The Best Food on Earth

Hello Fellow Andhra Food Lovers!!

తింటే గారెలు తినాలి! వింటే భారతం వినాలి! For those who understand this they will know what Telugu food is all about. Telugu people are food lovers, they have a variety of tastes incorporated into their cuisine. Go to Andhra Bhavan in New Delhi and you my have to wait for about half an hour or more to get a place to be seated. Such is the popularity of Andhra food.

Generally Andhra people are spice lovers, they use a variety of spices commonly found all over India and mostly the way they use their green chillies to bring the mouth watering flavour and taste to the food is amazing. Andhra food is known to be hot, I would say in Andhra "hot" is a taste, it does not burn your tounge, it tickles your senses making you crave for more.

Andhra people are known for their hospitality because of how generously they serve their guest and the variety they serve. The way food in Andhra is eaten is very different from the way the rest of the South Indian states do. If you visit Tamilnadu or Kerala or Karnataka you will see that they start of with sambhar and mix the curry along with it and eat. This way there need not be a distinct taste to those that curry all you can taste is the sambhar or the rasam or kurambu (charu/pulusu).

But that is not the way you will find Andhra food to be. Each item on the menu is eaten separately and savoured with great love for it. The menu like all South Indian dishes has rice, Andhra people use Sona Masuri as their primary choice. It has a better texture, smell and sweet taste. The rest of the menu consists of Pickle, Chutney, Pan Fried Vegetable, Vegetable Curry in Tomato Gravy, Dhal, Sambhar or Rasam, Curd. All this accompanied by fried Papad or Pumpkin Crisps. ... Umm mouth watering.

The Non vegetarian food that you get in Andhra has no comparison, it is by-far the best. The best place to have a good taste of it is not at a hotel or a restaurant but a Telugu home. The Chicken Curry, Chicken Fry, Mutton curry, Prawn fry or Coastal Fish Curry will make you wonder as to how these magical tastes are created. Frankly no one has mastered the blend of spices like a Telugu person has.

Most envious of the cuisine would be the pickles and chutneys, without argument everyone would agree that the world's best pickles and chutneys come from Andhra. They are known world wide. Pickles are preserved in gingelly oil and chutney are freshly ground each day from vegetables and relished, they are the best.

So dear friends look out for this space for the lovely Andhra Recipes that are coming here soon.