Anubala's Kitchen

Fusilli with Zucchini and Tomatoes

Fusilli with Zucchini and Tomatoes

A big challenge for any mom is to make interesting,versatile, kids friendly and healthy meal for kids tiffin box. My kids are very fond of pasta. Few days back, I made this fusilli pasta with zucchini and tomatoes. It was very colourful to look at, healthy and very tasty. And my kids loved it:) IngredientsRead more about Fusilli with Zucchini and Tomatoes[…]

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[…]

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[…]

Penne Arrabbiata

Penne Arrabbiata

Arrabbiata  or sugo all’arrabbiata in Italian, is a spicy sauce for pasta made from garlic, tomatoes, and red chili peppers cooked in olive oil. “Arrabbiata” literally means “angry” in Italian, and the name of the sauce is due to the heat of the chili peppers.   Arrabbiata sauce is usually served with penne pasta, and may have choppedRead more about Penne Arrabbiata[…]

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[…]

Spaghetti Aglio Olio

Spaghetti Aglio Olio

Spaghetti aglio e olio (“spaghetti with garlic and oil” in Italian) is a traditional Italian pasta dish, coming from Napoli. It was my sister who shared this recipe with me. She told that it was a very simple but very tasty pasta recipe. Made with only 5 ingredients, that too very basic ones, I wasRead more about Spaghetti Aglio Olio[…]