Anubala's Kitchen

Moong and Mixed Vegetables Masala Rice

Moong and Mixed Vegetables Masala Rice

Today’s cooking was only for my daughter and myself. I thought a one pot meal will be perfect for that. Since my refrigerator was stocked up with fresh vegetables, my first thought was to make biryani. My neighbour, Nirmala,had shared her delicious biryani recipe few days back. The recipe required pudina ( mint leaves) whichRead more about Moong and Mixed Vegetables Masala Rice[…]

Podi Idli

Podi Idli

Idli with milagai podi( gun powder or Idli Podi ) is a very traditional and classic combination. The crunchy and spicy milagai podi compliments the soft and bland idli. Milagai Podi is rich in protein as it is basically made of chana dal( kadalai paruppu) and urad dal( ullundhu). Carbohydrates from the idli and proteinRead more about Podi Idli[…]

Idli Podi

Idli Podi

Idli podi is a coarse powder made of dried red chillies, urad dal( ullundhu) chana dal( kadalai paruppu) and sesame seeds. Some add jaggery too. Tamilians traditionally use idli podi mixed with sesame oil as a dipping for Idli , dosas and other South Indian dishes. Every family has their own recipe for Idli podi.Read more about Idli Podi[…]

Spicy Strawberry Rice

Spicy Strawberry Rice

It’s Valentine’s Day in few days. Thought of making something with red as the colour theme. But I didn’t want to make any sweet. I had bought a box of fresh strawberries. In Chennai, strawberries that we get are not at all sweet. It’s very tangy, making it ideal to use in many recipes. IRead more about Spicy Strawberry Rice[…]

Cauliflower and Capsicum

Cauliflower and Capsicum

Ingredients Cauliflower- 1 small Onions- 2 Tomatoes- 2 Capsicum- 1 big Ginger- 1 inch Oil- 1 tbsp Whole jeera- 1 tsp Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder- 1 tsp Jeera powder- 1 tsp Coriander powder- 2 tsps Dry mango powder- 1// tsp Salt to taste Chopped coriander leaves- 1 tbsp Method Cut cauliflower intoRead more about Cauliflower and Capsicum[…]

Mysore Pak

Mysore Pak

I have never been fond of Mysore Pak until I tasted the very famous Krishna sweet’s Mysore Pak. I was completely bowled over by the richness and melt in mouth texture of that Mysore Pak. Long back, in the year 1995 when I was working with Citi Bank’s customer service, one of my good friendRead more about Mysore Pak[…]

Methi Matar Malai

Methi Matar Malai

Methi Matar Malai Fenugreek leaves are known as Methi in Hindi and Vendhaya Keerai in Tamil. Methi seeds as well as the leaves are extensively used in Indian cuisine. It contains protein, fibre, vitamin C, niacin, potassium, iron and alkaloids. It also contains a compound diosgenin which has oestrogen-like properties, as well as steroidal saponins.Read more about Methi Matar Malai[…]

Cheesy Vermicelli Upma Cutlet

Cheesy Vermicelli Upma Cutlet

It’s study holidays for my son now and am packing school tiffin only for my daughter. She is not very fond of upma varieties. Only exception is vermicelli upma. So when I told her the previous night that I was planning to make that for school tiffin, she agreed. She is very fond of freshRead more about Cheesy Vermicelli Upma Cutlet[…]

Whole wheat Potli Pizza

Whole wheat Potli Pizza

I just gave in to my imagination today and made this. When it comes to baking, am generally little hesitant in trying my own recipe as I have very limited knowledge and experience. But today was an exception. I made this for daughter’s school tiffin. She didn’t want the usual Idli/ paratha/upma/. She was okRead more about Whole wheat Potli Pizza[…]

Rajma

Rajma

Red kidney beans are known as Rajma in Hindi. Although the kidney bean is not of Indian origin, it is a part of regular diet in Northern India. It is the staple food of Mexico. This dish developed after the red kidney bean was brought to the Indian subcontinent from Portugal . Being a popularRead more about Rajma[…]