Archives for “South Indian Recipes”

Vegetable Upma

When it comes to Upma, I have had to cave in and resort to the traditional way of making it with ghee only; and a lot of it at that. But the results are indeed delicious as a recent phone call from hubby confirmed it. Adding some veggies is my way of making it a [...]


Coconut Milk Veggie Pulao

This is variation of my Coconut Flavored Veggie Pulao. Vegetable Pulao is one rice dish I love to make often. It’s the easiest way to get a good combination of veggies inot ones diet.  Pair it off with a meat curry and yoghurt and a delicious and healthy meal is ready. 


Atukula Uppma (Flattened Rice Upma)

Atukulu Upma or Poha is another quick breakfast or snack which Shilpi keeps asking for regularly. It’s a real easy to whip up in less than 20 minutes even when I am being interrupted constantly every 2 minutes .


Bread Upma

This is a quick and easy recipe. It was one of my favourite after school snacks.I still remeber the first time my Mom made it. I was in fourth grade I think. She had come back from some event where she had learn’t to make it and there was a little leftover. I had loved it [...]


Kobbari Pachadi (Coconut Chutney)

There are many different recipes available for kobbari pachadi. This is the simplest of them with the least amount of ingredients. Kobbari Pachadi or Coconut Chutney is usually served with Dosa, Idli, Garelu and can also be eaten with rice.


Garelu (Spicy Lentil Donuts)

 Garelu or vada are one of those dishes that are a family favourite, but I have always found it to be an extremely time consuming process, until recently when an Aunt of mine suggested using the Urad dal flour instead. Though I love too cook from scratch, there are some dishes I’d rather take shortcuts [...]


Pulihora ( Tamrind Rice )

  Pulihora is the Andhra name for this South Indian Dish. It is also known as Puilogare in Kannada and Puli Satham in Tamil.  The basic concept of the dish is the same even though it migh have minor variations in the recipe.


Ingredients 2 large – beerakai ( ridge gourd ) 2 medium – onions, chopped ½ tsp – mustard seeds ( aawalu ) ½ tsp – cumin seeds ( jeelakara ) 1 tsp – coriander seed powder ( dhanialu podi ) 1 – dry red chilli 1 clove – garlic, lightly crushed 1 pinch – turmeric [...]


This is one of the simplest dishes to make. It is usually served with rice, ghee and pickle. The Avakaya Pachhadi (spicy mango pickle) is usually the favorite with this dish. It is also one of the first foods given to children in Andhra.  Soft cooked rice and sudda pappu with a generous helping of  [...]


Royyalu Koora ( Shrimp Curry)

My Mom’s Shrimp Curry is one of my favorite dishes. It’s spicy and delicious. Do cut back on the spices if you cannot handle it Ingredients 1 pound Shrimp, raw or cooked 2 medium onion, finely chopped 3 teaspoons ginger garlic past 2 whole green chiles, sliced 1 piece cinnamon stick, 2 inches 4 tablespoons [...]


Mushroom Curry

This recipe is my grandmother’s recipe. It is really delicious and many non mushroom eaters have gotten converted after trying this dish out. Ingredients Mushrooms – 2 lb Onions – 2 medium, chopped Cinnamon stick – 1 inch piece Ginger paste – ½ tsp Garlic paste – ½ tsp Cloves – 4 Milk – ¼ [...]


Easy Fried Okra ( Bendakai Koora)

The quantities mentioned here are again approximates. I never really measure precisely. Ingredients Okra – 3 pounds Onion – 1 large/ 2 medium Curry leaves – 1 sprig Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Dry red chilli – 1 Garlic clove – 1 crushed lightly Salt to taste Chilli powder – [...]


Healthy Idli’s

Well it’s been a while since I posted and today I am craving something healthy. Not a surprise. I have been really neglecting my diet in general. So here’s a recipe that actually makes you feel a little good about your diet.




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