Ingredients 2 cups of soya chunks 1 cup of Atukulu( poha) 1 tb spoon of ginger& garlic paste  2 small onions Green chillies 2 Besan(sanaga pindi) 3 tspn corn flour 2tspn salt to taste. Procedure:  Cook  soya chunks in hot boiling water for two to three mins until they are soft.Make sure we don't add salt to the water.Then...

Ingredients: 1.paneer1lb(220 g) 2.green peas 1cup 3.one large onion 4. Ginger&garlic paste 1tspn 5.chilli powder 1tspn 6.Daniya powder1 tspn, jeera powder 1/2 tspn 7.one tomato make it into fine paste 8.whole garam masala (lavang,dalchin,cardamom each 3 count) 9. One Tspn of fresh cream.(optional) Preparation:Grind onion into fine paste. Then...

Ingredients: urad dal 1cup oil for deep fry chat masala 1 Tspn Jeera powder1tspn. Green chilli's cut into small pieces. chilli powder 1 Tspn One lemon  Onion &tomato cut into small pieces.  Preparation:  First we have  to prepare vada,for that we have to soak urad dal at least 5 hrs,then grind it.Then add salt to...

Whole yellow peas are part of the legume family.Yellow  vatana are dried light colored whole peas.These small round dried peas are hard and need to be soaked for few hours to reduce the cooking time.Here iam going to share my mom recipe which is very easy and tasty.It is very tasty recipe can be cooked with few ingredients. Ingredients: ...

Ingredients: 1.Rajma 1 cup 2. Big onion 3.small tomatos 2 4.ginger garlic paste 1 Tspn 5. Daniya powder 1 Tspn 6.jeera powder 1/2 Tspn 7.Garam masala 1/4 Tspn 8.chillipowder 1 Tspn 9.green chillies 2 count 10.Rajma masala store bought1 tspn(optional) 11. Oil 2 tbspns 12.salt to taste Preparation:               Soak...

Kobbari annam  Ingredients: 1.Rice2 cups 2.coconut milk4 cups 3.Whole garam masala(lavang ,dalchin,Eliachi each 2 count) 4. Ginger garlic paste1 Tspn 5.Oil 1 Tspn,ghee 1 Tspn  6.one bay leaf Procedure: 1. Heat oil in a pan,add whole garam masala, bay leaf fry few mins then add ginger garlic paste. 2.Now add rice (soaked for at least half...

Ingredients: 1. Prawns 1 lb 2. one big onion 3.chilli powder 4.Turmeric powder 5.salt 6. Oil MASALA PASTE:: One small onion Green  chillies 3 Ginger 3small pieces Garlic 4 pods Daniya(1 Tspn) Jeera (1/2tspn) Gasgasalu or poppy seeds(1 Tspn ) Whole garam masala(lavang,dalchin,Eliachi,pepper each 3 count) Put all ingredients in a blender...

Ingredients:: Onion 1 finely chopped Whole garam masala (dalchin,lavang elachi each 3) Coriander powder 1 tspn Cumin powder 1/2 tspn coriander leaves hand ful Garlic 4 pods Ginger garlic paste 1 tspn Lemon juice 1 tspn Mushroom 1 pound Pepper corns 2 tspns Jeera 1 tspn Curry leaves 1 string Red chilli powder 1 tspn Tomato 1  medium size finely...

This is an authentic eastern dish which originates from a city called Berhempur orissa.This is one of my husband's favourite snack which automatically seeped into being  my kids favourite as well. Ingredients:: Chicken  1/2 lb cut into small pieces(with bones) Corn flour3tbspns All purpose flour or maida 1 tbspn Venegar 1 Tspn Green...

Shrimps with egg is something interesting.I wondered when my mother in law cooked for us long back when we were in India.This is unique combination with rich taste..Everyone eats shrimp in our home,I cook this curry for lunch.I serve egg with gravy for the lunch and shrimp with gravy for dinner.One pot two curries.😊 Ingredients Eggs 2 Shrimps...

