Potato fry (Aloo fry)

Try this simple ,quick and easy to make side dish crispy aloo fry .

Ingredients:

• potatoes ;1/2 kg
• red chilli powder -1 and 1/2 teaspoons
• salt - 1&1/2 tsp
• oil - for deep fry

Method :

1.  Wash the potatoes and peel the skin.
2. Cut them into 1 inch pieces
3. Pour oil for deep fry(approximately 3 table spoons) and heat the oil.
4. Once the oil is hot enough, fry the potato cubes  till they are crispy and golden brown.
5. Stir in between to prevent burning.
6. Remove the oil with a draining ladle .
7. Finally add red chilli powder and salt .
8. Mix well and turn off the flame.
9. Serve with rice or make it as a side dish for sambar or tomato dal.

                                                

Dosa avakaya ( yellow cucumber)

Ingredients :

• Dosakaya -1 big size
• Red chilli powder 40 grams
• Salt - 40 grams
• turmeric - 1 teaspoon
• Mustard powder - 40 grams
• gingelly oil or groundnut oil-100 grams

Preaparation:

1. Wash the dosakaya and wipe it with a wet cloth .Let it dry completely.
2. Ensure it should not be bitter in taste.
3.  Cut into half and deseed the cucumber.No need to peel the skin.
4. Cut into pieces small or medium sized pieces.
5. Take a vessel ,add mustered seeds powder,red chilli powder,turmeric powder ,salt to the diced dosaka pieces and  and mix well.
6.  Add oil to the mixture .
7. Dosa avakaya pickle will be ready to consume one day after the preparation.
8. Store the picle in refrigerator to retain freshness. It  tastes nice upto 15 or more days.

                                             

                                       

Chama gadda fry /chama dumpala vepudu /arby fry

Chamagadda fry with red chili powder
 Chama dumpala vepudu is easy to make and side dish with sambar ,rasam and charu or main course dish for rice too.

Ingredients for chama dumpala vepudu :

• chama gadda -1/4 kg
• red chilli powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp
• salt - 2tea spoons
• oil- 2 table spoons for deep fry

preparation:

1. Soak the chama gaddalu in water for 10 minutes.Then rub and clean them  thoroughly as they may have lot of mud .
2. Boil them in pressure cooker and turn off the stove after 3 whistles.
3. Drain the water and let it cool.
4. Remove the skin and cut them into round slices or cube shape.
5. Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
6. Now slowly drop chama gadda pieces and fry until they turn golden brown colour.
7. Don't stir too much,if done so, the starch activates and turns mushy
8. Finally add red chilli powder and salt .Mix well .Serve as a side dish for dal, rasam,sambar etc.,

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Rasagulla

Rasagulla is a bengali traditional sweet which is made of fresh paneer.

Ingredients:

• Milk - 1 litre
• lemon juice - 2 tsp
• sugar -1 cup
• water -2 cups
• elaichi powder(cardamum powder0- 1tsp

Preparation

1. Boil 1 litre milk in a pan. 
2. When it starts to boil, add  lime juice for curdling
3. Slowly, the milk will start to curdle and split.
4.  Strain the water and gather the  chenna(paneer) in a cotton cloth.
5. Tie the ends and hang it at a height and allow to drain completely.Leave it for half an hour
6. Take the chenna (paneer0 ina plate and make small balls.
7. To prepare sugar sirup,bring to boil the sugar and water for 5 minutes and add cardamum powder to it
8. Drop the balls carefully in the sugar syrup and soak them for 10 minutes.
9. Place it in refrigerator and seve chilled.

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Rasagulla sweet

Beetroot curry

Ingredients for beetroot curry:

• beetroot -250 grams
• green chillies-2
• ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
• red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• grated coconut - 1 tbsp(optional)
• mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• urad dal- 1 tsp
• bengal gram dal(pachhi senaga pappu)- 1 tsp
• oil -1 tbsp
• few curry leaves 
• sliced coriander leaves 
• salt- 2tsps

Preparation:

1. Wash the beetroot and peel the skin.
2. Cut into small sized pieces and half boil them.
3. Drain the water and keep it aside.
4. Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds and allow to splutter
5. Then add .cumin seeds,gram dal,urad dal and curry leaves fry for 2 minutes.
6. Add ginger garlic paste and green chillie pieces and fry .
7. Now add half boiled beetroot pieces and cook for 2 minutes.
8. Add red chillie powder,salt .
9.  Add grated coconut  and mix well.(optional)
10. Finally add coriander leaves and mix well.
11. Serve with hot rice or roti.
    
    
    
    

Mango and coconut chutney

 Raw mango and fresh coconut chutney is a mouth watering recipe and goes well with rice , idly  and minapa attu.(dosa).

 Ingredients ;

• Raw mango-1
• coconut- half shelve
• red chiillies-i
• red chilli powder-2tsps
• mustard seeds-1 tsp
• cumin seeds-1 tsp
• asafoetida(hingu)- a pinch
• curry leaves- a sprig
• salt-1and 1/2 tsp
• oil -2tsps
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• preparation:

1. Wash the mango and peel off the skin
2. Cut into medium size pieces
3. Grind the coconut and mango pieces with salt and red chilli powder  to a fine paste
4. Remove the coconut shell and cut them into pieces
5. Add red chillie pieces and asafoetida(hingu) to the tadaka(taalimpu or popu),curry leaves
6. Take a pan and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds.Let them crackle,
7. Add the taalimpu to the coconut ,mango paste paste and mix well.

kobbari mamidi pachadi / mango and coconut chutney

Dondakaya fry (simple fry)

Tindora fry/ivy gourd fry/dondakaya fry is tasty south indian popular dish.It will be a side dish for dal too.

