Biryani is one of the most popular dishes in Hyderabad, India. To make Hyderabadi Biryani, the meat and the rice are cooked in an air tight pot on very low (...)
I like one pot meals, specially rice dishes such as biryani, pulao and other rice varieties that can be served with or without a side dish. Few days ago, this (...)
It has been a while since I last blogged. Today I am here to share with you a quick and easy, one dish meal. Chana Dal Khichdi is a quick and easy recipe that (...)
Spring is here and the weather is amazing! I don’t feel like cooking anything these days, I mean nothing special for the blog. I still am cooking everyday (...)
Ven pongal with sambar and thengai thayir from tamil nadu
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For the fifth day of Indian States, I have a common Tamil breakfast, pongal. There are two versions of pongal; ven pongal the savory version and sakkarai (...)
Onion Egg Curry or Ulligadda Ukkera, as it is called in telugu, is a very quick and delicious curry that can be prepared in 15 minutes. Telugu is a dialect of (...)
For F, I initially thought of cooking some French food. As I was looking for other cuisines, Finnish cuisine caught my eye. I initially did not consider this (...)
In this A-Z Challenge, Journey Through Telangana Cuisine, I always had M for Makka Gudalu on my list. I did not even consider other options available for ‘M’. (...)
Sheera is a sweet prepared with broken whole wheat (godhuma rava). This is a must preparation during Satyanarayana vratham and is prepared as one of the (...)
For the last 3 days of cakes and muffins series, I have cakes. Had initially planned on doing 6 days of cakes for this week but husband was not on board. Then (...)
The union territory of Puducherry consists of four small unconnected districts: Pondicherry, Karaikal and Yanam on the Bay of Bengal and Mahé on the Arabian (...)
Makha butta or corn on the cob is one of my favorite food, prepared in any form. Whenever I see fresh corn in the stores, it reminds me of street side vendors (...)
Radish stir fry is a quick and easy Indian stir fry with hot Madras curry powder. Curry powder is optional and enhances the flavor of the stir fry. Substitute (...)
Garelu are donut shaped lentil fritters. Popular name for garelu is vada / vadai. In Telangana pesarapappu ~ moong dal garelu are a common preparation followed (...)
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital is Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the largest city. Tamil Nadu is a land most known for its (...)
Banana nut bread is a dense bread cake made with ripe bananas. Today’s banana nut bread with sour cream is a rich and a moist bread by Martha Stewart. I (...)
Mummy cupcakes for halloween home bakers challenge
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For October’s Home Bakers Challenge, Nalini gave us five recipes to choose from. I chose Mummy cupcakes that are a perfect bake for Halloween. I procrastinated (...)
For the last & 6th day of Indian states for Buffet on Table, I have a simple everyday meal from my home state of Telangana. Past few days leading up to the (...)
As I mentioned in my earlier posts, Biryani can be cooked in two ways. One is the raw meat method in which the rice and the meat is cooked together in layers, (...)
Instant pot carrot sabudana kheer - tapioca pudding
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Instant Pot carrot sabudana kheer is a delicious, easy Indian sweet. Theme of the Week – Colorful Food As my regular readers know, I do blogging marathons with (...)
Choco flan, also known as the impossible cake is a Mexican flan cake. It is usually baked in an oven in a water bath for about an hour. I found a pressure (...)
Food of the World is traveling to Japan to taste the cuisine of this island nation. Cuisine is based on rice, noodles and miso soup which are served with other (...)
Fire roasted corn stir fry - quick and easy vegetarian snack
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Fire roasted corn stir fry is a quick snack prepared with frozen roasted corn kernels. Roasted corn is stir fried for few minutes with onions and green chilies (...)
Delhi is one of the union territories of India and is also known as nation capital territory of India. Delhi is in North India surrounded by the states of (...)
This recipe is from Tarla Dalal. When I saw the recipe, the list of ingredients raised by eyebrow, melon and cucumber?? Since I like cucumbers, I wanted to try (...)
