Mahanandi

About

By Indira January 10, 2009

About Us:

We are Indira and Vijay, wife and husband. Different personalities but like two peas in a pod, alike in our passion for conscious cookery. Mahanandi is our web-home.

We are made of the places where we lived, the food we ate and the people we interacted with. This website, Mahanandi, is a way for us to show our gratitude to all those what we are made of, the places, the food and the people.

This website is also a way to communicate with our family through our parents’ recipes. Some are presented intact, some are tweaked and some are entirely new. Mostly homecooked everyday meals, sometimes special, and always with a consciousness of what is going into the pot and the body.

About Mahanandi:

Mahanandi is a peaceful temple town close to Nandyala, India and at the foothills of Nallamala forest range. Surrounded by lush forest, fresh water pools and gentle streams, the centuries old temple Mahanandi has a great influence on us. We grew up in Nandyala, and visited Mahanandi many times with family and have memorable experiences of a life time. The name Mahanandi always evokes calm, content and happy feelings for us. Mahanandi, our website is a celebration of that cherished tranquility.

- Indira

Contact: Email

29 Comments

By Anita, March 26, 2009 @ 12:06 am

Love the new space! Tranquil…almost like Mahanandi town perhaps! Keep bringing us those everyday food gems.
By Madhuram, April 1, 2009 @ 12:38 pm

Indira, I would like to host JFI sometime this year. Have you already done the allocation or is it still open?

Madhuram, I am planning to make an announcemnt inviting the hosts for JFI on April 6th. Please visit the website at that time and book a month of your choice.
Thanks,
Indira
By Praveen, April 16, 2009 @ 9:40 am

Hi Indira,

Good to see you back and love the new look
By Bhargavi, April 25, 2009 @ 12:22 am

Hi Indira:
Your work is great and appreciated. Also it became quite famous and it happens that even if I visit other blogs they wrote about your site. Thank you, I have learned many disges from this site.
Can you put in your website about some common tips and styles across Andhra, like when to add salt, when to add garlic, the importance of heating various ingredents in an order. A pinch of sugar to be added in some dishes, what are the common things to make rayalaseema style, or kerala style, if you can open a discussion atleast I guess lot of people can participate, and by editing it can be made very informative. Just a suggestion. Thank you
Bhargavi
By surekha, April 29, 2009 @ 3:00 pm

Hi Indira!
How can I subscribe to this blog. New to this blog world. Help me please. I live in austin and my sister is in houston. In which place of houston are u living exactly? Nice to read and know ur blog. thanks a lot.
By Bhuvaneswari Karthik, May 18, 2009 @ 6:14 pm

Hi,

I live in Edison, NJ. Came across your blog and read about Mahanandi. Have you ever come across these photos of Mahanandi that I found in the web. It is an endowment department, Govt of AP’s website.
Here is the link…
http://www.apendowments.gov.in/MahanandiTemple/Photo%20Gallery/Forms/AllItems.aspx?View=
Cheers,
Bhuvana
By Lakshmi, July 10, 2009 @ 11:56 am

I like the way your website is designed and of course the recipes and pictures you post.. Good job.. Keep rocking…..
By Esther Aruna, July 28, 2009 @ 3:20 am

Hi Indira

I live in Doha, Qatar (close to Dubai, UAE). I am also a telugu from Chennai and married a Hyderabadi who loves typical hyderabadi food. I found your website very interesting and the information about ingredients or food value is simply amazing. Enjoyed reading the recipes that you post. Tried some of them and they turned out to be good. Keep up the good work and all the best. Please drop me a line whenever you can so ensure that you have read my mail. HOw long are you in the US?

Take care
Esther
By Indhu Basi, August 12, 2009 @ 2:53 pm

Your website is simply superb!
I have tried like 6 recipes, out of which one of them mentionable is Guthi Venkaya kura.
The proportions for it was so good, the dish was a super hit, when I entertained a group of 9 people.
Very good website for cookers like me and it is most popular in California and here in New Jersey. I have recomended it to all my friends here.

Thank you.
By Saritha, August 20, 2009 @ 2:59 pm

I always like to open your website before i start cooking. Thanks for all these wonderful recepies.
Saritha
By charlotte, August 21, 2009 @ 7:18 pm

I’ve liked your blog very much for a number of years. Because of your writing, my family has had the pleasure, no, the joy of thin slices of jaggery as a special treat. I’ve been feeling heavy and lethargic, and then I decided to visit your blog. What timing! Mostly it was the inspiration your recent journal allowed. Thank you.
By narasimha raju, August 30, 2009 @ 9:56 am

The recipes are very good.
Raju,
kurnool
By sanjeeta kk, November 6, 2009 @ 12:54 am

Hi Indira,
A very informative site for people looking out for vegetarian and raw food recipes. Articles and pictures on food gives a divine feeling.
Best wishes.
sanjeeta kk
By Kolodie Brave-Woman, November 11, 2009 @ 1:09 am

Hi, just found your site by looking for yuba recipes and I am profoundly delighted by the delicate and colourful site you have so lovingly created.

