Ragi Poli / Foxtail Millet poli is the gluten free version of normal poli. Sankranti in South India is incomplete without Poli. And it is incomplete in Maharashtra without Jaggery and Til (Sesame seeds). Hence I decided to combine both and make this easy and...
This Protein filled fare is a 3 in 1 recipe. #Idli, #Adai (Chila) and Kuzhi appam with the same dough. Why do we call it protein filled? This recipe uses whole lentils & legumes. Whole dals still have their husks on. Whereas split dals have had the husks...
Rasam This South Indian delicacy needs no introduction. It is so popular that it has gained entry into all households & all cuisines. Everyone knows that it is a thin soup of tamarind, tomatoes, asafoetida and few spices. But do you know how many kinds of...
Kuska is a plain biryani originating from Tamil Nadu and Andhra cuisine. True to its name, this biryani is simple and uses only rice and spices and no vegetables or meat. But in Millet Kuska I have tweaked the traditional recipe by substituting Millets with...
Drumstick leaves Adai with Millet / Foxtail millet Drumstick leaves Chila / Thinai Murungai Ilai Adai. This recipe uses Foxtail millet (Thinai) in place of rice in adai preparation. Drumstick tree and vegetable are most common in India. You can very well see this tree in...
Allam pachadi / Ginger chatni. Allam is ginger in Telugu. Winter is fast approaching. Generally, people in Andhra make this chatni regularly during winters as it keeps the body warm and in addition helps in digestion. However, in my house its a favourite side dish for...
Flax seeds Molaga Podi / Flax seeds chatni powder / Flax seeds milagai podi. Some affectionately call it Gun powder and some call it Chatni powder. Whatever be the name, Molaga podi (Milagai podi) is a ‘must’ for idli / dosa in most of the...
Amaranth Leaves Lobia Sabzi / Amaranth keerai with Karamani (lobia) sabzi. Amaranth greens are known as chaulai in North India, harive in Karnataka, cheera in Kerala, mulaikkeerai in Tamil Nadu, lal maath in Maharashtra and thottakura in Andhra. It is available both in green and red colour...
Millet & Sprouts Red Pulao is called so because in this pulao, I have avoided using any green masala but use only dry masalas including dry red chillies which gives it a red hue. Pulao is the most popular dish that you can find on any...
Every region in Indian Cuisine has one or more recipes made of curd / yogurt. Known as Mor kuzhambu in Tamil Nadu and Kadhi in most other North and Western parts of India, Majjiga Charu is one such dish from Andhra & Telengana Cuisine. It...
February 10th is celebrated as World Pulses Day. I am an avid fan of whole pulses / lentils. When I took a review of my posts so far, I realised I have as of today posted 22 recipes using whole pulses & legumes. I decided to compile all those recipes and make an eBook that you can download from my site.
Healthy Eating 
Rama Ganapathy