Harika's Recipes

Mamidikaya Pindi

2013-02-16T21:45:00.001+05:30

Serving - 4
Cooking time - Approx 30 mins

Ingredients :-

Oil - 3 bigspns
Rice Ravva / Biyyapu ravva - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups (ratio - Rice ravva : Water - 1:2)
Salt - 2 tbspns (to taste)
Cashew nuts - as needed
Chopped Chillys - 4
Grated Raw Mango - as needed (1,1/2 cup)

For Seasoning (Talimpu) :-

Oil - 1 big spn
Jeera - 1 tbspn
Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1 tbspn
Urad dal (Minapappu) - 1 tbspn
Turmeric - 1 tbspn
Dried Chillys - 2
Hing - pinch
Curry leaves - as needed

Procedure :-

Allam Pachadi / Ginger chutney

2013-02-16T18:49:00.004+05:30

can be served with Idly, Dosa, Vada, Upma, Pesarattu.. etc

Ingredients :-

Garlic cloves - 20

Chopped Ginger - 50 grams

Jaggery - 50 grams

Salt - 30 grams (to taste)

Tamarind Paste - 50 grams

Chilly powder - 50 grams

For Seasoning (Talimpu) :-

Oil - 50 grams

Chana dal (Pachi sanaga pappu) - 2 tbspns

Jeera - 2 tbspns

Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 2 tbspns

Urad dal (Minapappu) - 2 tbspns

Turmeric - 1 tbspn

Dried Chillys - 2

Hing - 1/4 tbspn

Procedure :-

Nimmakaya Pindi

2013-02-16T17:49:00.000+05:30

Serving - 4
Cooking time - Approx 30 mins

Ingredients :-

Oil - 2 bigspns
Rice Ravva / Biyyapu ravva - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups (ratio - Rice ravva : Water - 1:2)
Salt - 1 tbspn (to taste)
Ground nuts / Cashew nuts - as needed
Chopped Chillys - 4
Lemon juice - as needed (juice of 6 lemons or 1 cup)

For Seasoning (Talimpu) :-

Oil - 1 big spn
Jeera - 1 tbspn
Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1 tbspn
Urad dal (Minapappu) - 1 tbspn
Turmeric - 1 tbspn
Dried Chillys - 2
Hing - pinch
Curry leaves - as needed

Procedure :-

Uppudu Pindi

2013-02-16T17:36:00.000+05:30

Serving - 4
Cooking time - Approx 20 mins

Ingredients :-

Oil - 1 big spn
Rice Ravva / Biyyapu ravva - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups (ratio - Rice ravva : Water - 1:2)
Salt - 1 tbspn (to taste)

Procedure :-

Dosakaya Pachadi / Yellow Cucumber Chutney

2012-12-12T16:18:00.001+05:30

Cooking time - Approx 15 mins

Ingredients :-

Chopped Yellow Cucumber/Dosakaya - 3
Chillys - 6 (approx 2 chillys for each yellow cucumber) (To taste)
Salt - 1 tbspn (to taste)
Tamarind - 1 lemon sized soaked in water

For Seasoning (Talimpu) :-

Oil - 2 tbspns
Jeera - 1/2 tbspn
Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1/2 tbspn
Urad dal (Minapappu) - 1/2 tbspn
Turmeric - 1/2 tbspn
Dried Chillys - 2
Hing - pinch
Curry leaves - as needed

Procedure :-

Fried Rice

2012-11-11T22:39:00.001+05:30

Serving - 8
Cooking time - Approx 45 mins

Ingredients :-

Oil - 2 bigspns
Chopped Carrot - 1 cup (as needed)
Chopped Cabbage - 1 cup (as needed)
Chopped Beans - 1cup (as needed)
Chopped Chillys -5 (as needed)
Elachi -9
Lavangalu (cloves) - 25
Green peas optional
Salt - 2 tbspns (as needed)
Ajinomoto - 1/2 tbspn
Uncooked Rice - 2 glasses
Raw Milk / Coconut Milk - 4 glasses (ratio - 1:2 - Rice : Milk)

