli Powder - 1 cup

3.Mustard Seeds powder - 1 cup
(Grind mustard seeds)

4.Salt - to taste ( little less then 1 cup )

5.Lemon Juice - 1 cup

6.Garlic (full) - 2

7.Oil - 1 Cup

Procedure :

1.Separate cauliflower into small flowers then wash it and make it dry without water.It must be dry while preparing pickle.

2.Take glass bowl then add cauliflower,red chilli powder,mustard seeds powder,salt,lemon juice,garlic cloves(remove garlic layers),oil and mix it.
We have to keep 2 days and we can use from 3rd day.

Note:If we keep outside we can use this pickle for one week otherwise we have to keep this pickle in fridge and we can use it.

Bottle Gourd Gravy (Sorakaya Pulusu) (Anapakaya Pulusu)

2008-11-25T21:03:00.006-05:00

Ingredients :

Bottle Gourd - 1(take upper layer and cut into pieces as you wish)

Onions - 2

Green Chillies - 6

Red Chilli Powder - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder - Pinch

Salt - To taste

Oil - 4 tbl spoon

Tarmarind - lemon size(soak in water)

Lavang - 2

Jeera - 1/2 tbl spoon

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbl spoon

Procedure :

1.Grind jeera and lavang.Now add in that chopped onions and grind it.

2.Take pan add oil and heat it.Now add in that grinded onion paste,green chillies and fry it for sometime.Then add ginger garlic paste and fry it.

3.Now add Bottlegourd pieces and fry it.Then add turmeric powder,red chilli powder,salt and mix it.

4.Then add soaked tarmarind water and boil until bottlegourd boiled.

5.Garnish with coriander leaves.

6.Serve bottle gourd gravy(sorakaya pulusu) with hot rice.

Coriander Chutney(Kothimeera Pachadi)

2008-11-10T15:05:00.006-05:00

Ingredients :

Coriander Leaves - 1 bunch(chopped)

Tomatos - 3 large(chopped)

Green chillies - 6

Daniya - 1/2 tbl spoon

Jeera - 1/2 tbl spoon

Red Chillis - 2

Salt - to taste

Procedure :

1.Take Pan add oil and heat it. Now add daniya,jeera,green chillis,red chillis and fry it.Now add coriander leaves and add tomato,salt then fry it for sometime.

2.Graind it fried coriander leaves.

3.Serve Coriander chutney with idly or dosa.

Fish Fry(Chepala Vepudu)

2008-10-21T21:57:00.009-04:00

Ingredients :

Fish Pieces - 6

Onions Large - 4

Green Chillies - 6

Red Chilli Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Turmeric Powder - pinch

Garlic Cloves - 3

Jeera - 1/4 tbl spoon

Oil - 5 to 6 tbl spoons

Procedure :

1.Wash fish pieces and keep it side.

2.Now grind garlic,jeera,chopped onions. In that add red chilli powder,tumericpowder,salt and mix it.

3.Then marinate fish pieces in that grinded onion paste.

4.Now marinate that for 30mins.

5.Take pan add oil and heat it.In that add fish pieces and fry it.

6.It have to change into little brown colour.

7.Then add remaining onion paste and fry it until it fish pieces is cooked.

Lady Finger Gravy (Bendakaaya Pulusu)

2008-09-18T12:05:00.015-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Lady fingers - 15(cut lady fingers like this)

2.Onions - 4 (small)

3.Green chillies - 4

4.Tomatos - 2 (small)

5.Tarmarind - 1/2 lemon size

6.Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 to 1 tbl spoon

7.Turmeric Powder - pinch

8.Salt - to taste

9.Sugar - 1/4 tbl spoon

10.Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Procedure :

1.Take Pan and add lady finger pieces,turmeric powder - pinch and salt - 1/4 tbl spoon and fry for sometime.

2.Until that sticky goes (it means it will stick for pan.check the picture).

3.Remove fried lady fingers from pan and wash that pan.

