Anubala's Kitchen

Tortilla Wraps with Mango Salsa

Tortilla Wraps with Mango Salsa

The mangoes that I had cut yesterday were not completely ripe and sweet. It was little sour and crunchy to bite. It was just perfect to make chutney or salsa. Initially I thought of making paratha and spicy and sweet mango chutney. Then I got this idea of making tortilla wraps and salsa with mango.Read more about Tortilla Wraps with Mango Salsa[…]

Eggless Mango Cupcakes

Eggless Mango Cupcakes

My daughter has been asking me to bake some cupcakes for a while now. I have lots of mangoes at home. I came across this interesting recipe in the net. Made few changes to that and made this cup cake.I was very delighted with the result. It really was soft, had a melt mouth textureRead more about Eggless Mango Cupcakes[…]

Iced Lemon Mint Ginger Tea

Iced Lemon Mint Ginger Tea

Iced Tea or ice tea is a form of cold tea. Though usually served in a glass with ice.it can also refer to a tea that has been chilled or cooled. It may or may not be sweetened. Iced tea is also a popular packaged drink. It can be mixed with flavored syrup, with commonRead more about Iced Lemon Mint Ginger Tea[…]

Mango Mocktail 

Mango Mocktail 

Chennai’s weather for the past two days has been a pleasant surprise. It’s just warm. Still, I was in a mood for a mocktail. With whatever I had in my kitchen, I have created this recipe:) I thoroughly enjoyed making this and I hope you would all enjoy this recipe:)   Ingredients  Chopped mangoes- 1Read more about Mango Mocktail […]

Cucumber and Pomegranate Raita

Cucumber and Pomegranate Raita

Bangladeshi dish. The basic ingredient for this dish is yogurt. Vegetables or fruits or combination of vegetables and fruits can be added to the yogurt. It can be used as a dip or sauce or salad. The yogurt may be seasoned with coriander, mint, and other herbs and spices. Cucumber and yogurt are perfect summer ingredients. It’s helpsRead more about Cucumber and Pomegranate Raita[…]

Vellarikai Pachadi

Vellarikai Pachadi

Cucumber is known as vellarikai in Tamil and khira/ kakdi in Hindi. It is one of the very low calorie vegetables; provide just 15 calories per 100 g. It contains no saturated fats or cholesterol. It is a very good source of potassium. Cucumbers contains unique anti-oxidants in moderate ratios such as ß-carotene and a-carotene, vitamin-C, vitamin-A, zea-xanthin and lutein. Cucumbers have mildRead more about Vellarikai Pachadi[…]

Spiced Gulkand and Pomegranate Lassi

Spiced Gulkand and Pomegranate Lassi

Lassi is a popular, traditional, yogurt based drink from India & Pakistan. Lassi is a blend of yogurt, water, spiced and sometimes, fruit.  Traditional lassi is a savoury drink, sometimes flavoured with ground and roasted cumin( jeera).  Sweet lassi, however, contains sugar or fruits, instead of spices. Lassi is our family’s favourite summer drink.  Very often I make mango lassi as that’s the fruit ofRead more about Spiced Gulkand and Pomegranate Lassi[…]

Papaya Punch

Papaya Punch

It’s summer now and it’s very important to keep the body cool and hydrated. What could be better than healthy and delicious chilled fruit juices, mocktails, punches etc. Today I have made Papaya Punch. Fruit punch is a blend of different fruit juices. There are many recipes for fruit punch, but you can create yourRead more about Papaya Punch[…]

Brownie Cups with Chocolate Ice cream

Brownie Cups with Chocolate Ice cream

My son’s 12th board exams got over today. He has been working really very hard for the past few months. So, I wanted to make a small treat for him. Brownies are his favourite. Few days back I saw a video in you tube showing brownie cups. I liked that idea. It was a goodRead more about Brownie Cups with Chocolate Ice cream[…]

Iced Orange Tea

Iced Orange Tea

There can nothing more soothing and refreshing than Iced Tea during summer. Today I have made one of my most favourite, Iced Orange tea 🙂 Ingredients Oranges- 2 ( 3/4th cup of juice) Lemon juice- 2 tsp Dry Ginger powder- 1/2 tsp Water- 2 cups Tea powder- 1 tsp Sugar- to taste Ice cubes- 10-15Read more about Iced Orange Tea[…]