Category: Andhra

  • Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani – Chicken Dum Biryani

    Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani – Chicken Dum Biryani

    Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani – Chicken Dum Biryani – Authentic Hyderabad Chicken Dum Biryani – HOw to make Chicken Dum Biryani  with stepwise pictures – One of the traditional biryani dish originating from Hyderabad where rice is slow cooked in a process called”dum” with aromatic long grain fragrant basmati rice, authentic spices and fresh cut…

  • Mutton Dalcha – How to make Mutton Dalcha

    Mutton Dalcha – How to make Mutton Dalcha

    Mutton Dalcha – How to make Mutton Dalcha –  is a side gravy prepared with combination of meat, lentil and vegetables. Its a part of Hyderabad Cuisine but also a very common dish in many tamilian muslim community.  Mostly this is prepared as side for biryani or pulao.. goes well with idli dosa and chapati…

  • Andhra Green Chili Chicken Curry

    Andhra Green Chili Chicken Curry

    Andhra Green Chili Chicken Curry – when i say chilli chicken… i really mean it!  🙂  This is not your typical INDO CHINESE chilly chicken… but its green chilli chicken made purely with spicy green chilies… Tasted one of the dry version at a restaurant back in chennai… and ever since wanted to replicate it…

  • Chicken 555 Gravy – How to make Chicken 555

    Chicken 555 Gravy – How to make Chicken 555

    Chicken 555 Gravy – a restaurant specialty which i came to know recently in one of the outlets here…that Andhra style dry version of chicken 555 is all over the net but gravy is something that you don’t see anywhere 🙄  well, figured it myself… tried my best to match what i had and it…

  • Gutti Dondakaya Vepudu – Stuffed Tindora – Stuffed Kovakkai

    Gutti Dondakaya Vepudu – Stuffed Tindora – Stuffed Kovakkai

    Gutti Dondakaya Vepudu – is a stir fry dish hailing from Andhra.. this simple dish made with Tindora / Ivy Gourd / Kovakkai -which are stuffed with special Andhra style spice blend (karam podi) The recipe is roughly based on the post shared by Sailusfood where you find mouthwatering authentic dishes from Andhra, thanks Sailu for…

  • Cashew Biscuits – Karachi Kaju Biscuits

    Cashew Biscuits – Karachi Kaju Biscuits

    Everyone of us will have some kind of favorite biscuits from our childhood. Some good picks for me would be … that tea kaadai butter biscuits, khara biscuits, orange cream, Britannia anytime orange flavored biscuits, also that kaju nei biscuits … that list is never ending 😆 😆 They all have fancy names today termed as…

  • Cluster Beans Poriyal – Kothavarangai Poriyal – South Indian Cluster Beans Curry

    Cluster Beans Poriyal – Kothavarangai Poriyal – South Indian Cluster Beans Curry

    Cluster Beans,  also known as Kothavarangai in Tamil, Gawar in Hindi, Goruchikkudu in Telugu is a very humble vegetable with many health benefits… its good for diabetes, great for heart, aids digestion, strengthen bones and also helps to regulate blood pressure. It is very common in South Indian homes and often prepared as a dry…

  • Dondakaya Vepudu Recipe – Ivy Gourd Peanut Stir Fry – Andhra style Ivy gourd fry

    Dondakaya Vepudu Recipe – Ivy Gourd Peanut Stir Fry – Andhra style Ivy gourd fry

    I have always had a liking for Andhra style food ever since I landed here in USA, most of my friends from here are telugu, may be that influenced me a lot…. 🙂 they make these veg curries which often looks simple but taste super awesome, I don’t know what kind of magic happens but…

  • Hyderabadi Chicken 65 – Chicken 65

    Hyderabadi Chicken 65 – Chicken 65

    Hyderabadi Chicken 65 is one dish which always has a special place at the table, the moment it shows up at the table it takes the privilege to disappear in no time. Though we enjoy our traditional tamilian style 65 every sunday, we also make this hyderabadi style 65 once in while which is similar to…

  • RAW MANGO RICE – Mangai Sadam recipe

    RAW MANGO RICE – Mangai Sadam recipe

    Mangoes are in season now and every market here has some type to offer. My favorite is the raw mango (we call it kilimukku) but unfortunately never ever get that here, but there are other raw mangoes which flock the Indian stores this time of the year and this week had a chance to grab…