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This is a super simple, aromatic and delicious powder that can be eaten with rice. I am a great fan of such yummy and spicy powders. You can find many kinds of such powders on this blog. Ingredients: 1 cup split Green Gram (?????????, Moong Dal) 8 Dry red chilies 1 tsp Cumin Seeds Salt Preparation: Heat a pan and add all the ingredien
When we are lazy to cook elaborate meals, these simple dishes come in hand. This curry is so easy to prepare and tastes so good. Ingredients: 2 cups of Potato, peeled and cut into small pieces 2 cups of Tomato, peeled and cut into small pieces 2 cups of Onion, cut into small pieces 2 or 3 Green Chilies, cut into small pieces A pinch of Turmer
Hi friends, hope you all are doing well. I know it took a while for me to post a new recipe. Can you believe, I even forgot my blog's 4th birthday on January 16th? Belated birthday wishes to my dear blog. Coming to the recipe today. this is a delicious upma recipe, a little variation to the regular upma. Ingredients: 1 cup Semolina (????? ????, Upma Rava) ½
This is a healthy salad + snack for the evenings. I usually make this during festivals too as an offering. Ingredients: 2 cups Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas, Mudi Senagalu) ¼ cup shredded Coconut (fresh or dry) 1 small onion,finely chopped 2 green Chilies cut lengthwise Few Curry Leaves A pinch of Turmeric Powder 1 tsp Oil ½ tsp Mustard Seeds ¼ tsp
I know I’ve been away for a while from my blog. Life becomes hectic sometimes. But I haven’t forgotten my blog and I haven’t stopped cooking too. Whenever I get a feeling to update, some other works come in the way and the posting takes the back seat. That’s why DH always tells me to make a time table of things to do and follow it. Of course, I made such time tables many times but n
Dear Friends, Hope you have a Wonderful and fun-filled Deepavali. Check out my Festival Recipe Collection if you are looking for some yummy desserts to make on this auspicious day. I will be back soon with some more delicious dishes.
I made this for my daughter’s birthday. It came out so good and yummy. But I didn't decorate the cake, I just dusted it with fine sugar. Recipe Source: All Recipes Ingredients: 2 ½ cups All-purpose Flour 1 ½ cups white Sugar ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder ½ cup Vegetable Oil (I used Olive Oil) 1 ½ cups Water 1 ½ tsp Baking Soda 1 tsp Baking P
I’ve become little busy these days and not cooking that much. I am sad that I am ignoring my blog by not posting frequently. So I wanted to post a new recipe today at any cost and searched in my archives to find some recipe. To my amazement, I found this delicious recipe which never got posted. I don’t know why I forgot this!!! This yummy dessert is from my sister who
DH and I love chutneys so much that we won’t finish our lunch/dinner without it. You will find a lot of chutney recipes on my blog. These days DH is combining different vegetables to make chutneys. These are not only healthy but also super yummy. Here is one such chutney he recently prepared: Ingredients: 1 full stalk of Celery, chopped
Great Looking and Great Tasting Almond Avakaya Avakaya is so popular in Andhra Pradesh. It is a delicious and spicy pickle which is a combination of different spices with raw mango as the primary ingredient. One can say that we have a deep attachment with this pickle as it exists in every Telugu house. Now-a-days this avakaya can be found in many stores, but nothing can beat the t
A tempting royal dish I recently prepared this mouth-watering and popular dish for a potluck party and it was a hit. My daughter liked it so much that she wanted me to prepare it again the next day, but I told her to wait for a week and I made it again the following week. It came out as delicious as before. We all loved the dish. Here is how I prepared it.
