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Telagapindi -- Powder from Sesame Seeds Residue

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Sesame Seeds and Sesame Seed oil are very healthy food. We get lot of folic acid from the seeds and Omega 6 and Omega 3 fatty acids from this oil. The oil has long shelf live. It is used in pickles in India. 
The residue from the sesame seeds, after taking out the oil is known as Telagapindi. Normally it is used to feed cattle. But we make powder out of it. We use this powder in curries without adding salt and chilli powder. 
We get this powder very rarely in Hyderabad. It is available in the North Eastern parts of Andhra Pradesh, my in-laws place. I came to know about this recipe only after my marriage. My in-laws like it very much. 
Earlier we use to get it in the form of cake. We have to grind it and sieve it to make powder and mix all the necessary ingredients. Thanks to new techniques, we are getting it in powdered form nowadays. So just mix the necessary ingredients and make another tasty dish. A very simple and easy recipe, only if we get the powdered telagapindi. :P
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Poha Mixture -- Atukula Mixture -- How to make Andhra Style Poha Mixture

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Poha mixture or Chivda mixture is made in different styles in different regions. We can add any type of nuts to it. It is very easy recipe and kids also love it very much. Serve it with hot piping tea or can have a fistful of it anytime.  We have two types of poha or flattened rice; one is thick and another one is thin. We can use both of them for making mixture. We use thick one only for making upma and pulihora. Thin one is used in dosa batter and to make mixture. For this dish I used thick one. 
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Recipe Category: Snacks
Recipe Cuisine: Andhra
Serves: 5
Ingredients:
Poha/Flattened Rice/Atukulu - 3 cupsPeanuts - 1 cupRoasted Gram - 1 cupDry Coconut - 1 cupGreen Chillies - 3 to 5Curry Leaves - 10 to 15 or fist fulSalt - to tasteTurmeric Powder - 1 to 2 tspOil - 3 tbspMustard Seeds - 1 tbsp
Procedure:
Slit green chillies. Wash curry leaves and dry them.Keep poha, peanuts, roasted gram and cut dry coconut into small pieces ready in separate bowls to …
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Bachali Kura Ava Pulusu -- How to make Bachali Kura Ava Pulusu -- Malaysian Spinach with Mustard Soup

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I really donno what it is called bachali kura in English....as it is available only in the states of Telanana and Andra Pradesh of India. When I googled it found some name as Malaysian Spinach to it. We make dal, ava pulusu i.e. soup with mustard masala and also curry combined it with elephant foot yam. All of them can be taken with rice. It is a leafy vegetable. 
The recipe I am mentioning is in semi liquid consistency. It is a mixture of sour and bitter taste. This is mainly made only in the eastern parts of Andhra Pradesh and that too in Brahmin community. 
Ingredients:Bachali Kura/Malaysian Spinach - 1 cup
Tamarind Juice - 1 cup
Brinjal - 2 big
Salt - to taste
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Bengal Gram - 1 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds - 1 tsp
Mustard Masala - 1/2 cup
For Mustard Masala: Mustard Seeds - 1 tbsp
Rice - 1 tbsp
Red Chillies/ Red Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
Til - 1/2 tsp
Procedure:Soak rice for half an hour.
Grind all the ingredients along with rice to a fine paste. We can add water if necessary.
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