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Andhra Style Eggplant Spicy Curry Prep-Time: 15-20 min Serves:4

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1. Diced Red-Onions-2 cups. 2. Washed and Slit Eggplant-1 cup (Here medium sized Eggplant are used). 3. In a bowl mix, Red-Chilli powder-2 table spoons, Salt-1 table spoon, Jeera-1 tea spoon, Roasted Sesame seeds-1/2 tea spoon, Turmeric-1 tea spoon. 4. Fill the mixture inside Eggplant as shown below picture.  5. Make sure there must be no water present inside Eggplant or else this dish may turn mushy in the end. 6. On Medium flame heat a tea spoon of oil (oil of your choice) in a vessel and add diced onions, let it simmer until onions turn translucent. 7. Once they are done add stuffed Eggplant and sprinkle a dash of salt on top and cover it. Tip: If any mixture is leftover then you can add it in the last minute once eggplant is cooked or at least 80% of eggplant is cooked (the skin of eggplant will change so that you will know when it is cooked)}. * Enjoy this mouth watering recipe with everyone * ...

Stuffed Bell peppers- Hyderabadi Style Prep-Time:20-25 min Serves:4

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1)Cut the top of the capsicum]/Bell pepper (4 medium sized) about 1 inch from the top preserve the caps, wash the potatoes(5 medium sized) and add them to hot boiling water for 10-12 min(or until u see the skin on potato is wrinkled). 2)In  the meantime take the capsicum caps and by using a straw push the stem from inside to outside slowly with the little white circle as reference so that stem should pop out easily and preserve the caps. (Keep an eye on potatoes as well). 3) Once potatoes are cooked, immediately add them into ice cold water so that you can easily peel off the skin. Now into a bowl add Salt(1/4th teaspoon), Turmeric(1/2 teaspoon) ,5 Spice powder(2-3 teaspoons {optional}), fresh Black pepper(4-6 No's) crushed or powdered, diced Garlic cloves(5),and add boiled potatoes and mix them with a fork until all spices are mixed well into potatoes(Taste the mixture for the heat). TIP:   dried  red chillies powder (1 tablespoon {optional})...

Roasted potatoes with a twist Serves:4 Prep-Time:10-15min

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1) Preheat oven for 3 min on 270°. 2)On baking tray(place a parchment paper {optional depending on the tray}) through in some Potatoes(1/2 kg), Asparagus spears(10-12 spears), Snap beans or Cluster beans(1 1/2 handfuls), Baby Tomatoes(cut in half 1/4 kg), peeled Garlic cloves(8-10 cloves){cloves are optional or use slit cardamom and remove them after baking}and coat them well with olive oil and some fresh Rosemary(3/4), Salt, unsalted Butter (cut in cubes better if used in room temperature) and crushed black pepper(5 as you will use this again for dressing). 3)Place it in the preheated oven on 300° for 8-10 min (keep checking on them so that they don't get the burnt texture, if you find them getting burnt reduce the oven temperature and let them cook for a minute more) 4) After they done baking let them cool in the oven for a minute and place them on a serving plate or desired serving bowl. 5)Brush some oil (Olive oil+ Rosemary +Black Pepper+ Orange juice (1/3rd Cup...

Breakfast Bars or Granola bars Serves:10-12

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Ingredients: 1)Rolled oats-2 cups(your choice) 2)Rice Krispies-2 cups 3)Shredded Coconut-1/2 cup(use unsweetened if you are on diet) 4)Roasted Almonds,Pistachio,Groundnuts-1/2 cup{you can use any nuts like walnuts and roasted hazelnuts also} 5) {OPTIONAL} Chia seeds-1 1/2 teaspoon 6)Salt-according to taste {tiny pinch would help balance out the flavor} 7) {OPTIONAL} Oil or Butter-2 tablespoons(i use almond butter) 8)Honey-1/4 cup{according to taste} 9)Vanilla-2 teaspoons{you can use extract also} 10)Cranberries or Raspberries or Blueberries(if fresh-1 cup or if canned Blueberries-3/4 cup) 11)Condensed milk or water-1 1/2 spoon 12)Raisins 1/4 cup 13)Sugar-2 cups(powdered or brown)  Preheat oven to 180 C for 5- 8 min Makes approx.,20-25 Bars  Preparation: 1)Add everything in a bowl with wooden spoon(mixture will not stick to the spoon). 2)Transfer half of the mixture on a baking tray with parchment paper into the preheated oven for 5-10 min and other...

Very simple Tomato pickle Prep-Time:2-3 min Serves:6

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1.    Cut 6 tomatoes and 7 green chillies in half. 2.    On low flame add 1/2 teaspoon of oil, add tomatoes and green chillies and one small cup of water, cover it and let it boil until they are fully cooked . 3.    For Tadka : Add mustard, Urad Dal/Black Gram, Dry red chillies(3 medium sized),let it cool .After sometime add the tomato mixture to blender, add  salt, turmeric, tadka and blend it roughly .{If you want nutty texture add tadka after blending} Tip :   This is a chutney/pickle which can be stored for longer time if refrigerated                                              **THE TASTE RULES THE BELLY   **

QUINOA or RICE RAWA ( Lemon Rice Hyderabadi Andhra style) Rice rawa Pulihara Prep-Time:8-10 min Serves:4

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1) Heat a pan with oil(1 teaspoon) on medium flame , add mustard, Toor Dal, Urad Dal, Peanuts, Dry red chillies(2 medium sized),  when they begin to crackle, add curry leaves(optional) and mix till they turn crisp. 2) Add onions or shallots, fry (if you want them to be crispy or simply leave them for 8 sec and proceed to the next step) till the onions turn transparent. 3) Add green chillies, fry them for 15-20 sec. 4) Add salt, turmeric powder and mix them. 5) Add 4 cups of water and cover it when water begins to boil, add 2 cups of rice rava or quinoa (or just grind any rice coarsely) mix them once and cover it. 6) Leave it on low flame for 6-9 min (do not mix them in between otherwise it won't be fluffy). 7) Once done mix everything once and switch off gas & leave it uncovered for 1 min.                                             ...

Andhra Style Hyderabadi Biryani Prep-Time:15-20 min Serves:6-8

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1 ) Cooked rice-1 cup [Any rice can be used, if you are on diet use quinoa].  2) Any vegetables diced-1 cup [I used onions/shallots, bell peppers {Red, Green, Yellow (just to make it more presentable)}, spring onion, carrots, parboiled beans, potatoes (use less potatoes as it contains starch), cauliflower, corn]. 3)Oil, Salt, Turmeric, Garam masala[optional: If you cannot handle spice],Asafetida[ While on its own, the smell may strike you as overpowering and somewhat unpleasant, in cooking it mellows out and produces a flavor similar to onion and garlic ],curry leaves, pudina leaves. Cooking method: 1) Sauté all the veggies in a pan {cook 30-40%} and take them in a bowl. 2) On low flame add a teaspoon of oil, add curry leaves onion/shallots diced and 1/4th teaspoon of asafetida, add cooked rice let it cook for 1-2min  just to remove the moisture from rice. 3) add vegetables, salt, turmeric, garam masala cover it and let it cook until vegetables are cooked pe...