Anubala's Kitchen

Avial

Avial

Avial ( aviyal) is a very traditional dish from Kerala. It’s very popular in Tamil Nadu also. It’s a part all vegetarian wedding menus in Tamil Nadu. It’s a very important dish in Onam sadhaya ( the elaborate meal that is made during Onam). In Tamil Nadu, avial is served with adai, a thick dosaRead more about Avial[…]

Bhindi Masala

Bhindi Masala

My son’s friend has come home to stay with us. He wanted me to make North Indian cuisine for lunch. So, I made bhindi masala and plain kulcha. I made bhindi masala after a very long time. It’s a very simple recipe and it really came out very well 🙂 Ingredients Bhindi ( lady’s finger/Read more about Bhindi Masala[…]

Baby Corn and Paneer Subzi

Baby Corn and Paneer Subzi

After a long time I bought baby corns. My plan was to make Chinese food for lunch today. But I couldn’t manage to get spring onions. So I made a new gravy along with paneer and served it with coconut and onion rice:) The gravy was rich, creamy, yummy and my kids really loved it:)Read more about Baby Corn and Paneer Subzi[…]

Vazhaithandu Paruppu Curry

Vazhaithandu Paruppu Curry

Banana stem is known as vazhaithandu in Tamil. It’s a very humble and a healthy vegetable. It has very less calories and high fibre content. It is diuretic and recommended for people who are suffering from kidney stones and gall bladder stones. It’s good for diabetic patients and it aids weight loss. Ingredients Chopped vazhaithanduRead more about Vazhaithandu Paruppu Curry[…]

Srilankan Pumpkin Curry

Srilankan Pumpkin Curry

Few days back, in a TV cookery show, I saw few recipes from Sri Lankan cuisine. I found them similar to Kerala and South Eastern cuisine. It was very interesting. Today being sunday, I thought I’ll make something different today. So, decided to try Sri Lankan cuisine. I made yellow pumpkin gravy in Sri LankanRead more about Srilankan Pumpkin Curry[…]

Broad Beans and Moong Curry

Broad Beans and Moong Curry

The best thing about cooking vegetables South Indian way is that, very minimum amount of oil and spices are used. The natural flavour of the vegetable is well retained. Today, I made a dry curry with broad beans. Broad beans is known as Avarekkai in tamil. It’s rich in protein, fibre and potassium. I haveRead more about Broad Beans and Moong Curry[…]

Dahi Baingan

Dahi Baingan

Today I wanted to make bagara baingan ( a specialty from Hyderabadi cuisine) and vegetable pulao for lunch. Then I found that the brinjals were of different sizes. For making bagara baingan, I prefer to use small, uniformed sized brinjals. As I was thinking what to do, I got this idea of using yogurt asRead more about Dahi Baingan[…]

Potatoes In Creamy Carrot And Cashew Gravy

Potatoes In Creamy Carrot And Cashew Gravy

I made this gravy two days back. I had very limited choice of vegetables at home, the basic ones like potatoes, onions and some carrots. Initial plan was to make potato stir fried rice and carrot raita. Then I thought I’ll make potato stew and rice. Finally ended up creating a new recipe. As always, itRead more about Potatoes In Creamy Carrot And Cashew Gravy[…]

Agathi Keerai Curry

Agathi Keerai Curry

Ingredients Agathi keerai ( only leaves) – 3 cups Grated coconut – 1/2 cup Oil – 2 tsps Mustard – 1 tsp Split urad dal ( black gram/ ulundhu) – 1 tsp Chana dal ( Bengal gram/ kadala paruppu)- 1 tsp Red chillies – 2 Moong dal ( Pasi paruppu) – 3 tbsps Sugar –Read more about Agathi Keerai Curry[…]

Dahi Bhindi

Dahi Bhindi

Yogurt is known as dahi in Hindi and thair in Tamil and Lady’s finger( okra) is known as bhindi in Hindi and vendakai in Tamil. I remember seeing this dahi bhindi recipe long back in a TV show. I came across this recipe again yesterday when I saw looking through my recipe note book. IRead more about Dahi Bhindi[…]