Gongura Prawns | Gongura Royyalu Recipe

Gongura and avakai is most popular recipes of Andhra and it's difficult to find any one in Andhra whom doesn't like both of these, in gongura (sorrel leaves) it's pachadi (chutney) and gongura royyalu is very famous apart from the other dishes.  I don't buy gongura much but whenever I do it's goes to pachadi or as this gongura prawn a recipe I follow my sister's mom-in-law recipe which never fails simple ingredients makes this curry delicious a perfect combination with steamed rice.

Avakaya | Andhra Mango Pickle Recipe

 I love pickles and can totally survive on pickles if given a choice. Avakaya or Andhra mango pickle is one of my favorite pickle along with Rajasthani mango pickle I simply love both.  Avakai+ghee+steamed rice is just heaven for me and I can eat that every day.  My BIL used to mix rice, ghee and avakai together and distribute among all and we used to fight who will get more mango pieces.

Sukhe Aloo Badi (Wadi) Sabzi

Aloo Badi is something I do when I ran out of veggies I always have different variety of badi/wadi stock up thanks to my in-laws specially my sister-in-laws whom never forget to make my portion and keep aside.  As I mentioned in my how to make badi (wadi) post these wadiyan it's from one of aunt famous for her beautiful badi.  One can add wadi in any vegetable of choice and the most common and famous combo is classic potato and wadi or potato, eggplant and badi.  

Jaljeera Drink Recipe | Summer Drinks Recipe

Jaljeera is popular North Indian drink and almost every makes this specially during summer because of it's cooling effect. It's also used as a appetizer drink mostly in restaurant as it's has digestive properties, in typical North Indian thali meal mostly we can see jaljeera as welcome drink (appetizer).  Jaljeera is also popularly knows as Pani puri pani, ya the pani used is pani puri is nothing but jal jeera.

Carrot And Ginger Soup Recipe

Soup is comfort food for me and I mostly make this when someone is not feeling well simply cause nothing is more comfort than having a hot, spicy, creamy soup do you agree?  Since we are falling sick one after another I rely mostly on soup as it's also very easy to prepare.  DH likes tomato soup any day so for him mostly I make that or I do some time Pappa Al Pomodoro aka tomato bread soup to have as dinner, this carrot and ginger soup I made as lunch to have it with bread toast last week.  

Bharwa Bhindi | Gujarati Bhinda Sambhariya | Okra Recipes

Bharwa Bhindi means mostly is stuffing with chickpeas flour/besan but here in Gujurati Sambhariya Bhindi stuffing is made of coconut, peanuts and spices. It's a great change from usual okra recipes or even from stuffing okra, a very good combination with paratha/roti or even with rice.  It can be done in jiffy other than the okra cutting and stuffing part.  For this sambhariya recipe try to use fresh tender small lady's fingers if not use tender long ones and cut in half for stuffing.  

Andhra Chicken Pickle Recipe

Chicken pickle is popular Andhra pickle recipe along with mutton, prawn pickles etc. I didn't use to eat chicken pickle for long time but recently I tried and love it.  It's good change from usual chicken curry or any other chicken recipes.   I don't know why it never occurred to me to post this pickle recipe or even prawn pickle for matter though I have ample of access to these yummy pickles.

Mango Kulfi Recipe | Mango Recipes

Mango Kulfi I guess there are hardly any one whom doesn't like it. Kulfi or khulfi is popular diary Indian Dessert.  Kulfi is known as Indian ice cream, it looks and taste similar to ice cream too only it's dense and creamier and popular kulfi flavors are malai, mango, cardamom, saffron and pista.  I followed here traditional way of making kulfi i.e evaporating milk by slow cooking.  You can directly add evaporated milk to reduce cooking time too.

Tamatar Dhaniya Ki Chutney | Tomato Cilantro Chutney Recipe

Tamatar Dhaniye ki chutney aka tomato and green coriander leaves chutney is one recipe that I wanted to post for ages.  This chutney recipe I learnt from  my in-laws and it's one of most popular chutney, for any dish side chutney has to be this  one as in North India coconut or onion chutney is almost doesn't has existence and most important thing chutney is used as a side along with meal or with pakoas, bajjiya, chawal roti, farra etc the typical North Indian affair.  Of course now a days people try all sort of things but in villages these rules still holds high.

Raw Mango Rice | Mangai Sadam | Mango Recipes

Mango Rice or manga sadam is popular rice recipe from Tamil Nadu made of raw mango, cooked rice, little nuts and lightly spiced, a perfect blend of ingredients to make this delicious yet very easy rice variety. Mango rice is also a very good lunch box option as it can be done in jiffy and if we have leftover rice then it's a breeze, speaking of that a great way to use leftover rice is making mango rice or any other variety rice. 

Urad Dal Badi | Wadi | Wadiyan | Sun Dried Lentil Dumpling Recipe

Wadi, wadiyan, vadiyal, vadiyalu or badi as we call it it's all same just with different names.  We call vada as bada and wadi as badi both are made of urad dal.  Wadi or Badi is nothing but soaked lentil grind to slight coarse paste and some time with spices then sun dried.  Wadi/badi pair along with any other vegetable makes a delicious curry we just have to fry wadi/badi in oil and use it like any other veggie.  The texture is more like meat though the taste is not exactly like meat and it's also high source of protein.  Vegan and gluten-free these badi/wadi are treat to eat and it's a great resource to have when we don't have much veggie in hand.  The popular combination is of badi/wadiya and potato.