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  Brinjal / Vankai / Baingan chutney or pachadi has a great place in the Andhra cuisine. This is a simple smoky flavored chutney that is made without any onion / garlic so this can be a perfect dish for your upvas thalli too. King of the vegetables - Brinjal can be relished in different ways... Ingredients : - Green Brinjals - 5 medium sized - Oil - 3 tbsps - Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp - Jeera 1 tsp - Channa Dal - 1 tsp - Urad dal - 1 tsp - Curry leaves  - Dry Red chillies - 3-4 - Tamarind - 1 small lemon ball size - Turmeric - 1/2 tsp - Green Chillies - 3-4 - Salt - as needed  - Curd - 1/2 cup For Tempering -  - Mustard seeds - 1 tsp - Jeera - 1 tsp - Channa Dal - 1 tsp - Urad dal - 1 tsp - Dry red chillies - 2-3 - Curry Leaves  - Hing / Asafoetida Recipe : 1. Apply oil to the brinjals and on slow flame roast them till they become mushy or soft. The skin should turn black and that creates smoky flavor. 2. Let the brinjals cool, remove the...

  Raddish / Mooli / Mulangi is a wonderful veggie with medicinal properties.The leaves of this vegetable are completely edible and have a peppery taste by nature. The leaves are used in different varieties and aids as a fiber supplement to lower the cholesterol levels and increase the calcium levels in the body. Ingredients : - Raddish / Mooli / Mullangi Leaves - 1 bunch - Onions - 2 medium - Green Chillies - 2-4 - Garlic Pods - 5 - Salt- as required - Oil - 1 1/2 tbsps    - Turmeric - 1/2 tsp                                          For Peanut - Sesame Powder  -   - Sesame / Nuvvulu - 2 tsps    - Peanuts - 2 tsps  -  Dry Red Chillies - 5-6 For Tempering -                                           ...

  ॐ एकदन्तायविद्धमहे, वक्रतुण्डायधीमहि, तन्नोदन्तिप्रचोदयात्॥ Aum Ekadantaya Viddhamahe, Vakratundaya Dhimahi, Tanno Danti Prachodayat॥ Meaning :  We pray for the blessings from the single-tusked Lord (Ekadantaya),who is omnipresent(Viddhamahe). We contemplate upon and pray for greater intelligence (Dhimahi)to the Lord with the curved, elephant-shaped trunk. We pay obeisance before the elephant toothed Lord (Tanno Danti) to brighten our minds with sagacity (Prachodayat). Below are few dishes you can add into your platter and they are no onion / garlic too... Spinach Green Barfi Kaju Barfi Orange Carrot Barfi Sweet Aval / Pohe Modak  Mamidikaya Menthi Mukkal / Mango Methi Chutney Anapakai Paalu or Bottle gourd cooked in milk curry Kurkuri Masale Bhindi Ash Gourd / Budida Gummadikaya Wada May lord Vignesha remove all obstacles and bless you and your family with abundant health and prosperity.. लोकः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavant...

  Okra or Bhindi or Bendakaya is well known as Ladies fingers . This vegetable is a good for diabetics and heart diseases. The famous quote that has been passed on generations which you always hear is - "Eat Bhindi and that aids your memory power." Ingredients :  - Okra / Bhindi / Bendakaya  - Salt - as required - Turmeric - 1/2 tsp - Chat Masala - 2 1/4 tsp - Chilli Powder - 3 1/4 tsp - Jeera Powder - 1 1/4 tsp - Garam Masala - 2 1/4 tsp - Besan - 8 tsps - Oil - for shallow fry Recipe : 1. Wash and clean dry bhindi. Make slits length wise. 2. In a bowl, add all the powders - salt, turmeric, chat masala, chilli powder, jeera powder and garam masala. Mix well. 3. Now take a mixing bowl and add the slit bhindi, half of above mixed masala powder and besan. Coat all the pieces well using hand. If required you can add little more besan. You will not need any water, the wetness in the bhindis should help. 4. You can either fry t...

  Ash Gourd / Winter melon / Budida Gummadikaya  is well known for its low calorie, high fiber and water contents which greatly help in digestion and body weight. This vegetable has rich benefits and can be consumed daily. Wadas are everyone's favorite and you must try this healthy version of Ash gourd / Budida gummadi wadas. Ingredients : - Tender Ashgourd - 4 inches thick piece, appx 300 gms - Urad dal - 2 cups - Green Chillies - 7-8 - Ginger - 2 inch - Salt - as required - Rice flour - 1-2 tbsps (if needed only) - Oil - for deep fry - Jeera - 2 tsps - Hing / Asafoetida - 2 pinches Recipe : 1. Clean and soak the urad dal for atleast 4 hrs. 2. 1 hour before you blend the urad dal, clean the ashgourd , scrape the skin and grate finely. Add salt to the grated ashgourd and keep aside. 3. Now for wadas the urad dal batter should be hard, so dont add too much water while blending it. 4.Blend the green chillies and ginger pieces int...

  Modak is a delicacy from the Maharashtrian cuisine. These are specially made on the occasion of Ganesh puja as a part of the prashad platter. There are numerous variations on how these are prepared. The Aval / poha is one simple and easy modak style that can be prepared in 30 - 40 mins with very few ingredients. Ingredients : - Aval / Poha / Aatukulu - 1 cup - Grated fresh coconut - 1/4 cup - Grated Jaggery - 1/2 cup - Water - 1 1/2 cup - Cardamom / Elaichi Powder - 1/2 tsp - Ghee - 1 tsp Recipe : 1. Blend Poha / Aval into fine powder and keep aside. This is the Poha/ Aval powder. 2. In a pan add the water and when bubbles appear, add the grated jaggery. Let all the jaggery just melt. 3. Filter this jaggery water to avoid any impurities or dust particles. 4. Bring the jaggery water back to boil, when again bubbles appear add grated fresh coconut and elaichi powder. Mix this well. 5. After 5 mins you will see that syrup...