Spicy South Indian chicken fry is a dry curry that is served with rice.

Homemade sun dried crisps made with tomatoes and poha (flattened rice). These are deep fried and served as an accompaniment with rice.

Homemade crisps prepared with sago or tapioca pearl. Crisps are deep fried and served as an accompaniment to Indian meal or as a snack.

Baby Indian eggplants (brinjals) are stuffed with a seasoned spicy sesame powder and then cooked into a curry.

Comforting dal prepared with tomatoes

Upma prepared with rice rava or cream of rice. This is served for breakfast or as a light meal.

This is a rustic shrimp curry without tomatoes. It is spicy and delicious when served with rice.

Savory rice flour poori or vada is a snack that can be served for breakfast or as an evening snack.

Laddu is an Indian sweet and this laddu is made with rice flour, sugar and clarified butter.

Pachi pulusu is a cold soup or rasam prepared with raw tamarind juice and is served with rice and mildly spiced dal.

An Indian sweet prepared with gram flour, sugar and clarified butter. It is an easy laddu to prepare.

A snack prepared with dry corn kernels. It is great for a tea time snack or as a mid day snack.

An Indian flat bread prepared with sorghum flour is a staple in many parts of rural India. It is nutritious, healthy and diabetic friendly.

Green gram fritters or moong dal vada are added to a tangy gravy to make a delicious curry to serve with rice.

Pulao or pulav with hyacinth beans and rice pairs well with any Indian curry.

Indian curry prepared with ivy gourd and gram flour