4.Now take pan add oil and heat it.Now add onion pieces,green chillies and fry it.

5.Add fried lady fingers,red chilli powder,salt and fry it.Now add tomato pieces and fry it.

7.Add tamarind waterand little water also.Now boil for sometime.Until lady finger boils.

Beet Root Fry

2008-08-20T11:31:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Beetroot - 2 (chopped or grated)

2.Onion - 1 (chopped)

3.Red Chillies - 2

4.Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tbl spoon

5.Curry Leaves - 5

6.Chana Dal - 1/4 tbl spoon

7.Urad dal - 1/4 tbl spoon

8.Salt - to taste

9.Oil - 2 tbl spoons

10.Water - little

11.Coconut - 5 tbl spoons(grated)

Procedure :

1.Take Pan add oil and heat it.Now add mustard seeds,red chillies,curry leaves,chana dal,urad dal,chopped onion and fry it.

2.Now add beet root grated (chopped or grated).Then add salt and fry it.

3.Add little water and fry it until that water done.

4.Now add grated coconut and fry it.

5.Serve it with hot rice.

Rasam

2008-07-24T15:03:00.012-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Toor dal - 1/2 tea cup

2.Tomatos (chopped) - 4

3.Tarmarind - Lemon size

4.Garlic cloves - 4(Paste)

5.Salt - to taste

6.Rasam Powder - 3 tbl spoons
(Rasam Powder)

7.Coriander Leaves - to garnish

8.Ghee - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Procedure :

1.Pressue cook toor dal,tomato pieces,tarmarind and add 1 1/2 tea cup water with 3 whistles.

2.Now take that from cooker and grind that.

3.Take pan add garlic paste,grinded dal paste,rasam powder,coriander leaves,salt,ghee mix it.

4.Now keep it on stove and boil for 10mins and serve it with rice.

Rasam Powder

2008-07-24T14:51:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

Toor Dal - 1 tea cup

Jeera - 1 tea cup

Dhaniya - 1/2 tea cup

Pepper - 1/2 tea cup

Red chillies - 8

Procedure :

1.Fry all separately in pan without oil and grind it.

Gongura Pachadi

2008-07-14T17:47:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

Gongura bunches - 1 lb(1/2 kg)

Tarmarind - 1/4 to 1/2 size of lemon

Green chillies - 6 to 8

Red chilli - 1

Curry leaves - 4

Garlic cloves - 15(small)

Jeera - 1/4 tbl spoon

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tbl spoons

Chana dal - 1/2 tbl spoon

Oil - 5 tbl spoons

Salt - to taste

Onion - 1 (chopped)

Procedure :

1.Separate gongura leaves from the stems. Wash gongura leaves and keep in cooker and then add green chillies,garlic cloves - 5,Jeera,tarmarind and add little water in that(1/2 tea cup).Pressue cook for 2 whistles.

2.Now take that from cooker drain the water add little salt and graind that cooked gongura leaves.

3.Take pan add oil and heat it.Now add mustard seeds,chana dal,red chilli,garlic cloves- 10,curry leaves for 2mins.

4.Now add grainded gongura and fry for 15 to 20mins.

5.Add chopped onions in that and have with hot rice. Add little oil in rice and have it.

Yummy Blog Award

2008-07-01T11:23:00.005-04:00

This award was given to me by Uma.Thank you so much Uma.....

Coconut Sweet

2008-06-16T15:04:00.007-04:00

Ingredients :

Grated Coconut - 2 cups(250 gms)

Sweetened Condensed Milk - 150 gms

Badam - 8

Procedure :

1.Take pan and add condensed milk in that just heat it or take one bowl add condensed milk in that and heat it.

2.Now add grated coconut and mix it.When it is warm make them balls and keep each badam for each ball.

3.Take each ball and keep in both hands and press that ball slowly.

4.Now Coconut Sweet ready.

Duration Time : 10mins.

