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Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Lady’s finger – ½ kg Oil – 3 tablespoons Chana dal (Bengal gram dal) – ½ teaspoon Urad dal (Black gram dal) – ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ¼ teaspoon Dry red chilli – 2 Curry leaf – 2 sprigs Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon Salt – as required Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon Method: Wash the lady’s fingers and dry completely. Chop them into thin slices. Heat oil in a kadai/pan and add chana dal and urad dal.

Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Karonda / Bakery cherries (pieces) – 2 cups Toor dal – 1 cup Water – 2 cups Salt – as required Chilli powder – ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon Seasoning: Dry red chillies – 4 Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon Garlic cloves – 10 Curry leaves – 1 sprig Oil – 2 tablespoon Method: Wash the karonda / bakery cherries and chop them into half vertically and remove the seed. Wash the toor dal and

Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Sweet pumpkin (unripe and green) – 500 g Onion – 4 Ginger – 2-inch piece Green chilli – 10 Jaggery – 4 tablespoons Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon Salt – as required Oil – 7 tablespoons Seasoning: Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ¼ teaspoon Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Method: Cut the sweet pumpkin and remove the seeds. Then chop it into medium-sized pieces along with the peel. Then wash the pieces. Cut the onions into small

Cuisine: Tamil Nadu state of India Ingredients: Sundakkai (Turkey berries) – 1 cup Onion (chopped) – 3 Tomato (chopped) – 2 Grated coconut – 1 cup Peppercorns – ½ teaspoon Coconut oil – 3 tablespoons Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon Chilli powder – ½ teaspoon Salt – as required Water – 1 cup Tamarind (soak and extract the juice) – small lemon-sized Method: Firstly wash the sundakkai / turkey berries and crush them with a pestle.

Ingredients: Plantains (green banana) – 2 Onion (chopped into small pieces) – 2 Green chilli (slit) – 4 Lemon juice – juice of 1 lemon Salt – as required Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon Seasoning: Oil – 4 tablespoon Dry red chilli – 2 Urad dal (split black gram) – ½ teaspoon Chana dal (split Bengal gram) – ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ¼ teaspoon Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Method: Pressure cook the whole plantains for 2 whistles. The

Cuisine: Tamilnadu state of India Ingredients: Chopped Mushroom – 3 cups Onion (chopped) – 2 medium Green chilli (slit) – 4 Salt – as required Chilli powder – ¼ teaspoon Pepper powder – ½ teaspoon Cumin powder – ½ teaspoon Garam masala – ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon Oil – 1 tablespoon Method: Take a kadai/pan and heat the oil in it. Add chopped onion and green chillies. Once the onion has turned golden brown, add chopped mushroom. The mushroom releases water. So co

Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Brinjal (the Purple Long Brinjal variety is the best for this recipe) – 1 kg Onion (chopped) – 3 big Ginger – 2-inch piece Garlic – 12 cloves Green chilli – 4 Salt – as required Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon Seasoning: Oil – 5 tablespoons Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon Curry leaves – 3 sprigs Method: Wash the brinjals and chop them into thin 2-inch long pieces. Grind ginger, garlic, and green chilies into

Cuisine: Karnataka state of India Ingredients: Raw papaya – 1 medium Salt – as required Turmeric powder – a pinch Grated coconut – 2 tablespoons Seasoning: Coconut oil – 2 tablespoons Chana dal (Split Bengal gram) – 1 teaspoon Urad dal (Split black gram) – 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon Dry red chillies – 5 Curry leaves – 1 sprig Method: Peel the raw papaya and chop it into medium-sized pieces. Pressure cook the chopped papaya pieces for 1 whis

Cuisine: India Ingredients: Chopped mushrooms – 1 cup Onion (chopped) – 2 medium Salt – as required Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste – 2 teaspoons Garam masala – ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon Oil – 2 tablespoons Method: Heat oil in a clay pot or a pan. Add chopped onion and fry until onion turns golden brown. Then add salt, chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, and ginger garlic paste. Fry until the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste goes. The

