Ingredients: • 1 – Cucumber • 1.5 cup- Rice flour • 1/2 cup- whole Wheat flour • 6- Green chillies • 3 tbsp- grated Coconut • 4 tsp -sugar • 1- Ginger piece • 1 sprig- Curry leaves • Salt • Ghee Method: Peel the cucumber skin, remove the rind & grate it. To this, […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg. Andhra Cucumber • 200 gms. chilli powder • 200 gms. mustard powder • 250 ml. refined oil or sesame oil • 150 gms. salt • 1 tsp. haldi Method: Check to see if the cucumber flesh or seeds are sour. If not, proceed. Chop into small pieces, with the skin. Heat […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – red Pumpkin • 100 g – green beans • 2-3 – Green chillies • 1 tsp – Coconut oil • Salt to taste Method: Cut the vegetables into slices then add a cup of water and salt. Slit the green chillies. Boil it for 5-7 minutes. Remove from fire and […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – moong (washed and soaked in water for 30 minutes) • 2 cups – Spinach finely chopped, washed and drained • 8-10 baby onions, peeled • 4 green chillies, slit lengthwise • 1 piece ginger, grated • 2 Cloves – garlic, crushed or grated • 1/2 Lemon juice, extracted • 1/4 […]

Ingredients: • 2 – snake gourd, medium in length • 1 tbsp – moong dal/paasi paruppu • 3 to 4 tbsp – Coconut • As needed – salt • A pinch – cooking soda • 1 – Onion • To temper: • 1 to 2 tsp – oil • 3/4 tsp – mustard • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 10 oz – fresh coarsely chopped Spinach • 1 can – Chickpeas or 2 cups of boiled Channa • 1 – medium size red Onion chopped • 1 – big Tomato chopped • 2 to 3 – medium sized Potatoes boiled and cubed • 2 – Green chillies slit finely lengthwise • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 2 medium sized – raw plantains • 1 medium-size – Potato • 2 to 3 – Green chillies • 1 small piece – Ginger • 10 to 12 – Curry leaves • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 1/2 cup – bread crumbs • oil for frying • Sugar to taste • salt […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – cauliflower, cleaned, flowerets chopped, boiled in salted water • 4 cups – yoghurt, beaten • 2 green chillies, minced • 1 cup – bread croutons (fried bread pieces) • 1 cup – coriander leaves, chopped • 1/2 cup – raisins, soaked in water, drained • 1 tsp – Sugar • […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kilo – Cauliflower florets • 10 inch – Ginger (finely chopped) • 3-4 tsp – soya sauce • 2 tbsp – Tomato sauce • salt to taste • 3/4 tsp – black pepper powder • 6-7 tbsp – Corn flour • 4 tbsp – oil Method: Take enough of water in the […]

Ingredients: • Cucumber 2, medium size • green Chana (chick peas) – 1 cup, cooked • fresh curds – 1 cup • roasted sesame seeds – 3 tbsp • Tomato – ½ cup, chopped • Garlic 2 flakes, minced • green chili – 1 tsp, minced • Ginger paste – ½ tsp • green chili […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Bhindi • 1 – onion, finely chopped • A pinch of panch phoran • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 4 tbsp – Mustard oil • For the masala: • 2 tbsp – yellow whole mustard (sarson) • 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds • 15 to 20 – peppercorns • […]

Ingredients: • 2 – big green cooking Bananas • 4 – green chillies, chopped • 1 – onion, sliced • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 tbsp – oil • salt to taste • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 5 or 6 Curry leaves Method: Pressure cook green bananas without removing the skins […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – oil • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal • 1 – onion, finely sliced • 1 sprig – Curry leaves • 2 – green chillies, slit lengthwise • 1/2 inch piece – ginger, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 slab [or] 150 g – Paneer • 1- big Onion • 1 – big Tomato • 1 – small piece Ginger • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 100g – roasted Peanuts • To marinate: • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 3 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 4 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups (250 gms)- Kootoo ka atta • 1 large (125 gms) Potato boiled, peeled, mashed smooth • 1 tsp- Sesdha namak (rock salt) • Water to knead • Ghee (clarified butter) for frying the paranthas • Dry flour for dusting Method: Mix atta, potatoes and salt together, add water and knead into […]

Ingredients: • 2.5 cups – Rice • 1 cup – Olive oil • 250 g – Grape leaves • 4 – medium onions, chopped • 1/2 bunch – parsley, chopped • 1/2 sprig – mint, chopped • 1/2 sprig – dill, chopped • 1 tbsp – Pine Nuts • 1 – medium-sized lemon, sliced • […]

Ingredients: • ¼ kg (8 to 10) – really small, even sized Egg plants • 2 large onions, chopped fine • 1 cup – fresh or dry grated Coconut or 1 cup ground Peanuts • 2 tbsp – Tamarind pulp (or to taste) • 1 tsp – goda masala • 1 tsp – Red Chilli […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – puffed rice. • Peanuts, a handful. • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder. • Turmeric powder, a pinch. • Salt to taste. • 1 tsp – oil. • 1 tsp – Mustard seeds. • 10-20 Curry leaves. • 1 Onion – cut in small pieces. • 1 Tomato – cut […]

Ingredients: • 400g – val beans (anapa ginjalu) • 1 medium onion, chopped fine • 4 green chillies, chopped fine (reduce the no. for children) • 1 red chilli, broken into pieces • 1/4 tsp – cumin • 6 peeled and crushed Garlic Cloves • 8 Curry leaves • 2 tsp – chopped, Coriander leaves […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Lobia • 2 – Onions • 3 – Tomatoes • 3 – Green chillies • 2 tbsp – Ginger and Garlic paste • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tsp – chilli powder • 2 tsp – coriander powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 2 tbsp – […]