Anubala's Kitchen

Stir Fried Lentils and Farfalle Pasta

Stir Fried Lentils and Farfalle Pasta

Farfalle are a type of pasta. Commonly known as “bow-tie pasta”, the name is derived from the Italian  word farfalla which means butterfly. The “e” at the end of the word is the Italian feminine plural ending, making the meaning of the word “butterflies”. Farfalle date back to the 16th century in Lombardy and Emilia Romagana in Northern Italy. I have been wanting to try pasta withRead more about Stir Fried Lentils and Farfalle Pasta[…]

Sago Custard Kheer

Sago Custard Kheer

When we were living in Muscat, during Dussehra, one evening, I had invited around 20 friends for haldi kumkum. I had planned to make kheer that day.  Generally I make kheer using condensed milk and evaporated milk to make a rich and creamy kheer. That particular day, I didn’t have enough of condensed milk. ThatRead more about Sago Custard Kheer[…]

Savoury Mini Cheese Loaves

Savoury Mini Cheese Loaves

Yesterday, I tried to make something new for breakfast. This idea had been in my mind for sometime. It was a weird idea and it involved baking. Since am not very experienced in baking, I was rather hesitant to give a try.  Before trying I mentally prepared myself for a probability of failure and toRead more about Savoury Mini Cheese Loaves[…]

Penne and Paneer in Makhani Sauce

Penne and Paneer in Makhani Sauce

Today is the last working day for my daughter for this academic year. Her final exams are starting from friday. So, they are having a pot luck at school. She wanted me to make pasta as her class friends wanted me make pasta for them. I have made many varieties of pasta and it hasRead more about Penne and Paneer in Makhani Sauce[…]

Fusilli in Mint and Walnut Sauce

Fusilli in Mint and Walnut Sauce

Fusilli are long, thick, corkscrew shaped pasta. The word fusilli presumably comes from fuso, as traditionally it is “spun” by pressing and rolling a small rod over the thin strips of pasta to wind them around it in a corkscrew shape, much like a modern Turkish spindle. Fusilli may be solid or hollow. Hollow fusilliRead more about Fusilli in Mint and Walnut Sauce[…]

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[…]

Mac and Stew

Mac and Stew

Macaroni in Creamy Cauliflower and Coconut Stew- This is one more of my crazy creations. Yesterday afternoon as I was seeing one Burmese soup recipe in a cookery show, I got this idea. Couldn’t wait to try. So I made this for my kids school lunch box today:) I really enjoyed making this. I cameRead more about Mac and Stew[…]