Procedure :-

Karam Dosa - Nellore special

2012-11-05T22:17:00.000+05:30

Karam Dosa can be served directly without any chutney

Ingredients :-

" Dosa batter " as needed (click the link to see the recipe)
" Ulli Karam " as needed (click the link to see the recipe)
" Podumu / Pappula podi " as needed (click the link to see the recipe)
Oil - as needed
Ghee as needed

Procedure :-

Dahi Poha

2012-08-31T19:43:00.000+05:30

Serving - 2
Cooking time - 15 mins

Ingredients :-

Poha/Rice flakes - 1 cup
Curd - 1,1/2 cup (as needed)
Salt - 1 tbspn (to taste)
Chopped Chillys - 2
Chopped Ginger - 1/2 tbspn

For Seasoning (Talimpu) :-

Ghee - 2 tbspns
Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1/2 tbspn
Urad dal (Minapappu) - 1/2 tbspn
Dried Chilly - 1

Procedure :-

Semiya Upma

2012-07-19T21:39:00.000+05:30

Serving - 4

Cooking time - Approx 20 mins

Ingredients :-

Chopped Chillys - 2

Semiya - 1 cup (ratio - Semiya : water - 1:1)

Water - 1 cup
Salt - 1 tbspn (to taste)

For Seasoning (Talimpu) :-

Oil - 6 tbspns

Chana dal (Pachi sanaga pappu) - 2 tbspns

Jeera - 1/2 tbspn

Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1/2 tbspn

Urad dal (Minapappu) - 1/2 tbspn

Turmeric - 1/2 tbspn

Dried Chillys - 2

Procedure :-

Pongali and Allam Pulusu / Pongal with Ginger sauce

2012-06-20T00:04:00.000+05:30

The Best combination with pongal is always Allam Pulusu/Ginger Sauce

Serving - 8
Cooking time - 30 mins

Ingredients :-

For Pongal :-

Uncooked Rice - 1 cup (Ratio - Rice : Water - 1:3)
Water - 4 cups (extra 1 cup should be added after cooking)
Moong dal - 3/4 cup
Ghee - 7 tbspns (to taste)
Oil - 3 tbspns
Chopped Ginger - 1 tbspn
Black pepper/Miriyalu - 1/2 tbspn
Jeera - 1 tbspn
Cashew nuts as needed
Hing - pinch
Curry leaves as needed
Salt - 1 tbspn (to taste)
Turmeric - 1/2 tbspn

For Allam Pulusu/Ginger Sauce :-

Crushed Chillys - 4
Crushed Ginger - 2 inches
Tamarind juice - 1 cup (small lemon sized tamarind should be soaked in water nd squeezed)
Sugar - 2 tbspns (to taste)
Salt - 1 tbspn
Besan/Gram flour - 3 to 4 tbspns diluted in 1/4 cup water

For Seasoning (Talimpu) :-

Oil - 2 tbspns
Chana dal (Pachi sanaga pappu) - 2 tbspns
Jeera - 1/2 tbspns
Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1/2 tbspn
Urad dal (Minapappu) - 1/2 tbspn
Turmeric - 1/2 tbspn
Dried Chilly - 1

Procedure :-

Puri with Aloo Curry

2012-06-16T23:42:00.000+05:30

Cooking time - 30 mins

Ingredients :-

For Puri :-

Wheat flour - 3 cups

Salt - 3/4 tbsp (to taste)

Water as needed

Oil as needed for deep fry

For Aloo Curry :-

Chopped Aloo - 1/4 kg

Chopped Onions - 2

Chopped Chillys - 3

Salt - 1 tbspn

Turmeric - 3/4 tbspn

Water - 2 cups

Besan/Gram flour - 2 tbspns diluted in 1/4 cup water
Curry leaves as needed

For Seasoning (Talimpu) :-

Oil - 2 tbspns

Jeera - 1/2 tbspn

Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1/2 tbspn

Urad Dal (Minapappu) - 1/2 tbspn

Dried Chillys - 2

Procedure :-

Aava Pettina Aratikaya Kura / Raw Banana with Mustard Paste

2012-06-07T23:23:00.000+05:30

Serving - 8
Cooking time - 30 mins

Ingredients :-

Chopped Raw Bananas - 2
Tamarind - 1/2 lemon sized
Salt - 1,1/2 tbspn
Turmeric - 1 tbspn
Water as needed for boiling
Chopped Coriander as needed