Cuisine: Karnataka state of Bharat Ingredients: Banana stem – 1 feet piece Shredded coconut – ½ cup Salt – as required Turmeric powder – a pinch Seasoning: Oil – 2 tablespoon Chana dal (split Bengal gram) – 1 teaspoon Urad dal (split black gram) – 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon Dry red chillies – 6 Curry leaves – 1 sprig Method: Firstly, remove the outer layer of the banana stem using a knife. Then cut into thin circular discs. Remove any fiber

Cuisine: Himachal Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Lady’s finger – 500g Onion (chopped) – 4 large Chilli powder – 2 teaspoons Salt – as required Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon Curry powder – 1 teaspoon Oil – 4 tablespoon Coriander leaves – 2 tablespoon Method: To prepare the dish, start by washing the lady's fingers and allowing them to dry completely without any moisture. Once dry, chop the lady's finger into 2-inch long pieces. Next, heat oil in a pan and add chopped oni

Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Bitter gourd (preferably small wild variety) – ½ kg Desiccated coconut powder – 1 cup Roasted sesame powder – ½ cup Chilli powder – 3 teaspoons Cashew powder (Optional) – ½ cup Salt – as required Onion – 1 Garlic – 8 cloves Jaggery – ½ teaspoon Lemon juice – ½ teaspoon Oil – 5 tablespoon Method: Chop onion and garlic into small pieces. In a mixing bowl, mix together the desiccated coconut powder, roasted sesame powder,

Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Multi-vitamin leaf – 1 bunch Toor dal (Split pigeon pea) / Moong dal (Split green gram) – 1 cup Water – 2 cups Salt – as required Turmeric powder – a pinch Seasoning: Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon Dry red chilies (Cut into half) – 5 Garlic (Put a grew in the middle) – 10 cloves Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Oil – 1 tablespoon Method: Separate the multi-vitamin leaves from the middle twig and wash. Chop the wa

Cuisine: Srilankan Ingredients: Potato – 8 medium Coconut milk – 8 cups Onion – 3 Curry leaves – 3 sprigs Salt – as required Chilli powder – 2 teaspoons Garam masala – ½ teaspoon Pepper powder – 1 ½ teaspoons Tamarind (soak and extract the juice) – marble sized Malabar tamarind (also called as 'Goraka') – 1 Method: Boil potatoes and peel them. Chop them into big cubes. Chop the onions into thin long pieces. In a heavy-bottomed pan, put potato pieces, chopped onion, coconut mi

Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Mango (Semi ripened) – 2 Onion – 2 large Green chillies (split) – 2 Salt – as required Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon Jaggery – 1 tablespoon Water – 3 cups Seasoning: Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon Curry leaves – 1 sprig Coconut oil – 2 tablespoons Method: Peel the mangoes and chop them into medium-sized cubes. Take a kadai/pan and heat the oil. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

Cuisine: South India Ingredients: Taro / Colocasia – ½ kg Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon Salt – as required Seasoning: Coconut oil – 2 tablespoons Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon Dry red chillies – 2 Method: Peel the taro/colocasia and wash them. Then chop taro/colocasia into small-sized cubes. In a kadai / pan, heat oil. Once the oil has been heated, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once they splutter, ad

Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Raw mango – 1 Red gram dal (Toor dal) – 2 cups Water – 4 cups Green chillies (slit) – 4 Salt – as required Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon Seasoning: Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon Dry red chilies (break into half) – 5 Garlic cloves (Put a grew in the middle of the each clove) – 10 Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Oil – 2 tablespoons Method: Peel and chop the mango into big-sized cubes. Leave some pulp on the seed a

Cuisine: Karnataka state of India Ingredients: Potato – 7 medium Coconut oil – 3 tablespoons Salt – as required Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon Chilli powder – 3 teaspoon Onions – 3 medium Green chilies (slit) – 6 Garam masala – ¼ teaspoon Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Water – 1 tablespoon Method: Chop onion into small pieces. Chop potato into medium-sized cubes. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and curry leaves.