Chicken soup is a soup made from chicken,simmered with various other ingredients.The classic chicken soup consists of clear broth,often with pieces of chicken or vegetables.Chicken soup can be made quick and easy.Best chicken soup can be prepared only with freshly cut organic chicken.A bowl of this hot chicken soup gives me strength to execute my...

Tomato soup is always one of my favourite soup.Fresh kuman leaves added the taste for the soup.The secret to the richness of this soup is fresh kuman leaves.As my kids always want something different I tried this soup recently.Everyone liked it.This soup is a comfort food as its best.It may be smooth in texture or include chuncks of tomato.I...

Soya chucks or meal maker is an excellent source of protein especially for vegetarians.It has more health benefits too. As everyone in my home likes this curry I usually cook once or twice in a month.I do prepare soya chunks vada ,one of my family favourite snack.I prepared this recipe without tomato now,but you can add tomatos when you cook.I follow...

Vegetable kofta is a nutritious dish which is very delicious as well. I modified this recipe and included all veggies to substantiate all the required appropriate calories. In addition to that I also added a bit of essential spices  to tune it to our taste buds.  After steaming  all the vegetables it's crushed to be made into small...

This Naan pizza is quick and easy.I have never tried non pizza till date,so thought of preparing it for the Blogging marathon# 38.  I  tried all Naans which we usually get in the restaurants.This seems to be very simple and tempting especially for the kids.I  decided to use naan bread instead of regular bread as a pizza base.This recipe...

This week I'm posting different varieties of naans for the theme Cooking with Naans in Blogging Marathon#38. Today I'm posting garlic naan.Naan is traditionally  cooked in a clay panggangan called Tandoor.It can also be prapared in panggangan and stove top..It usually prepared with yeast.But today I prepared naan without yeast.Contemporary...

Butter Naan a butter flavored flat bread is one of the most extremely delicious dish of Indian bread.This usually made in clay panggangan called Tandoor. But, it can also be made  on stove top or our regular oven.Most of the time when we go to restaurants we keep ordering butter naan.Now first time i thought of preparing it in the home. I...

Poha is  rice that has been parboiled, rolled, flattened and then dried to produce flake.Poha, made from flattened rice, is an easy-to-cook, nutritious snack. It is often eaten for breakfast as well as brunch sometimes. Beaten rice is a lactose-free, fat-free and heart-friendly food.It is a good source of 11 essential vitamins and minerals...

This dish originated from the Punjab region of India and is popular all over Northern India. During mustard growing season, green fields of Punjab and North India are covered with ‘sarson ke phool’, the yellow mustard flowers. Green leaves of mustard are used like spinach and made into a delicious sag/saag. It is served by many ‘dhabas’, the roadside...

Paneer 65 is a delicious snack or starter.It is an all time favorite dish among every one of us especially kids. It is basically batter coated fried paneer cubes.Dating back to ancient India,[1][2] paneer remains the most common type of cheese used in traditional South Asian cuisines. The use of paneer is more common in Nepal, India, Pakistan,...

Chegodilu is a delicious Andhra snack which most people would like to have as evening snack.During my  childhood this was my favorite snack and my mom used to prepare this one or sometimes the other version called jantikalu. For this week marathon I am excited to prepare favorite snacks of my whole family.My little one who is 5 years old is a...

Pani puri/phoocka,/gol gappa,/gupchup is known by different names based on the regions you hail from but neverthless it is a popular street snack especially inIndia,Nepal&pakistan.It comprises of a round , hollow  puri and filled with a watery mixture of pani.(tamarind, coriander , mint,& chilli paste topped with chat masala and coriander...

Vegetable cutlet is a snack item made with mixed vegetables.An excellent way to make kids eat the vegetables as snack.Vegetable cutlet is a very popular and simple snack item. It is very easy to make and can be had as an appetizer or light afternoon snack or evening snack with tea. It is great for small parties and get together . Now a...

Gongura is widely consumed all over Andhra Pradesh.Gongura is a very rich source of Iron, vitamins, folic acid and anti-oxidants essential for human nutrition.[1]Similarly, Gongura is popular in Tamil Nadu as well, and is called pulichakeerai in Tamil.Gongura comes in two varieties, green stemmed leaf and red stemmed....