Yummy, Spongy Cake Last Saturday, I was taking a nap after lunch. Suddenly a touch of sweet, aromatic and delicious smell awakened me. I instantly felt hungry! I rushed downstairs to find out that my daughter made a delicious cake to surprise me as that day was my birthday. She made the cake without taking anybody’s help. It turned out so soft and moist and of course delici
Vinayaka Chavithi / Ganesh Chaturthi is fast approaching and we are getting ready to celebrate the festival with full gusto. At our home we always look forward for this day and the kids enjoy preparing clay vinayakas, doing puja and eating yummy dishes. We always make sure we prepare Lord Ganesha's favorite dishes such as Undrallu and Kudumulu. Of course, we do prepare some other yummy dishe
Yummy Broccolette Chutney Have you ever seen the long skinny vegetable that looks similar to Broccoli but has smaller florets and long stalks? I found this interesting vegetable when I recently visited the grocery store. It immediately caught my eye as it looked fresh and cute. Later I searched web to find out what it is and came to know that this is nothing but a cross between Br
Delicious Radish Sprouts Curry As we all know, sprouts are packed with lots of nutrition. Sprouts have become an integral part in the daily diet for many people. There has been a debate whether to eat sprouts raw or cooked. According to FDA, “Rinsing sprouts first will not remove bacteria. Home-grown sprouts also present a health risk if they are eaten raw o
Great tasting Cucumber Dosa This dosa variety is very famous in Karnataka. Traditional recipe uses white rice for this dosa, but I substituted white rice with brown rice. This is a super delicious dosa and everyone at our home loved it. This recipe is definitely a keeper. I am a great dosa lover and posted so many dosa varieties on this blog. Check them all if intereste
Yummy Combo of Spinach and Tomato I usually add Spinach to dal which makes it a very delicious side dish. Sometimes I also make simple curry with the combo of spinach and tomato. This is a very quick dish with very little work and tastes super delicious. Here is the simple recipe with simple ingredients: Ingredients: 5 cups Spinach leave
A healthy and yummy dessert As we all know, whole grain products like oats are so rich in nutrients and fiber. Now-a-days oats are the most eaten breakfast cereal in most households due the health benefits they possess. They help in lowering cholesterol levels and are full of antioxidants and contain many more health benefits. There are many types of oats like whole
A healthy way to eat noodles Oodles of noodles! I love noodles, do you? Of course, it’s a known fact that noodles are the favorite food for any kid. My daughter loves noodles so much that she wants to eat it for lunch and also dinner. She loves Maggi Noodles. I don’t give her the noodles all the time, but when I make noodles for her I add mixed veggies, flax powder etc
A delicious combination of Potato and Cabbage Have you ever tried cabbage-potato combo for a curry? If not, try it and you will definitely love it. You would ask: each of these vegetables alone makes delicious curries, then why should I combine them? I will tell you why! When you combine two great tasting vegetables together they make that curry double yummy and appetizing even
Spicy addition of black pepper to make yummy rasam Do you know Black Pepper is a native to India? It originated from Kerala and then spread to the rest of south India and then became famous as a spice plant in entire Southeast Asia. It has become so famous that almost every dish contains at least a pinch of black pepper. Black pepper helps in curing indigestion and a
Healthy Combo of Quinoa and Wheat Yes, you heard right! I recently made chapathis with quinoa that turned out so delicious. Nobody could make out that I added quinoa to the regular chapathis. This is another way to incorporate quinoa in our daily recipes. Even if the kids don’t like quinoa for its texture or taste, they would definitely like these chapathis as they won’t even know
A delicious combo of mango and spinach Optical Illusion. Mystery. Gravity. Mystery Spot. ??? OK. I will tell you! Yesterday we visited a place called “Mystery Spot” in Santa Cruz, CA. It was awesome. We were taken to a special cabin where the strange effects happened. There was a friendly guide who was making funny jokes showed us some tricks like ba
Quinoa cooked and ready Quinoa is a healthy grain which is low in fat and gluten free. Many people have been replacing rice with Quinoa due to its health benefits and low calories. It is much easier to prepare than rice and so filling too. As soon as I discovered this grain, I started loving it. I made so many recipes with Quinoa and blogged about them too. I sometimes replace rice
