Thursday, 27 April 2017

CARROT CABBAGE FRY - Andhra Hotel Style


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Cooking Time : 10 min.

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Friends.. today let me share a very famous Fry recipe that is a must item in Andhra Thali in all Andhra Hotels. As you all know that Andhra Cuisine is very famous for its meals and you can find Special Andhra Meals across the country and in many other countries. Whether it is a Mess or a Hotel, CARROT CABBAGE FRY is the must served Fry recipe in the menu. 

As this CARROT CABBAGE FRY is very tasty, delicious and is a very favourite recipe for Andhra Meals lovers, today I am presenting this very simple, easy recipe for you all. And it even gets ready in just 10 minutes. 

Why so late friends, check out the recipe making video, follow step by step photos and prepare CARROT CABBAGE FRY today...! It tastes best along with meals and even tastes good with roti, chapathi. You can also use as a stuffing for a Veg Roll / Samosa or just keep this awesome fry in the middle of the roti, roll and give it to your kids. I am sure you all will love this CARROT CABBAGE FRY. Happy Cooking...!

INGREDIENTS :
1 Ladle Oil
3/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 tsp Jeera
1 tsp Urad Dal
1 tsp Chana Dal
8-9 Garlic Cloves
2 Dried Red Chillies
Few Curry Leaves
1/4 cup Onion
2-3 Green Chillies
1 cup Cabbage 
1 cup Carrot 
Salt to taste
Little Turmeric Powder
1 cup Grated Fresh Coconut
1 tsp Lemon Juice
Few Coriander Leaves

METHOD : 
1) Take a Pan and add oil. 
2) When it gets heat, add mustard seeds, jeera, urad dal and chana dal. Saute well.
3) Add garlic cloves, dried Red chillies, few curry leaves and saute again.
4) Add chopped onions, long slit green chillies. Mix well and saute.
5) Add long cut cabbage and long cut carrot pieces. Mix well and fry for 5 min. 
6) Add salt to taste and little turmeric powder. Mix well. 
7) After 5 minutes, add grated fresh coconut. Mix well and fry again for 5 min. 
8) Finally add lemon juice, mix once and dish out.
9) Tasty, delicious Andhra Hotel Style "CARROT CABBAGE FRY" is ready to taste now. 
10) Enjoy...!














Monday, 24 April 2017

MANGO RICE PUDDING - Creamy, yummy sweet


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Cooking Time : 35 min. 
To Serve for   : TWO

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Hot Summer started..! But School holidays, yummy mangoes from our village bring lot of happiness.  For kids - its time for enjoyment to our kids and for me - its  time for cooking lot of variety dishes for them.  Now my house is full of mangoes. So, thought of cooking some different, delicious, yummy sweet dish using these mangoes at home today. 

Lets enter my kitchen and see how to prepare "MANGO RICE PUDDING". Its very simple and easy to make. I have taken cooked rice and sauteed it in ghee, later cooked again in milk. Then added fully ripe mango pieces and cooked again. Finally added sugar and cooked till gets thick. All these ingredients brought a creamy texture and authentic flavour to this recipe. 


Check out the complete recipe, watch recipe video and try it out for our kids today for sure. Kids love this yummy, exotic, creamy dessert "MANGO RICE PUDDING". Enjoy...!!!

INGREDIENTS :
2 tsp Ghee
Cashew nuts
1 cup Cooked Rice
2 cups Boiled Milk
1.5 cups Mango Pieces
1 cup Sugar
1/4 tsp Ilaichi Powder

METHOD :
1) In a pan, add ghee and roast cashew nuts and keep aside.
2) Add cooked rice to the same pan and saute for a minute.
3) Add milk, mix well and cook for 10 minutes covering the lid. Cook till all the milk gets combines with rice.
4) Add mango pieces, mix well and cook again for 10 minutes.
5) Add little ilaichi powder and mix well.
6) Finally add sugar, mix well and cook finally for 10 minutes more. 
7) When all the ingredients are combined well with rice, the pudding gets creamy texture and authentic flavour.
8) MANGO RICE PUDDING is ready to taste now. 
9) Tastes super when hot and even when its cool.
10) Enjoy...!

















Monday, 27 March 2017

Traditional, healthy and tasty "UGADI PACHADI" in Telangana Style


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The Celebrations of Ugadi are same in all the regions of Telugu States. The ingredients used for making UGADI PACHADI are same in all the regions, but the making styles are different to each other. In Telangana also the same "Shadruchulu", the six tastes are added to the Pachadi by using neem flowers, tamarind, jaggery, red chilli powder and raw mango. 

Telangana people love and follow the rural culture and traditions. Each and every festival in Telangana brings life to the rural traditions. So on the auspicious day of Ugadi also, people of Telangana prepare Ugadi Pachadi in a new earthen pot. The consistency of Pachadi is very loose, mostly like a juice that makes it very healthy drink in hot summer. Combination of jaggery and salt prevents thirst and ajwain is very good for digestion. 

