The high heat waves are taking their way all though India. Its a cool time for kids and hard time for moms. This is the time when relatives and guests start calling, for either coming to your place or asking you to visit their place. If you are near a tourist place its for sure your summer season flys away in no time. Your house will be colorful with relatives and kids. You will need to start thinking what to cook for the breakfast, what to prepare for the lunch and what are the recipes for dinner. Here is a sample lunch menu that is seen in most of the andhra homes in the summer. A simple, quick to prepare meal for any number of guests. Vankaya kura, mamaidikaya pappu, rasam/mukkala pulusu, bajjilu, paravannam, majjiga........ what else one need for panchendriyalu.
Vankaya kura and mamidikaya pappu are like the twins. These two are prepared very frequently all through the summer. For the recipes click
vankaya kura,
mamidikaya pappu
Although its summer, these deep-fried bajjilu are a must for satisfying kids and of course everyone. For mouth melting bajjilu recipe click
here
Ksheerannam, the traditional Andhra rice sweet is a must for all festivals in my home.....in every traditional andhra home. For the procedure of making this simple sweet click
here
Mukkala pulusu or rasam is mostly preferred as sambar is heavy on a summer afternoon. For the detailed recipe of pulusu/dappalam click
here
After having a wonderful meal a glassful of buttermilk will satisfy your pallets. Masala buttermilk is not only tasty, it helps in quick digestion. Take a look at the
procedure
You will be wondering that I forgot the main pickle.....summer hero recipe.....adenandi...... aavakaya.... Yes I forgot to add it to the meal. For the recipe click
here.
