AIKANTHIKA

Cuisine: South India Ingredients: Coconut oil - 4 tablespoons Cinnamon - 2 inches Cloves - 4 Green cardamom - 1 Star anise - 1 Mace - 2 strands Ginger (finely chopped) - 1 inch Onion (sliced) - 2 Green chilies (chopped into long pieces) - 2 Tomatoes (chopped) - 4 Water - 5 cups Salt - as required Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon Garam masala powder - 1/4 teaspoon Brown rice - 2 cups Method: Heat coconut oil in a pressure cooker and add cinnamon, cloves, green cardamom, star ani

Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Snake gourd - 1 kg Coconut oil - 4 tablespoons Chana dal (split Bengal gram) - 1/2 teaspoon Urad dal (split Black gram) - 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon Garlic cloves - 10 Dry red chili - 2 Curry leaf - 1 sprig Red chili powder - 1/2 teaspoon Salt - as required Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon Method: Take a knife and scrape off the green / gray layer on the snake gourds. The, cut them int

Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh state of India Ingredients: Green Mangoes (refer note) – 1 kg Red chili powder – 1 cup Salt – ½ cup Powdered mustard seeds (refer note) – ¾ cup Jaggery – 2 cups Garlic cloves (peeled) – 1 cup Coconut oil – ½ cup Method: Cutting the Mangoes: Wash the mangoes and dry them completely without any moisture. Chop off the stem part on top of the mango. Slice the mango in half from the center. Then, take each halve and remove the seeds with the knife. Also rem