Aromatic Rasam Powder Hot, hot. Well, not the rasam powder. I am talking about the weather here in California. It’s 105F today. Super hot, isn’t it? Ok this is not at all related to the recipe today. Hang on! I always make rasam powder at home as I can make it the way I wanted it to be. Of course, once in a while I use store-bought rasam powder when I am lazy to pre
Asparagus Stir-Fry Have you ever used the fleshy green spears of Asparagus in your cooking? If not, you are missing the many health benefits of this succulent, delicious and tender vegetable. Look below to read some of its health benefits: Asparagus is considered to be an anti-inflammatory food as it contains many anti-inflammatory nutrients. It also contains many antioxi
Who wants to cook elaborate meals in this hot weather? Well, not me. But what should you do if you crave for something yummy, healthy and spicy with less work? Don’t worry, there is a way! Just grab some easily available stuff (only food stuffJ) from the pantry and prepare some yummy and easy chat item. No oil, no sweat and yes less work! Did I mention guilt-free too? I rece
Summer is here and kids have started their vacation. So life has become so hectic by hindering me from taking care of my blog. I haven’t posted any recipe last week, so decided to post some recipe this week. Today’s recipe is from my hubby. He made this pachadi to go with rice and it tasted so delicious. Here is the recipe: Ingredients: Skin of
“Trendy Relish is my mom’s blog. You should look at it if you want to cook some yummy food. I tried some of her food. It is really good! Trendy Relish Rocks! I LOVE IT!” No, I am not bragging, those were the words of my little one (a second grader). One day she was writing something seriously and I peeked and found this note. I was so surprised and felt happy. Thought of sharing
Thotakoora/Amaranth leaves are well known leafy vegetables in most households. We usually make a stir-fry or stew (pulusu) or pappu (dal) or chutney with these leaves. Amaranth leaves possess so many health benefits. They are rich many vitamins like K, A, C, B2, B6. They are rich sources of Omega 3 fatty acids, iron, calcium and protein. I grabbed these Amaranth leaves
We love a variety of dal dishes. I think all Andhrites are very fond of dal dishes. Every day we make sure we have any dal item or sambar item to eat with rice. As my kids also enjoy the taste of these dal dishes, I add different kinds of vegetables to this to make it healthier. I sometimes sneak in the vegetables like Broccoli and Celery into these dal dishes and the kid
?????? ??????? Yummy Low Fat Snack - Green Peas Chat Peace, peace, peace! OK not really that. Even though we need a lot of Peace at present times, right now I really meant Peas :) Do you use green peas regularly in your cooking? I do, but not in daily recipes. I use them liberally in upmas, rice dishes, and salads and sometimes even in milkshakes (yes). Recently I saw
Papaya is considered to be the fruit of the angels for its soft, butter-like texture and sweetness. Papayas are so rich in antioxidant nutrients like carotenes, Vitamin C and Flavonoids. They are fiber rich fruits. These nutrients said to help in protection against colon cancer and for a healthy cardiovascular system. Even though I know a lot of these health facts about Pa
This is a delicious combination of potato and cucumber which is very easy to prepare with less work. For this curry, I used English Cucumbers instead of Lemon Cucumbers. So we can use both types of cucumbers, whichever are available at the time. This goes well with rice as well as chapathis. Ingredients: (Look at the picture on the side) 2 Potatoes 2 Cucum
Belated Happy Mother’s Day to all! Hope you had a nice one. Coming to today’s recipe, this is a different kind of dal recipe where we cook moong dal with a tasty combination of coconut, urad dal and vegetables. We love to make different kinds of pappu varieties. This is very delicious yet simple recipe that goes well with steaming hot rice. Ingredients: 1 cup Sp
This is a simple, healthy and tasty curry that can be done with less work. Ingredients: Carrots – 5 Tomatoes – 4 Green Chilies – 2 A small piece of Ginger, peeled Onion – 1 small Turmeric – A pinch Red Chili powder – ½ tsp (optional) Salt as needed For Seasoning/Tempering: ½ tsp Mustard Seeds ¼ tsp Cumin Seeds ¼ tsp Bengal Gram (Pacchi Senaga Pappu, C
????? ???? A delicious variation to regular Vadas/fritters I made these delicious fritters on Ugadi day this year. These are instant fritters with no soaking or grinding. They came out so good, but I personally felt that they are not crunchy like other dal fritters (vadalu). These fritters gave a different touch to the regular fritters. My family loved the taste and enjoyed th