For Paste :-

Seasame seeds / Nuvvulu - 6 tbspns
Aavalu - 4 tbspns
Dried Chillys - 7
Oil - 1 big spn

For Seasoning (Talimpu) :-

Oil - 2 tbspns

Jeera - 1/2 tbspn
Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1/2 tbspn
Urad Dal (Minapappu) - 1/2 tbspn
Dried Chillys - 2

Procedure :-

Chamadumpa Majjiga Pulusu / Taro Root cooked with Buttermilk

2012-06-04T22:12:00.000+05:30

Serving - 6
Cooking time - Approx 30 mins

Ingredients :-

Chopped Chamadumpalu (Taro Root / Colocasia) - 1/4 kg
Water - as needed for boiling
Salt - 3 tbspns ( 1 tbspn for boiling, 2 tbspns for paste)(to taste)
Turmeric - 1/2 tbspn
Thick Buttermilk - 4 cups

For Paste :-

Chutney Sanaga pappu/Putnala pappu - 1 big spn
Gasagasalu - 2 tbspns
Dhaniya - 2 tbspns
Chillys - 6 (to taste)
Aavalu (Mustard seeds) - 1 tbspn
Chopped Dried Coconut - 2 tbspns
water as needed

For Seasoning (Talimpu) :-

Ghee - 2 tbspns
Jeera - 1/2 tbspn
Mustard seeds (aavalu) - 1/2 tbspn
Urad dal (Minapappu) - 1/2 tbspn
Dried Chillys - 2
Hing - Pinch
Curry leaves as needed
Coriander as needed

Procedure :-

Green Peas Tomato Curry

2012-05-30T21:44:00.002+05:30

Serving - 8
Cooking time - Approx 30 mins

Ingredients :-

Over night soaked green peas - 300 g (125 g is used for paste, 125 g for curry)
Chopped Tomatoes - 300 g (125 g is used for paste, 125 g for curry)
Chopped Chillys - 2
Chopped Onion - 1
Oil - 3 tbspn
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbspns
Water - 1/2 glass
Garam Masala - 1,1/2 tbspn
Turmeric - 1 tbspn
Salt - 2 tbspns (1 tbsp for boiling, 1 tbsp in curry) (to taste)

Procedure :-

Beerakaya Curry / Ridge Gourd Curry

2012-05-24T23:53:00.001+05:30

Serving - 4
Cooking time - Approx 20 mins

Ingredients :-

Chopped Beerakayalu / Ridge Gourd - 3/4 kg
Chopped Chillys - 3
Chopped Onions - 2
Salt - 1 tbspn (to taste)

For Seasoning ( Talimpu ) :-

Oil - 1 tbspn
Jeera - 1/2 tbspn
Mustard seeds (aavalu) - 1/2 tbspn
Minapappu (urad dal) - 1/2 tbspn
Dried Chillys - 2
Curry leaves - 2 stems

Procedure :-

Turumu Pachadi / Grated Mango Pickle

2012-05-21T23:13:00.000+05:30

Ingredients :-

Grated Mangoes - 2 medium sized (skinned)
Mustard powder - 4 tbspns
Fenugreek powder - 1 tbspn
Salt - 4 tbspns (to taste)
Chilly powder - 6 tbspns (to taste)
Turmeric - 1 tbspn

For Seasoning ( Talimpu ) :-

White Sesame Oil (White Nuvvulu) - 1/4 kg
Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 2 tbspns
Chana dal (Pachi sanaga pappu) - 2 tbspns
Dried Chillys - 3
Slightly crushed garlic petals - 8
Hing - 1/4 tbspn

Procedure :-

Coconut Burfi / Kobbari Mithai

2012-05-20T20:20:00.001+05:30

Cooking time - Approx 30 mins

Ingredients :-

Fresh grated Coconut - 2 cups
Sugar - 1 cup (to taste)
Ghee - 8 tbspns
Cashew nuts as needed

Procedure :-

Chamadumpa Fry / Taro Root Fry / Colocasia Fry

2012-05-15T17:26:00.001+05:30

Serving - 4

Cooking time - Approx 30 mins

Ingredients :-

Chopped Chamadumpalu / Taro Root / Colocasia- 1/2 kg
Salt - 1 tbspn (used when boiling)
Water - as needed for boiling
Tamarind - Lemon sized
Turmeric - 1 tbspn
Oil - as needed for Deep fry
Salt & Chilly powder - 2 tbspns (to taste)