I can smell the creations right through my screen. I look forward to cooking alongside you as though I were in your kitchen.

I love Keer (rice pudding)…but don’t see a recipe…maybe I just overlooked it. Would love to make it.

For now all my best wishes and Happy Trails, Kolodie here in Vancouver B.C
By jamie, November 16, 2009 @ 7:34 pm

I have just recently found your website and am enjoying it very much. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, recipes, etc. Beautiful food, needlework, flowers, impressions, information and photos. Thank you!
By Sandhya, December 4, 2009 @ 5:30 am

Hi Indira…
I have stumbled by ur blog many times.. and I m just loving the simplicity..yet creativity in it..
I would love to host ur JFI this year sometime.. Do u have any open slots??

Cheers
Sandhya
By Jay M, December 14, 2009 @ 6:55 am

Hi Indra & Vijay
If you come to New York city anytime, I would love to meet you both!

I love the write-up, photography and your recipes. When I make them, it is always a hit!
By deepa, December 16, 2009 @ 5:30 am

Wow… what a fabulous site, every one of your pics us eat worthy! Chana Baaga Undi! i love the riff you do on “India Inspired” themes. ne request – can you activate a feedburner recipe subscription? your recipes are too good to miss! Keep up the fastastic work, IndiraGaru!
By Lavanya, December 22, 2009 @ 2:28 pm

Lovely webpage…I just love all your recepies and the way you maintain it…great work !!!
By Kathy Gori, January 11, 2010 @ 8:44 pm

What a lovely site! Such delicious looking dishes. So glad I stumbled upon you.
By Madhuri, January 21, 2010 @ 2:34 pm

Hi Indira garu,
This is an email long due. I have been an ardent fan of your blog since 05 and have been closing following it. However, I relocated to hyd in 07 and lost some touch to blogging world. Now that I am back, I opened a blog of my own and have been thinking of paying you tribute for inspiring and motivating many like me. Thanks for this wonderful gift of ‘Mahanandi’.
Keep well and hope to hear alot more from you and your wonderful kitchen.
By nagesh, February 2, 2010 @ 1:46 pm

Great site. Thanks a lot for doing this.
BTW which camera do you use?
By sweta, March 22, 2010 @ 3:54 am

Hi Indira garu,
A big fan of ur blog from 2006 Aug when i visited one of my cousin in mumbai.. she refers ur site for every thing ..
I ‘ve downloaded almost all of ur recipes category wise to make a quick reference.
Hats off for ur patience for growing such a garden (both flowers and veggies as well as fruits)…
How u’ll find time to do all these things..? Please suggest some time mgmt techinques..:)
By the way the pillow colours look awesome. Once again I appreciate ur creativity and patience..
Could you please post some toddler nutritious recipes (for my toddler) and some weight reduction meals but whole some like your workout vratham ..:) Thanks.
By srividhya Ravikumar, March 29, 2010 @ 9:51 pm

Awesome site.. great work.. pls visit my site when u have time.. How can i follow you?
By Priya Vijay, April 7, 2010 @ 9:23 am

Hi Indira & Vijay,

Your website rocks!! I always make it a point to peep into your website before I start to cook. Your photos are awesome and now I am inspired to open a recipe/photography blog after seeing your website. Great Site!

Thanks
By kanthi, May 26, 2010 @ 6:18 am

Hi,
The road way from Srisailam to Mahanandi at some places very bushy, a scenic beauty, amidst of the forest area, very rarely seen when you travel in cars and buses. A calm area. We enjoyed the trip as we had been to both Srisailam and Mahanandhi once.
By jamela, May 30, 2010 @ 3:27 am

Although I’m not from India I love eating South Indian vegetarian food.I find it so hard to find good vegetarian restaurant here in USA.I’ve been looking for a website for Indian veggie recipes for a long time. My co-worker ,Sudhir , gave your website to me. At last my prayers been answered. God bless you
and thanks God for Indira and Vijay.
We moved from Chicago 3 years ago here in Houston. I really love to learn how to cook Indian vegetarian food. I also have a small garden with vegetables and flowers. Flowers for my altar. If it is my good karma,I’ll be able to meet you in person and see your beautiful garden.Mybe we are even neighbors.
OM SAI RAM!!!!
By Anita, June 1, 2010 @ 10:23 am

I love your page. I think you should have a facebook page as well. I am sure they will be a lot of fan following there. Since all of us do check facebook, you can redirect your rss publication into it. It’s a little bit of extra work but a lot of exposure as well. Just a suggestion from someone who follows your site well.
By anil & rathna Kumar, June 9, 2010 @ 12:44 pm

Namaskaram,
I read your garden tips and all the info you feel proud to share with gardening enthusiasts like us who are also from Andhra and Telugu Speaking.
. Do you by any chance have ‘dondakaya padu’ to spare..
otherwise , do you know where I can get hold of one?

if you feel like seeking a blossoming ‘Kanakambaram’.
‘Malli’ , and ‘ Boddu Malli’ visit us whenever your time permits.
Feel free to call me
Anil
832 275 9656