Authentic Andhra Recipes from Gudur Highway – Cook These Local Favorites at Home

Introduction:

If you’re craving spicy, flavorful Andhra cuisine, you don’t always need to dine out. Here are 3 authentic Andhra food recipes you can cook at home — inspired by local favorites from restaurants near Gudur Highway, including some popular non-veg and veg options.

🥘 1. Natu Kodi Pulusu (Andhra Country Chicken Curry)

This spicy and tangy chicken curry is a classic in rural Andhra homes — especially near the Gudur Highway. It’s slow-cooked to perfection using Natu Kodi (free-range chicken), which absorbs the masala deeply for a rich, authentic taste.

✅ Ingredients:

• 500g Natu Kodi (country chicken), cut into medium pieces
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 green chillies, slit
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 1.5 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp garam masala
• Lemon-sized tamarind soaked in warm water
• Curry leaves – a handful
• Salt – to taste
• 3 tbsp oil

🧑‍🍳 Cooking Instructions:

1. Marinate the chicken with turmeric, salt, and chilli powder for 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a thick-bottomed vessel. Add curry leaves, green chillies, and chopped onions.
3. Sauté till golden, then add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell disappears.
4. Add tomatoes and cook until soft and pulpy.
5. Add the chicken and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
6. Pour in the tamarind juice and enough water to make gravy.
7. Simmer on low flame until chicken is tender and oil separates.
8. Finish with garam masala and serve hot.

🍛 Best With: Ragi Sangati, hot steamed rice, or chapatis.
🏠 Want to try the real thing? Visit Manvitha Ruchulu on Gudur Highway.

🍆 2. Gutti Vankaya Kura (Stuffed Brinjal Curry)

A must-have Andhra vegetarian dish! Tender brinjals are slit and filled with a flavorful peanut-coconut-spice mix, then simmered in tangy gravy. This dish is loved in both homes and veg restaurants near Gudur.

✅ Ingredients:

• 8 small round brinjals (eggplants), slit but not separated
• 3 tbsp roasted peanuts
• 2 tbsp grated dry coconut
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp tamarind pulp
• 1 tsp jaggery
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• Salt – to taste
• Curry leaves & mustard seeds – for tempering
• 2 tbsp oil

🧑‍🍳 Cooking Instructions:

1. Make the stuffing: Dry roast peanuts, coconut, sesame seeds, and cumin. Grind to a fine paste with tamarind, jaggery, salt, and chilli powder.
2. Stuff this paste gently into the brinjals.
3. Heat oil, temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
4. Place stuffed brinjals gently and sauté for 3–4 minutes.
5. Add remaining paste + ½ cup water and simmer covered till brinjals soften.
6. Cook until oil floats on top.

🌿 Serve With: Hot rice or jowar rotis
🔍 Popular in: Local veg food spots near Gudur Railway Station

🍗 3. Bongu Chicken (Bamboo Chicken)

A rare delicacy that’s tribal in origin and gaining fame along highway dhabas near Gudur. Chicken is marinated and cooked in hollow bamboo shoots over fire, giving it an earthy, smoky aroma.

✅ Ingredients:

• 500g boneless chicken (or with bone)
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• Salt – to taste
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• Chopped onions and green chillies (optional)
• Bamboo stems (or use foil-wrapped banana leaf for home version)

🧑‍🍳 Cooking Instructions:

1. Mix all spices, lemon juice, and chicken. Marinate for 2–3 hours.
2. Stuff marinated chicken into clean bamboo stems.
3. Seal both ends with banana leaves or foil.
4. Place bamboo on a fire pit or barbecue and rotate occasionally.
5. Cook for 30–40 minutes until meat is juicy and tender.

🔥 Flavor Note: Bamboo infuses a natural woody aroma that no utensil can replicate.
🛣️ Try it at: Highway dhabas or Manvitha Ruchulu, where it’s a best-seller.

Conclusion:

Andhra food isn’t just about restaurants — it’s a tradition carried through generations. With ingredients you can find locally, you can bring the flavors of Gudur Highway into your own kitchen. Whether you love veg or non-veg food near Gudur, these recipes are sure to satisfy.