A guilt-free and yummy snack This is a perfect tea-time snack. This mixture is so delicious and the good thing it is oil free. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE TE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4
This is one of our family favorites. This pulusu tastes so good with rice and some papads on the side. The cucumbers I used in this recipe are from our garden. It feels so good to grow your own vegetables and cook them. Isn’t it? Now to the recipe: Ingredients: 3 cups Yellow Cucumber pieces, peeled 1 Tomato, chopped ½ tsp Red Chili Powder (can be replaced with Gree
I feel Quinoa makes any dish healthy. These days I’ve been using Quinoa in many daily recipes. This is one such dish I prepared using cooked Quinoa. Dosa tasted so delicious and felt good. Ingredients: 1 cup cooked Quinoa 1 cup Chickpea Flour (?????????, Besan) 1 tsp Cumin Seeds 1 ½ tsp Red Chili Powder Salt Oil or Non-stick spray Preparation
This is a quick fix and filling rice item at times when we ran out of vegetables. It not only tastes great but also smells great. Ingredients: 2 cups cooked Rice 1 medium Onion, chopped 2 tsp Red Chili Powder 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder 1 tsp Coriander Powder A pinch of Turmeric Powder 2 or 3 Whole Cloves 1 tsp Amchoor Powder (Dried Mango Powder) Few Cashews
A very happy Srirama Navami (Sunday, April 1st) to all my readers and friends. Hope you have a good one. Vadapappu and Paanakam are the main dishes offered to God on Srirama Navami. Vadapappu is said to be Goddess Sitadevi’s favorite and Paanakam is said to be Lord Srirama’s favorite. I already posted recipes for these special naivedyams in my previous post. Click on the title below or any pic
I saw this on a TV show long back and wrote down the recipe to try. This is slightly different to the regular Minapa Sunnundalu. In this we add more poha than urad dal. I thought this would make a perfect Telugu sweet recipe for Ugadi. So I tried it and they turned out so delicious and everyone loved them. I previously tried the traditional sunnundalu before and posted the recipes
Hi Everyone, Hope you had a wonderful Ugadi. I had a great one too. Here is a snapshot of my simple menu for this Ugadi. Top Row - From Left: Thotakoora Curry With Tomato, Broccoli Capsicum Pappu, Atukulatho Sunnundalu Bottom Row - From Left: Semolina Pulihora, Ugadi Pachadi, Wheat Flour Vadas I will post the recipes for all the above dishes in my next posts
Ugadi is fast approaching. Have you decided about any special dishes to make for this Ugadi? If you are like me, you might be still brainstorming about it. Here are some ideas about the special dishes that I have posted previously, arranged at one place for your convenience. Pick whatever dish you want or whatever suits your taste from the list of dishes below. Click on the captions below to g
We like to eat different kinds of spicy powders. I recently tried this delicious powder with whole masoor dal and it turned out so good. I felt it tasted just like Kandi Podi I posted previously. Ingredients: 1 cup whole Masoor Dal (Brown Lentils) 5 or 6 dry Red Chilies ½ tsp Cumin Seeds A pinch of Asafetida (Inguva, Hing) Salt Preparation: Dry roast ma
Ingredients: (Serves 2) 1 cup Quinoa 2 cups fresh Methi (Fenugreek) Leaves (Menthi Koora), washed 1 Onion, chopped 2 Tomatoes, chopped 3 Green Chilies, chopped 1 tsp Rasam Powder 1 tbsp Lemon Juice A pinch of Turmeric Powder ½ tsp Cumin Seeds 1 tsp Oil Salt Preparation: Wash quinoa well, add 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Meanwhil
This is another delicious pachadi prepared by DH. He made so many yummy chutneys before and I posted most of them previously. Ingredients: 1 cup Broccoli Florets 1 small Green Bell Pepper 1 Tomato 1 Celery Stalk Few Green Chilies (as per taste) 2 Garlic Flakes A small piece of Ginger (peeled and diced) 1 tsp Oil A pinch of Turmeric A pinch of Asafetida ½ tsp Mustard
??????? ???? I previously posted a recipe for Coconut Powder where I used Chana Dal (Pacchi Senagapappu) along with dry coconut. Today I am posting a different and easiest recipe for delicious Kobbari Podi with fresh coconut. Ingredients: 1 cup grated or diced Coconut, fresh 2 or 3 Garlic Flakes 5 or 6 dry Red Chilies ¼ tsp Cumin Seeds Salt Preparatio
Ingredients: 1 Big Potato or 2 small Potatoes 1 cup Plain Yogurt 1 small Onion, chopped fine 2 Green Chilies, chopped fine A small piece of Ginger, peeled and chopped fine A pinch of Turmeric Few Curry leaves 1 tsp Oil Preparation: Wash and boil potatoes until cooked. Peel the skin of potatoes, mash well and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan, add onion + green chilies
