kumari' s kitchen: February 2014

Friday 28 February 2014

PANEER BREAD PIZZA...

thinking of what to give your hungry, tired kids returning from school... try this variety of pizza which is easy to prepare and the kids will love to have it...

hello frnds.. i have already posted a roti pachadi recipe using yellow cucumber, here is an other recipe using yellow cucumber which my athamma (aunt) taught me when she recently visited us in chennai... have to tell you, it was so tasty that i had my whole meal only with this pickle... pickle lovers get ready to droll... bcoz this recipe is gonna rock your taste buds...

MIXED VEGETABLE PICKLE...

carrot, beans, cauliflower, dhondakaya... a mix of all veggies and outcomes a yummy, spicy andhra special pickle - "mixed vegetable pickle" which is served in all the wedding parties in andhra these days..

ROYYALA PULUSU...

yummy, delicious and juicy prawns flavored with tomatoes and tamarind juice... it s a great treat to your taste buds...

ALOO ONION CURRY (FOR PURI'S)

aloo onions recipe for puri's... kids all time favorite... and most common recipe in most of the houses on sunday's...

NALLA KARAM....

nalla karam... spicy podi recipe for multiple uses...

SORAKAYA KURA..

a quick and easy to cook bottle gaurd recipe flavored with fresh milk... best side dish recipe for chpathi's and pulka's...

PAPPULA PODI..

got rid of eating the same coconut chutney's with idly and dosa daily... try this variety of podi which is very popular in andhra... pappula podi is a recipe that you can find on all dinning tables of all andhra cuisine restaurants.. kids also will like this recipe as it is not very spicy and tastes yummy with roasted dal and peanut flavor...

THOTAKURA PAPPU

though we don't add much veggies in our daily diet, greens are our all time favorite at home... when me n my bro were school going, my mom makes sure that she cooks greens atleast twice a week since we hate eating any other veggies.. thotakura pappu is my bro's favorite and after he left home for higher studies, my mom cooks this thotakura pappu for sure when ever he is back home for vacations..

thotakura pappu taste best with avakai (mango pickle), ghee and vadiyallu (prepared by mom)....

RAVA LADDU

a sweet dish which can be done quickly and easily... very nutritious and tasty and a great treat to kids...

KODI KURA...

sunday's are always very special at my home... the whole house fills with the aroma of fully flavoured masala cooking in the kitchen... from my childhood it is been a tradition of cooking non - veg on sunday 's at home.. though they cook it on weekdays also, sunday's become a must for non-veg menu... most of our get togethers are planned on sunday's since everyone will eat non-veg on sunday and they don't fast for any god and have no restriction's.. as i am a pure non - vegetarian, i always wait for sunday's and start planning the sunday 's menu 2 - 3 days earlier..

since i love non - veg, i keep trying to learn new varieties... last year i met one of my granny who stays in hyderabad and learnt this recipe from her... i loved it so much... she is a great cook and is specialist in cooking non - veg varieties.. and she told me the recipe of this.. i tried it two to three times at home and it always turned out extra ordinary... i wanted to share this recipe with you all and hence presenting yo uthe delicious recipe of chicken...hope you like this recipe... :-)

PANI PURI

now is there any1 who don't like pani puri... the favorite street food of everyone... the second i think about pani puri my mouth starts watering... i love pani puri sooooo much... wen ever me and my sisters meet in bangalore, we make sure that we go have panipuri at our favorite shop...

many don't prefer having pani puri on roadside because they are not sure of the water used in making pani.. so now everyone can prepare this yummy tasty recipe at home and njoy it with out any doubts...

MINI IDLY SAMBAR

south india's famous breakfast, evening snack or dinner recipe... tastes awesome when served hot and with a lot of ghee... though my mom makes this at home frequently from my childhood, i started liking it only after having it in one of my friends place... have to mention what a great cook my friends granny was.. i miss her food these days anyway... my mom got the sambar recipe from her and started preparing this recipe from then on... i eagerly wait for my mom to prepare this because idly is something very rarely cooked in our kitchen since no one likes idly in my home... and now even i learnt how to cook this sambar... but the recipe shown here is cooked by my mom.. because it taste best when prepared by mom's.. there is some magic in mother's hand... hope this recipe will make you droll... :-) :-)

DOSAKAYA PACHADI

presenting you another "roti pachadi" variety, "DOSAKAYA PACHADI", made out of a variety of cucumber... in andhra most of the people start their meal with pachadi (made in grinding stone and are prepared freshly) or pickles (made in advance, mostly seasonal and are stored for months). hence these items will be present on all the dining tables across the state.. dosakaya pachadi is one among them, and is very frequently prepared in most of the houses...

as we leave in chennai, my mom is not that satisfied with the taste of the cucumber we get here in chennai market. so she makes sure that she will get some cucumbers when ever she goes to our hometown.. recently we went to andhra for one of our family wedding and my mom got few cucumbers to make this pachadi... hope you like the recipe...

SODDHA BURELU

Soddha burelu (sajja burelu) is a sweet dish very famous in the rural parts of Andhra Pradesh…. Soddhalu or sajjalu (bajra) is one of the oldest millets used by our ancestors in their regular diet. Many of them in this generation are unaware of this millets which has very high nutrition values and benefits. Bajra millets are known to have high fiber content which makes it healthier. Dieticians and nutritionist are trying their best to promote this particular millet and increase its consumption by educating its benefits among all groups of people. (courtesy: google search)

These days it is very difficult to feed children with such kind of healthier food. This recipe being a sweet dish has a great flavour and taste, and kids will also like it. This dish is usually cooked by my great grand mom and my grand mom during the important festivals along with other sweets and savory.

Though this sweet doesn't looks attractive, it is very healthy and very tasty. Being rich in nutrition’s it is good for all age groups.

PANEER SANDWICH

kids favorite paneer stuffed sandwich... yummy, tasty, delicious....

NELLORE CHEPALA PULUSU

The world famous fish curry recipe which is cooked using only fresh water fish... nellore chepala pulusu has a very special recognition in andhra cuisine... no other fish curry can beat the taste of this curry ever for me n my bro.. presenting you the most popular recipe of andhra pradesh... nellore chepala pulusu.. get ready to rock your taste buds...

ONION PAKODA

a famous south Indian evening snacks.. especially during rainy days the best snack served along with hot tea. ..

GUTHI VANKAYA KURA...

andhra 's spl recipe guthi vankaya kura... there is a saying in telugu " vankaya vanti kura, seethamma vanti thalli dorakadu" which means "one can't find a curry like brinjal's and a mother like goddess seetha". brinjal recipes are that favorite to andhra people n this is one of the popular recipe in andhra menu..

YERRA KARAM

yerra karam is one of the chutney recipes that is very familiar in nellore and prakasam districts of andhra pradesh.. this is served with tiffin items like dosa, idly, bondas etc., along with coconut chutneys. this is also applied on dosa's and is served as karam dosa... spicy and tasty..

CHICKEN PULUSU...

easy to cook chicken recipe for the beginner's and bachelor's...

GINGER GARLIC PASTE

home made ginger garlic paste...

PACHI MIRAPAKAYA PACHADI

as everyone know that andhra is very famous for huge varieties of pickles and roti pachadlu (chutney's prepared in grinding stone), here is a pachadi that is very frequently prepared at my home using grinding stone....

MUTTON PULUSU

a treat for the mutton lovers... presenting the recipe of my granny who is an expert in non - veg recipes..

MUTTON BIRYANI

biryani... everyone's favorite and is one the recipe's that we make sure that we prepare in all our family get togethers.. this is the recipe of my mom which is almost the same as i do but not exactly the same...