Tomato Perugu Pachadi (Raita)
I don’t like Tomatoes that much. If I’m cooking with tomatoes I make it mushy so that I don’t get a bite of the tomato pieces. A few weeks ago, I was tired to do anything else and had nothing in the fridge, so I decided to make some tomato perugu pachadi. Perugu pachadi is usually made with sorakaya (bottle …
Butternut Squash Curry
Ammamma Chaaru
I’ve already written this way too long post about the podi process to make it. So I’m not going to go on another lengthy post about it. But yeah my love for chaaru is obvious. For me, without chaaru a meal isn’t complete, but after moving to the US I’ve made less and less of it. For Arlo, I’ve started …
Ammamma Chaaru Podi
I don’t know how this podi originated but some of my first memories involves my ammamma (Mom’s mom) feeding me this amazing Chaaru. When my ammamma made chaaru, the neighbors three doors down could smell the amazing delicious rasam being brewed. My mom makes it pretty amazing too, but ammamma’s was the best. She passed away a few years ago …
Uggani (Maramarala Upma)
Kanda (Yam) Chips
Dosaavakaya (Indian Cucumber Pickle)
Allam Pachadi (Ginger Chutney)
The most amazing chutneys and pickles come from Andhra and it’s no surprise since the most spicy mirchi (dried red chilli) comes from Guntur. Guntur is where my dad was brought up. He lived there for his entire childhood and his teenage years, before moving to Hyderabad in his early 20’s. Though he’s lived in Hyderabad …