Cranberry beans/Chikkudu ginjalu pulao - Alu Kurma

Cranberry Beans Pulao
During my leisurely walk through the aisles of a mexican grocery store in our neighbourhood, I spotted these cute beans that have purple splotches all over them. I am completely unaware of how they would taste like but picked them right away because I loved the color and [...]

Hubby dear is a picky eater but frankly he does’nt ask for much and almost tries out everything that comes out of the kitchen. There I said it! So now you know who is the guinea pig for all the experiments I do in my cute little kitchen. I decided to bake muffins this week [...]

As I write this post…. I drift back to those memorable days when me and my brother come back from school hungry and demand mom to give us something to eat. Mom always cooked the best snacks we’ve ever tasted and one among them was “Chitti Chegodilu”. A delectable tea-time snack from Andhra that is [...]

Although I do love to be organized and plan my meals ahead, I am not a strict follower of it all the time. Last week, I had a few hours of leisure time over the weekend so I decided to plan my menu for the week. How’d I do that? Well, I grabbed all my [...]

I love the idea of making delicious dishes spending more time in my kitchen but there are days when I want to wrap up without the hassle of the prep that is involved before cooking for most of the dishes. Today was such a day. I came down home with sambhar in my mind but ended [...]

Another one pot dish for egg lovers out there from my kitchen to yours.  Unlike biryani, the eggs are marinated in spices, fried separately and served with cooked basmati rice.
Here’s how….
Ingredients:
For the Egg Marinade
6 eggs - hard boiled and cut into two halves lengthwise.
1 raw egg - slightly beaten in a bowl and set aside. [...]