From this auspicious day "Ugadi", people of Telangana start using Earthen Pot to drink water which a natural way of cooling water. 

Follow the recipe and celebrate this Ugadi with this traditional, healthy and tasty Ugadi Pachadi in Telangana style.  Happy Ugadi to all of you... Enjoy...!

INGREDIENTS : 
1 cup Tamarind Juice
2 cups Water
1/2 cup Jaggery
1/4 cup Raw Mango pieces
1/2 tsp Ajwain / Oma
Little Red chilli powder
Few Neem flowers
Little Rock Salt

METHOD : 
1) Take a earthen pot and add tamarind juice and add 2 cups of water to make it loose.
2) Add jaggery, raw mango pieces, ajwain, red chilli powder, neem flowers and rock salt.
3) Mix well using your hand. 
4) Ugadi Pachadi is now ready to offer to God as Naivedyam and have this traditional prasadam after pooja.
5) Enjoy the festival with this healthy, traditional, tasty "Ugadi Pachadi" in Telangana style.












Traditional Andhra Delicacy "UGADI PACHADI" in Andhra Style


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"UGADI", a traditional Telugu New Year festival is also called as "Telugu Samvatsaradi" in Andhra region. First day of the new year is celebrated with lot of authentic, traditional dishes and a very special "UGADI PACHADI". As I mentioned in my earlier post, Ugadi Pachadi is prepared in different styles in different regions. The ingredients may be same, but Andhra style is little different from Telangana and Rayalaseema varieties.  As Andhra region is the most fertile region in Telugu States, all fresh vegetables, fruits are highly available in these areas. So, Banana, green chillies and fresh coconut are added to Ugadi Pachadi. And the consistency will be sticky because of using fully ripen banana. 


Coming to the preparation of Ugadi Pachadi in Andhra Style -

Neem flowers  gives bitterness
Raw Mango gives sourness
Jaggery gives sweetness
Green chilli gives spicy
Salt gives saltiness
Tamarind gives tanginess
The main combination of these six ingredients bring six tastes of life called as "Shadruchulu" make this Pachadi most authentic, unique and tasty.

Please follow the recipe, try to prepare on the auspicious day of Ugadi. Wish you all a very Happy Telugu Nutana Samvatsaradi "Ugadi". Enjoy...!!!


INGREDIENTS : 
1 Banana
1 cup Tamarind pulp
1/4 cup Raw mango pieces
1 Green Chilli
1/2 cup Fresh coconut
Salt to taste
Few Fresh Neem flowers
1/2 cup Jaggery
1/4 cup Roasted Chana Dal

METHOD : 
1) Take a bowl and cut banana pieces into it.
2) Add all the ingredients one by one to it.
3) Mash well till banana mixes well with all the ingredients. 
4) Finally add roasted chana dal and mix again.
5) Ugadi Pachadi is ready to offer to God as naivedyam now.
6) Taste this authentic Ugadi Pachadi prasadam after pooja.













Sunday, 26 March 2017

Traditional, authentic Telugu Festival recipe "UGADI PACHADI" in Rayalaseema Style


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UGADI is a traditional festival of Telugu people. Our Telugu New Year count starts from this auspicious day. Along with many delicious, traditional dishes, we Telugus prepare authentic "UGADI PACHADI" and offer as Naivedyam to God.  Ugadi Pachadi is prepared by the mixture of 'six tastes (Shadruchulu)' i.e., sweet, hot, sour, tangy, bitterness and saltiness denote the six tastes of life. 

Ugadi Pachadi is prepared in different styles in different regions of Telugu states. Today I am presenting my native Rayalaseema style of Ugadi Pachadi. This authentic, traditional dish is prepared using Tamarind pulp, grated mango, grated dry coconut, jaggery, little red chilli powder, little salt, neem leaves and poppy seeds. The major difference in the making of Rayalaseema style Ugadi Pachadi  is using of Neem Petals instead of complete neem flowers and using of poppy seeds (khus khus) bring a unique flavour to this Ugadi Pachadi. 

Please watch video and step-by-step photso, try it and prepare it on the auspicious "Ugadi" Festival day. Wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous UGADI. Andariki Ugadi Subhakankshalu...! May god bless you all...!!!

INGREDIENTS : 
1cup Tamarind Pulp
1/2 tsp Neem flower Petals
1/4 tsp Salt
Little Red Chilli Powder
1/4 cup Grated Raw Mango
1/2 cup Grated Dry coconut
1/2 cup Jaggery
1/4 cup Roasted Chana Dal
1/2 tsp Poppy seeds (Khus Khus / Gasa gasalu)

METHOD :
1) Take Neem flowers.
2) Rub them to separate petals. Take only petals to prepare Ugadi Pachadi and keep aside. 
3) In a bowl, add a cup of tamarind pulp. 
4) Now add all the above ingredients one after other.
5) Mix well. 
6) Ugadi Pachadi in Rayalaseema style is ready now.
7) Offer to God as Naivedyam first and then enjoy the taste.