Procedure :-

Carrot Halwa

2012-04-23T21:20:00.000+05:30

Serving - 4

Cooking time - Approx 25 mins

Ingredients :-

Ghee - 4 tbspns
Grated Carrots - 4 cups
Boiled milk - 3 cups
Sugar - 1 cup (to taste)
Fried cashew nuts as needed

Procedure :-

Rasam

2012-04-22T21:34:00.000+05:30

Serving - 6

Cooking time - Approx 20 mins

Ingredients :-

Tamarind - 1 Lemon sized quantity

Water - 3 glasses
Salt - 1,1/2 tbspn (to taste)
Rasam powder - 2,1/2 tbspn
Hing- pinch
Chopped Tomatoes - 2
Curry Leaves
Chopped Coriander - 1/4 bunch

For Seasoning ( Talimpu ) :-

Ghee - 2 tbspns
Turmeric - 1/2 tbspn
Jeera - 1/4 tbspn
Mustard seeds (aavalu) - 1/4 tbspn
Dried Chilly - 1

Procedure :-

Beerakaya Pachadi / Chutney

2012-04-21T21:12:00.002+05:30

Serving - 6 members

Cooking time - Approx 15 mins

Ingredients :-

Chopped Beerakayalu (Ridge Gourd) - 1/2 kg

Chillys - 8 (to taste)
Tamarind - 1/2 lemon sized
Minapappu (urad dal) - 2 tbspns
Jeera - 2 tbspns

Oil - 2 tbspns

Salt - 1 tbspn (to taste)
Turmeric - 1 tbspn
Chopped Coriander as needed

Procedure :-

Beetroot Curry

2012-04-20T18:43:00.001+05:30

Serving - 4
Cooking time - Approx 15 mins

Ingredients :-

Chopped Beetroot - 2
Chopped Chillys - 2
Grated Fresh coconut - 1/2 cup
Chopped Onion - 1
Salt - 1 tbspn (to taste)
Sugar - 2 pinches
Water - 2 tbspns

For Seasoning ( Talimpu ) :-

Oil - 2 tbspns
Jeera - 1/2 tbspn
Mustard seeds (aavalu) - 1/2 tbspn
Minapappu (urad dal) - 1/2 tbspn
Dried Chillys - 2
Curry leaves - 2 stems
Turmeric - 1/2 tbspn

Procedure :-

Atukula Dosa Batter

2012-04-03T21:35:00.001+05:30

Ingredients :-

Rice - 2 cups
Atukulu / Rice flakes - 1 cup
Fermented Curd - 1/4 cup (curd should not be fresh)
Water as needed for soaking

Procedure :-

Masala Muvva Vankaya

2012-04-01T21:49:00.002+05:30

Serving - 8
Cooking time - Approx 45 mins

Ingredients :-

Brinjals - 1/2 kg
Onion Paste - 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbspn
Turmeric - 1 tbspn
Salt - 1,1/2 tbspn (to taste)
Chilly powder - 1 tbspn

for Masala paste :-

Oil - as needed for deep fry
Pachi senaga pappu - 1 tbspn
Minapappu - 1 tbspn
Jeera - 1 tbspn
Dhaniyalu - 1 tbspn
Dried Chillys - 4
Nuvvulu/Sesame seeds - 2 tbspns
Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Procedure :-

Atukula Pulihora / Poha

2012-03-30T21:15:00.002+05:30

Serving - 3
Cooking time - Approx 30 mins

Ingredients :-

Chopped Chillys - 3
Atukulu/Rice flakes - 2 cups
Salt - 1 tbspn (to taste)
" Podumu " - 2 tbspns
Tamarind juice without pulp - 1 cup (soak 1 lemon sized tamarind in water for 30 mins)

For Seasoning ( Talimpu ) :-

Oil - 1 bigspn
Jeera - 1 tbspn
Mustard seeds (aavalu) - 1 tbspn
Minapappu (urad dal) - 1 tbspn
Pachi senaga pappu (chana dal) - 2 tbspn
Dried Chillys - 2
Curry leaves - 2 stems

Procedure :-