Hi, my name is Rajani. Welcome to my contribution on MenuMania’s blog writer’s guild.  To start with, I would like to thank the team at MenuMania for inviting me to be part of this guild.  It is an Honour!

A little about myself……..

I am originally from India and have been in New Zealand from the past 12 years.

Yup! I am a proud Indian in my heart and just melts away whenever I see anything related to India.

I come from a coastal town of peninsular India called Kakinada where seafood is in abundance. It’s in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Yes, we still have cities, towns and villages in India. I still remember the fresh air of my ammamma’s (nana’s) village where its all clean and paddy fields as far as the eye can see, where everyone knows one another, and are very hard working.  Nostalgia!!!

The capital city of Andhra is Hyderabad; the land of pearls. The city has a rich muslim culture where nawabi cooking combined with south-indian style to give us a new unique style called hyderabadi-style.  In Andhra, apart from hyderabadi-style, we also have different regional cuisine like Telangana, Rayalaseema and Andhra. Every area has got its own spice blend and a different way of cooking that is unique and tasty.  India is a culinary land… not curry land

I started my own blog (amma-cheppindi) in 2006, to document my home style cooking experiences. My mom is always the best cook for me. She cooks delectable dishes that are unbeatable. I am sure all daughters think the same way like me  about their mothers

My blog represents me and my family and my culinary odyssey. Amma- cheppindi means ” Mother said So” a true journal of my family generation cooking.

Please check my blog at amma-cheppindi.blogspot.com and please let me know your feedback if you have tried any of my dishes.

Yours Always

Rajani Rayudu