Anubala's Kitchen

Chinna Vengaya Arachuvitta Sambar

Chinna Vengaya Arachuvitta Sambar

My husband had been travelling for the past two weeks. He came back only today morning. He had told me that he was getting sick of eating out and was just waiting to come back to home food. So, our lunch at home was his favourite menu, a traditional and simple Tamil Brahmin meal. ArachuvittaRead more about Chinna Vengaya Arachuvitta Sambar[…]

Yogurt Tuvar dal

Yogurt Tuvar dal

This is very a different, creamy and a delicious dish from the Gujarati cuisine. Instead of tomatoes, sour yogurt is used in this recipe to give a tangy taste to this dal. Yogurt gives a rich and creamy texture to the dal and also enhances the protein and calcium content the dal. It is veryRead more about Yogurt Tuvar dal[…]

Kuzhipaniyaram

Kuzhipaniyaram

Kuzhipaniyaram is a speciality of Chetinadu cuisine. It’s made with batter made of rice and urad dal. Many uses idli batter to make Kuzhipaniyaram. That’s what even I used to do, but not any longer. Last year, I learnt the authentic recipe for Kuzhipaniyaram from my art teacher and very good friend, Geetha:) The firstRead more about Kuzhipaniyaram[…]

Tomato Khuzhambu

Tomato Khuzhambu

This is a very mild, aromatic, rich, creamy and delicious khuzhambu from Chetinadu cuisine which can be served with steamed rice, appam or idiyappam. Ingredients Onions – 2 Tomatoes – 3-4 Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Thick coconut milk – 1 cup Salt to taste Oil – 1 tbspRead more about Tomato Khuzhambu[…]

Avarekai Rasam

Avarekai Rasam

As I have mentioned before, rasam is my most favourite dish and I never get bored of trying different varieties of rasam. And today, I created my own recipe. I made rasam with Avarekai ( broad beans). Generally I make only dry curry with avarekai. I saw a rasam recipe made with field beans (Read more about Avarekai Rasam[…]

Rice and Coconut Cake

Rice and Coconut Cake

It’s my sister’s birthday today and I wanted to bake a cake for her. And it had to be gluten free, lactose free and without chocolate. I was browsing for such recipe in the net but didn’t find anything very appealing. Then I got this sudden idea of making a cake with the Nei appamRead more about Rice and Coconut Cake[…]

Udipi Sambar

Udipi Sambar

Udipi is a small town in Karnataka state which is very famous for its temples and it’s delicious cuisine. It’s one of my most favourite cuisine. No restaurant can match the dosa and sambar that are served in Udipi restaurants. I have made Udipi rasam earlier, but today was the first time that I triedRead more about Udipi Sambar[…]

Peerkangai Thogaiyal 

Peerkangai Thogaiyal 

Ridge gourd ( Sponge Gourd) is called as Peerkangai in Tamil and Torai in Hindi. Biologically ridge gourd is referred to as Luffa acutangula. It’s a ridged and dark green veggie with white pulp inside. And thogaiyal means chutney. Peerkangai thogaiyal is a traditional, very easy to make and very healthy dish that can beRead more about Peerkangai Thogaiyal […]

Ammani Kozhakattai 

Ammani Kozhakattai 

Ammani Kozhakattai which is made on Vinayaka Chaturthi ( Ganesh Pooja) is actually steamed mini rice dumplings which are stir fried to make it crisp. It’s one of the most favourite snack of my family. There are many recipes for this Kozhakattai. Today am sharing my version of the recipe. Hope you all would likeRead more about Ammani Kozhakattai […]

Onion Uthappam

Onion Uthappam

Uthappam is a South Indian version of pancake with vegetable toppings. It is a very famous breakfast dish of Tamil Nadu. Served with chutney and sambar, it becomes a very, healthy, complete and wholesome breakfast. Generally everyone makes uthappam with left over idli batter. I used to do the same, till I came across MrsRead more about Onion Uthappam[…]