Tomato - Drumstick Curry

A simple yet delicious curry that I always liked carrying in my lunch box during school days was tomato cooked in combination with drumsticks (munagakaya/mulakkada). The tart flavor of the tomato when cooked with onions, garlic and drumsticks together only leaves you craving for more once you taste it. For egg lovers [...]

Atukula Attu/Poha Dosa ~ Coriander Chutney
On hurried weekdays, we end up finishing our breakfast with cereals, bagels, or fruit with a cup of coffee. Weekends however are more relaxing. Waking up at 10 am, which is too late for breakfast and too early for lunch I mostly settle down for a brunch like dosas. Me [...]

Back home from a long, hectic fun-filled vacation in India. Trying to beat the winter doldrums and fit into my my regular schedules as I juggle between office, house hold chores, while I keep thinking of all the fun, frolic, shopping, pampering, and a lot of  foods that I have grown up eating. Its been [...]

Another popular hyderabadi dish that you would surely fall in love with is “bhagara baingan”. Fresh baby  brinjals cooked in a sesame, peanut and tamarind based gravy is sure to leave your guests licking their fingers.I choose to make this delicious dish with tiny purple brinjals because they not only taste good but also consume [...]

Have’nt you ever wanted someone to give you a big hug and hand you over a hot cup of coffee when you are tired and are back home? Did you ever notice that a dish that your neighbour or a friend sends in, tastes heavenly and utterly delicious? Speaking of myself, I’ve never  been in [...]

Ask me about an easiest, quick breakfast to whip up in around 15 mts. I’d say “atukula upma” without hesitation. “Atukulu” also called as poha or rice flakes is nothing but rice dehusked and beaten flat to make small flakes. Have it as breakfast or as an evening snack over a hot cup of tea, [...]