Ingredients:

• Dondakayalu/Tindora/ivy gourd -1/4 kg
• red chilli powder -1 and1/2 tsp
• oil -1 tbsp
• salt -1and1/2 tsp
• peanuts -as needed

Preparation ;

1.     Wash and cut the dondakaya vegetable  into long slices.
2. Heat the oil in the kadai and place the dondakaya slices 
3. Add peanuts and fry well.
4. Stir fry till the dondakaya is cooked.
5. add salt and red chilli powder .Mix well.
6. Add fresh  coconut powder if you need
7. Serve with hot rice.

                              

                               

vankaya kothimeera karam curry

  Try this andhra style vankaya kothimeera kaaram made with slender brinjals.Any type of curry with brinjals taste yummy.This type of curry goes well with rice and rotis

Ingredients:

•  brinjals :1/4 kg
• kothimeera - a large bunch
• green chillies -3 or 4 
• salt -as required
• oil for frying

Preparation ;

1. Wash the brinjals thoroghly.Cut them into long slices and place them in salt water.
2. Grind the coriander leaves and green chillies to a fine paste.
3. Heat the oil in a pan and add the brinjals and toss well.Cover with lid for few minutes.
4. Add coriander and green chilli paste to it and mix well .Stir well and cook for few minutes 
5. Now switch off the flame and the dish is ready to serve with rice or rotis.

brinjal voilet

Green chilli ,coriander paste

add the paste to frying brinjal slices

saute for 2 to 3 minutes

vankaya kothimeera karam recipe /brinjal curry

Gobi manchurian

Gobi manchurian is traditional chinese dish and was adapted by Indian cuisin too.Gobi manchurian is one of the perfect starters you can have before any starters.

Ingredients for gobi(cauliflower)manchurian:

• Cauliflower 
• maida(all purpose floor) -1/2 cup
• corn flour -1/4
• spring onions
• oil -2 tble spoons
• ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• green chillies-2
• onion -1 finely chopped
• capsicum -1 finely chopped
• soya sauce - 2 tsp
• vinegar -1 tsp
• pepper powder -1 tsp
• coriander leves -for garnishing
• salt to taste

Preparation

 Cut the cauliflower into florets and wash it with water.Then boil the cauliflower florets in hot water about 3 to 4 minutes.Drain the water and dry the florets on the paper towel.Take a bowl, add maida,cornflour,pepper powder , soya sauce and salt with little water and make a thick batter ,Heat oil in a pan ,dip the cauliflower florets in the batter and fry till golden colour.

Preparation of sauce:

 In another pan ,heat  11/2 table spoon oil.Add ginger garlic paste,spring onions,chopped onions, capsicum,green chillie pieces and saute well.Add soya sauce,green chillie sauce,salt venigar and mix well.Finally add the fried florets and toss well.Garnish with coriyander leaves and serve.

                                           

Badusha Sweet Recipe | Balushahi Recipe

Ingredients for Badusha sweet :

• maida -1/2 kg
• butter -150gms
• water -as required
• curd -1 cup
• salt -1/2 tsp
• sugar-200 grams
• elaichi powder - 1 tsp (optional)
• lemon juice -1 tsp
• a pinch of cooking soda

Preparation

        Mix the maida,salt,cooking soda ,butter and curd with a little water in a bowl.Let it marinate for an hour.Now take a small portion of dough  and make it as a semi flattened ball.Make a small dent in the middle. In another pan ,heat the water,after that pour the sugar and boil till string type consistency.Switch off the stove  and add lemon juice and elaichi powder to it. Heat the oil in a pan , fry the badushas in a low flame.Let them turn it to golden brown colour.Absorb them in a tissue paper.Then dip them in the sugar sirup for 10 minutes and remove them.Let them dry for an hour.

                                    

                                                       

Badusha sweet

Ravva laddu

Ingredients ;

• bombay ravva(suji ravva)- 1 cup
• sugar - 1/2 cup
• ghee - 1tbsp
• milk -3 tbsp
• cashenuts
• kissmiss
• Elaichi - 3

Preparation:

        First heat the pan  and dry roast ravva in a slow flame ,stir constantly.In anoother pan fry cashenuts and kissmiss separately in ghee until they turn in golden colour.Mix the fried bombay ravva with milk and sugar along with elaichi powder.Make them round balls like laddus and decorate with cashenuts and kissmiss.
                             


                           

Ravva laddu sweet recipe

Minapa garelu recipe

'Kanuma' is farmer's festival in South India.Espessially in telugu states.There is a famous saying in telugu that"kanuma nadu minumu tinali."That means we should taste minumu (urad dal)related dishes on this day due to our  tradition.So let us start minapa garelu or vadalu for this festive ocassion.
       Ingredients

•  urad dal(soak over night or 4 hours for minimum)- 1cup
•  salt- 1 and half tsp
•  oil for deep frying

 Preparation;
      Grind the soaked urad dal with salt in mixer adding less water. Heat the oil in a pan .Take a  plastic sheet,spread  some oil on the plastic sheet Reduce the flame to medium.Make the paste like a donut shape and deep fry in oil until it turns golden brown in colour.Serve hot with coconut or allam chutney.


                                               

    

Utappam RecipeUtappam Recipe with idly batter

  Ingredients for Utappam:

•   left over idly batter 
• onion slices
• green chilli slices
• finely chopped ginger
• oil for frying
• finely chopped coriander leaves(optional)

   How to prepare:
     Mix a half cup of water to 2 cups of idly batter for spreading the batter  easily on tava.Heat the tava and spread the idly batter with laddle as a thick layer in a round shape.Spread the chopped ingredients all over the batter. Drizzle oil towards the utappam.Let it cook in a low flame for a few minutes.Flip the utappam and cook it for few minutes. Serve hot  .

Utappam Recipe

Utappam