Five years ago, Ms Poobendran Jothi was selling samosas in Choa Chua Kang. Then she got her husband Palaniappan Poobendran to start an Indian restaurant in Jurong East.
Today, Anjana Kitchen at Vision Exchange is so successful that the couple, who are in their 40s, have opened a second outlet at CapitaLand Building, 6 Battery Road.
“We have earned a name with our first restaurant and thought it is time to expand. We want to tap the office crowd in Raffles Place. Although our investment in our second venture is much bigger, we are confident it will do as well,” said Mr Poobendran.
Opened two weeks ago, the second Anjana Kitchen outlet serves both South and North Indian fare.
“Our thali sets are attractive, with combinations of meat, vegetables, rice and Indian breads. We also have a la carte items, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian,” said Mr Poobendran.
“We keep the price range between $12 and $16 so that Anjana Kitchen is affordable enough for daily meals.”
He added that the Jurong East outlet is successful because “the food is good and affordable”. The price range of the food there is between $8 and $12.
The Battery Road outlet has separate chefs from South and North India to prepare the dishes.
‘We have grill items and briyani which are popular,” said Mr Poobendran. “We also have a full-fledged bar for office-goers to enjoy after a hard day’s work.”
V.K. Santosh Kumar
