Anubala's Kitchen

Stuffed Snake Gourd in Spicy Yogurt Gravy

Stuffed Snake Gourd in Spicy Yogurt Gravy

Snake gourd is called as pudalangai in Tamil and chichinda in Hindi. It’s a very healthy vegetable but not a popular one. Snake gourd is very high in water content and has a cooling effect on the body, hence it helps in handling the summer heat. Snake gourd is low in calories, fat-free, and goodRead more about Stuffed Snake Gourd in Spicy Yogurt Gravy[…]

Peanuts and Papad Chat

Peanuts and Papad Chat

Yesterday, I had gone for a birthday party of one of my school senior. Had a very good time in the party. Food was also very good. There they had served this interesting starter. It was very tasty, healthy and light too unlike the usual fried snacks. It was very easy to guess the ingredientsRead more about Peanuts and Papad Chat[…]

Moru Moru Dosa

Moru Moru Dosa

It will be very rare to find a South Indian who will not like dosa. And am certainly not an exception. I can have dosa for any meal. I specially love crispy ( moru moru) dosas. Today morning I made moru moru dosas ( moru moru is a Tamil word for crispness).  It always givesRead more about Moru Moru Dosa[…]

Vendhaya Khuzhambu 

Vendhaya Khuzhambu 

Fenugreek seeds are called as vendhayam in Tamil and methi in Hindi. Fenugreek seeds and leaves are strongly aromatic and full of flavour. Though seeds are bitter, it loses the bitterness on roasting slightly. They are rich in vitamin B, folic acid, vitamin A and C and very rich source of minerals like iron, calcium,Read more about Vendhaya Khuzhambu […]

Baingan ka Salan

Baingan ka Salan

As usual, when I was looking through my recipe note books, I came across this recipe of Mirchi ka Salan, a very famous dish from Hyderabadi cuisine. This is Tarla Dalal’s recipe. I didn’t have the green chillies. But I had the small brinjals (baingan).  The recipe seemed to almost similar to bhagare baingan. SoRead more about Baingan ka Salan[…]

Tikka Paneer Wraps

Tikka Paneer Wraps

I usually make paneer parathas for school lunch. But today I wanted to something different. First I thought of making a dry subji with paneer and use as stuffing to make paneer rolls. As I opened the fridge to take out the tomatoes, I saw few capsicums too. Trust me when I say that itRead more about Tikka Paneer Wraps[…]

Protein Rich Capsicum Rice

Protein Rich Capsicum Rice

It’s only now that my daughter asks me to pack rice for school lunch. It has always been prohibited before. I always try to give a wholesome and complete dish ( one pot meal) for lunch. I made capsicum rice today. I had planned to add some soya granules to enhance the protein content. ButRead more about Protein Rich Capsicum Rice[…]

Cheesy Paneer Cutlets

Cheesy Paneer Cutlets

After a very long time, made a tea time snack for my daughter. I had some boiled corn and potato and home made paneer. Interesting ingredients to make cutlets.Since all the ingredients were available, made this yummy cutlets in a jiffy:) This is a perfect snack to pack for school tiffin, kids parties and aRead more about Cheesy Paneer Cutlets[…]

Vegetable Biryani 

Vegetable Biryani 

It was a super pleasant surprise to find myself among the top 100 posters in a very famous food group in Facebook called Chef at Large ( CaL). This biryani is a dedicated to this group of very loving members who never hesitate to support and encourage. It is a big source inspiration and motivation.Read more about Vegetable Biryani […]

Brinjal Rasam

Brinjal Rasam

I was going through all my recipe note books few days back. I started writing down recipes from my college days. I used to copy from magazines, note down seeing cookery shows etc. While I was going through my very first recipe note book, I saw this recipe. This was one of the recipes taughtRead more about Brinjal Rasam[…]