Vada or Medu Vada is a popular South Indian high protein and gluten-free breakfast / snack. These donut shaped lentil fritters are soft and fluffy from inside yet crispy on the outside. Vada is also called garelu in telugu. Vadas are made with urad dal (black lentils). These delicious vadas are traditionally paired with Sambar and Coconut Chutney….
Category: Gluten free
Millet Khichdi | Millet Porridge
This is a delicious, nutritious and super healthy one-pot meal of Korralu/Foxtail Millets and moong dal. Vegans can omit ghee in this recipe. I used the moong dal with skin for more nutrition and high fiber content. This kichdi is very easy, quick to make and very light on the tummy. You can use any…
Chama Aaku Pakodi | Arbi Leaf (Colocasia Leaf) Pakora
Colocasia Fritters – Pakodi or pakora recipe, a simple savory snack recipe prepared as an evening snack. This is a little modified version of the famous onion pakoda. Adding the arbi/chama leaf to this recipe makes it even nutritious and colorful. With this step by step photo recipe, making it at home is now easier…
Poha-Moong dal Kheer | Atukulu-Pesara pappu Payasam
Poha Moong dal Payasam / Atukulu Pesara pappu Payasam is a super easy, and simple south indian milk based dessert recipe prepared with yellow mung beans / moong dal, rice flakes or poha and jaggery. it is a traditional milk kheer recipe prepared mainly during the festival seasons, mainly on Krishnashtami festival or as part…
Rich Mixed veg Gravy Curry for Bagara Rice, Roti, Chapathi, and Poori
Super simple, yet lip-smacking and totally delicious mixed veg gravy curry, better than restaurants and without using cream.. with detailed, video and step-wise picture recipe! Serve as a side dish for any Indian bread, and super combination for Bagara rice – it is perfecto! Learned this recipe from one of my best friends so many…
Lentils with Mixed Greens & Mango |Mixed Greens Mango Dal
Mixed greens dal is a no onion, no garlic, healthy and delicious side dish to enjoy with roti, chapati or rice. It is a quick and easy side dish prepared with toor dal, mixed leafy greens like spinach, amaranth, chukkakura (sorrel leaves or khatta spinach), tomato and raw mango.. cooked together and seasoned. A healthy…
Mango Papaya Strawberry Smoothie with Micro Greens
This refreshing Strawberry Mango Papaya Smoothie is full of fresh tropical fruit, berries and milk: the perfect healthy breakfast to start your day on a healthy note. Ideal for busy mornings! For those who wants a sip of tropical paradise, this mango papaya drink hits the spot. The starting of this summer season, warm weather (already!!) and…
Instant Radish Chutney in 5 Mins | Mullangi Pachadi
Instant Radish chutney is a no cooking, super simple and easy-to-make recipe prepared in less than 5 minutes using raw radish, coconut, and some minimum spices. This tastes very good with rice and healthy too. This chutney takes very less time and very tasty, if you try it once, I’m sure you will add this…
Masala Mamidikaya Pachadi | Masala Mango Pickle with Baby/Tender Mangoes
Masala Mamidikaya Pachadi – As the summer progresses, this is the right time to think about recipes with mangoes. This is an easy version of making instant mango pickle. There are many versions of mango pickles made all around India during summer season. Most of the pickles are year round pickles/pachadi. Many varieties of raw…
Honeydew Smoothie with Banana & Strawberry / Mixed Fruit Melon Smoothie
A super-fruity Honeydew Melon Smoothie with added banana, strawberry to provide a refreshing boost of antioxidant deliciousness. I love smoothies.. If you also love smoothies, this Honeydew Banana and Strawberry Smoothie is definitely a glass you wanna try. It’s fruity, refreshing and gorgeously full of antioxidants, and also sugar-free, gluten-free, fat-free, sodium-free. Indeed… it may be…
Dry Fruit Laddu/Date & Nut Laddu
Dry Fruit Laddus are very delicious and very nutritious and super quick to make. Dry fruit laddu is an instant and healthy laddu prepared with only dates and nuts without any sugar or jaggery. This healthy laddu does not require edible gum for bonding. Dry fruit laddu is usually prepared during festival season. These are…
Ribbon karalu|Ribbon Pakoda|Ribbon Murukku
Ribbon Pakoda is a crunchy snack made using rice flour and chickpea flour/besan. It is also known as ribbon karalu/murukku
One PotThotakoora/Thotakura Pulusu | Amaranth Leaves Stew
Thotakoora Pulusu is a typical dal/Pappu from Andhra made with amaranth greens and toor dal. The pressure cooked dal with few spices is mashed and tempered with garlic and other seasoning ingredients. As a side dish for steamed rice, chapathi, jowar roti, millet rotis, oats chapathi, this makes a wonderful meal. People who doesn’t like…
Instant Coconut Dosa | Pulusu Dosa
Dosa is a staple South Indian breakfast. We make different varieties of dosa in our home. This is one of the simple and unique dosa recipes made with a combination of rice and coconut. Although rice and coconut are the star ingredients, we also add red chillies, little tamarind and soaked chana dal for added taste….
FlaxSeed Masala Powder | Flaxseed Podi | Flaxseeds Chutney Powder
Flaxseed Masala powder is a super healthy and nutritious spice mix which is quick, simple and easy to prepare. It is Vegan Friendly, Gluten-free, with just a teaspoon of oil and rich in fibre and proteins. Crunchy and bursting with nutty flavor of flaxseeds and other spices used. This is a versatile chutney powder and…
Carrot Cucumber Grape Juice
This is a Healthy & Nutritious Morning drink. I’ve been having a lot of fun experimenting with different flavor combinations with fruits and veggies. So far, carrots and apples are staples in the majority of the juices I concoct. But in this juice, I tried grapes instead of apples for a change. Every outcome is…
Tamarind/Chinthakaya Gujju/Gojju
Tamarind/chinthakaya gujju is a versatile recipe. This recipe uses fresh tamarind right from the tree. This is a great combination with rice, upma, rice rava upma, undrallu. Video recipe: How to make Tamarind/Chinthakaya Gujju PREP TIME: 15 MINS COOK TIME: 5 MINS TOTAL TIME: 20 MINS COURSE: SIDES/ACCOMPANIMENTS CUISINE:INDIAN Ingredients Fresh tamarind – around 20 hing –…
Ratatouille
This flavorful French dish is not only delicious but healthy and a great way to get your vegetables! This dish is so good you might not need anything to go with it, or it serves as an incredible side of fine dining for you and your family! Ratatouille (Rah-Tah-Too-Eeh!) is a naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and…
Nippattu | Thattai | Rice Crackers
Nippattu – This tasty, crunchy savory snack always makes me nostalgic.. This is a great gluten-free snack for evening or tea time or travel or for just munching. It’s a popular snack from South Indian cuisine. This is an authentic traditional snack made in every home in Andhra Pradesh, India. I learned lots of snacks…
Sweet & Spicy One Pot Pumpkin Curry |Gummadi kaya Koora|Pumpkin Stir-Fry|Kaddu ki Subzi
Pumpkin Stir-fry is a delicious Indian dish made with pumpkin. With only 4 ingredients, this dish is very simple and easy to make & goes well as a side to chapathi, poori, roti, parathas, jowar roti, sadda roti, masala jowar roti, ragi roti.. basically goes well with any kind of flat bread. This curry is…
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