Let me explain each and every feature of this blog. Please read on.

On the left sidebar -

Search - There is a search on the top which allows you to search for a particular recipe. So when you want something like ‘moong‘, enter it in the box and hit ‘Enter’. Select the one that you need. I am writing this specifically, because I have seen some readers almost ‘never’ use search. They ask me for a recipe which they could have got to in seconds. If you try using search first, you might get to your favorite recipe much faster.

Aayi’s cooking tips - These are some tips I have learned from my aayi and also collected from different sources. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comment section of that post and I will try to reply.

About - This is about me. Here you will find answers to questions like - Why did I start this blog? Which is my home town? What do I do for a living? (I keep getting these questions. Please use this page).

Recipe request - If you want to request a recipe, please add the request in this page. Please do NOT put requests at the end of different posts. The idea is to have them all in one place to track them better. Also, as soon as you put a request, do not expect me to post the recipe. I get at least 10 requests each day at different places and it is not humanly possible to post recipes for all of them immediately, even though I know the recipe. I am not a food expert so I might not know all the recipes you are asking for.

Copyright - Many don’t seem to have read this post at all. Please read it carefully.

Kid’s lunchbox - These are collection of recipes from different blogs/sites which can help moms in creating great lunch boxes. If you find any interesting lunch box ideas, please leave the link on this page. If you have any ideas of your own, please leave them too. It will be helpful to others.

From other blogs - These are few recipes that I tried from other blogs and I loved them. I don’t make separate posts about them on AR, as I feel if it is required, I can directly go to original and try them. These are only a *few* of the lot I tried. I try my best to keep this page updated. There are many more which I need to add here. I wish to do it more regularly hereafter.

Oil paintings - This is a small place I created, to show you all my paintings. This hobby of mine is a new one and I posted these because few of you asked for it. This is nothing related to food, you can totally ignore this, if you want to.

Contact - If you want to contact me, please use this page.

Glossary (coming soon) - An extensive glossary of ingredients used in my recipes, with pictures.

Popular posts - These showcase some of the most popular recipes on this blog. The popularity depends on number of comments. So if there are some dishes which are hugely popular but have less comments, they don’t show up here.

Recipe Index - I have created the categories depending on the type of dish. I think that is the easiest way to search because it is more convenient. I see that people don’t use this feature a lot. Please use it, it makes searching for recipes (names you don’t know) much easier.

On the right side bar -

Revisited recipes - These are the recipes that I had posted long ago. As and when I get time, I rewrite these posts and update pictures. This is done mainly because when I started blogging, I didn’t know how to write a post. Primarily, I change the pictures, correct mistakes if any etc.

Latest posts - These show the latest 10 posts on this blog. Click on any to go to particular post.

Latest comments - Latest 10 comments on this blog.

New feature -

I am creating an extensive user friendly glossary. The main intention of this glossary is to make everyone understand an ingredient easily. It will have a picture of the item along with it’s name in different languages. This is an in-built glossary, that means, wherever an ingredient appears in the post, it will have a link to the term. For example, urad dal, avrekalu etc, just click on the link to read about the ingredient. You need not go searching for it.

This feature requires a lot of time and it’s laborious so I am working on it whenever I get some free time.

Request -

- I can hardly speak 4-5 languages. So when I am writing the glossary, I can write the translation mostly in these (or few of these) languages. Please send me the translation in your language, if it’s not listed, so that I can make it more useful for everybody.

- Please leave comments/feedbacks when you try a dish. This helps me to know what you all like. This also helps me to plan future posts. While posting comments, please leave the comments on relevant post. For example, write a comment about date cake, at date cake post instead of some other post. This is because your valuable comment might help someone else.

- Please be polite while leaving comments. This is not a paid site where you are paying for recipes. So at the least, it helps being polite while commenting and creates a positive influence on everyone.

Thanks for reading…