Quantity : 8

This goes to Suganya who is hosting a wonderful event “AFAM – Coconut”

Rasam

2008-06-12T10:53:00.005-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Tomato - 1

2.Garlic cloves - 3(Paste)

3.Rasam Powder (MTR) - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

4.Red chilli - 1

5.Curry Leaves - 4

6.Tarmarind Paste - 2 to 2 1/2 tbl spoon

7.Salt - to taste

8.Oil - 1 tbl spoon

9.Mustard Seeds - pinch

10.Asafoetida - pinch

11.Coriander leaves - to garnish

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add tarmarind paste,water,salt and mix it.

2.Now take pan add oil and heat it. Add mustard seeds,asafoetida,curry leaves,red chilli,garlic paste,tomato pieces,rasam powder fry it.

3.Add in that already mixed tarmarind water and boil for 5mins.

4.Garnish with coriander leaves.

Janthikalu/Murukulu

2008-06-05T10:21:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Rice Flour - 1 cup

2.Butter - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

3.Vaamu (Ajman Seeds) - 1/4 tbl spoon

4.Salt - To taste

5.Water - little

6.Oil - For Deep Frying

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add rice flour,vaamu,butter,salt and little water. Add just enough water to make a soft dough.

2.Take muruku maker and fill it with dough.

3.Now heat oil in pan.Put the dough in muruku maker and press into hot oil.

4.Fry till janthikalu turn golden brown. Fry them on both sides.

Coconut Chutney

2008-05-29T10:26:00.009-04:00

Ingredients :

Coconut (grated ) - 250 gms ( 2 tea cups)

Red chilies - 3

Mustard Seeds - pinch

Salt - to taste

Tarmarind Paste - 1/4 tbl spoon

Curry Leaves - 4

Water - Little

Oil - 1 tbl spoon

Procedure :

1.In grinder add 3 red chillies,grated coconut,salt,tarmarind paste and water.Now grind it.

2.Take Pan add oil and heat it.Now add mustard seeds,1 red chilli,curry leaves and then add in that grinded coconut.

3.Now serve with hot rice.

Cauliflower Manchuria (Monthly Mingle 21 - Appetizers & Hors'Doeuvres)

2008-05-21T11:23:00.001-04:00

Ingredients :

Cauliflower - 1 ( cut into flowers )

Onions - 2 onions ( chopped finely )

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbl spoons

Red Chilli Powder - 2 tbl spoons

Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Green Chilli Paste - 3 tbl spoons

Corainder Leaves - 1/2 bunch ( chopped finely )

Red Food Colour - a pinch

Soya Sauce - 2 tbl spoons

Corn Flour - 2 tbl spoons

( in that 1 1/2 tbl spoon corn flour, dissolved in water )

Wheat flour - 1 tbl spoon

Rice Flour - 1/2 cup

Baking Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

Lemon juice - 2 tbl spoons

Oil - for deep frying

Procedure :

1. In a large bowl mix wheat flour, rice flour, 1/2 tbl spoon corn flour, baking powder, salt, 1 tbl spoon soya sauce, 1 tbl spoon ginger garlic paste, 1 tbl spoon red chilli powder, turmeric powder and 1tbl green chilli paste. Mix them well with water.

2. Now add caulifower flowers in that.

3. Heat oil in deep frying pan. Now fry cauliflower flowers in oil and take it ou and keep aside.

4. Take pan and add oil 3 tbl spoons and add oinions and fry it well. Now add 1 tbl spoon ginger garlic paste, 2 tbl spoons green chilli paste in this and fry it.

5. Now add 1 tbl spoon soya sauce and fry it. Put the flame in low and add corn flour water paste and red colour and mix it well.

6. The mixture will start to thicken. Keep on mixing them for 1min and add lemon juice and mix it and garnish with corainder leaves.

7. Now add cauliflower and mix it and remove from the flame and serve it hot.

This goes to Meeta and Mansi who is hosting a wonderful event of Monthly Mingle 21 - Appetizers & Hors'Doeuvres.