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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Macaroni in Tomoto Sauce




Ingredients

250 gram macaroni (boiled)
5 medium tomoto
2 onions
5-6 crushed garlic
oregano powder
crushed red chilly/chilly flakes
salt
Fresh basil/pudina
Cheese grated
Tomoto puree/ketchup
oil -2 tsp

Recipe

1.Boiling pasta with salt and oil, then strain and run cold water over it and keep to rest. ( put pasta in boiled water and then let it cook prevents it from sticking)

2.Heat pan and put oil in it and then put ginger in it and saute till they get brown.

3.Then add onions and fry it till pink, crushed oregano and crushed red chilly to be added for crunchiness. One can add red chilly if they not available and salt.

4.Then add tomotoes and let it cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add pasta of your choice to it. and stir it nicely.  Add pudina leaves hand clipped. grate some cheese on top.Add tomoto puree/ketchup to it now if you want.

Tip : I used tomoto puree hence used just 3 tomotoes.

Broccoli Mix Veg



Ingredients

Brocolli-1
Mushrooms-1 packet ( washed, cleaned and cut)
Peas- 1 cup
Onions- 1
Garlic- 4 cloves
Ginger- a part
Cumin seeds- tsp
Red Chilly-1/4 tsp
Fresh coriander leaves
Tumeric powder-1/4 tsp
Cloves-2
Cinnamon-1
Cardomon-2
Tomotoes-2
Garam Masala- 1 tsp
Cheese grated
Tomoto puree -
Salt
Oil

Recipe

1. Take oil in a pan and add cumin/cloves/cardomon/ cinnamon to it. Once they leave smell, add garlic to it and ginger and fry till pink. Then add add onion and fry till pink. Add peas this time and fry nicely so that they get half done. Now add brocolli and all the masalas except cheese and tomoto puree. Add some water and close lid so that brocolli gets done.

2. Once brocolli is almost done, add mushroom and then cook till they are done. One all is done, add grated cheese and tomoto puree to it and evaporate all water. Decorate with fresh coriander.

Tip: One can add capsicum to it too if one wants

American Pancakes



Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
milk, just enough to make pourable batter

Preparation:

Combine dry ingredients. Stir in egg, oil, and enough milk for batter to pour easily. Mix lightly to blend. Cook pancakes on a hot, well greased griddle. This recipe for pancakes makes 2 to 3 servings.
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Maple Syrup 


Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
1 cup boiling water
1/2 teaspoon maple flavored extract (I used vanilla essence)

Directions

In a saucepan, combine sugar and water. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, and stir in maple flavoring. Serve warm.

Serve it with some butter on top. One can also garnish it with fresh strawberries on top and some ice cream to go with it.

Tip for strawberry : Froze fresh strawberries when in season and they taste same whenever you use them

Shahi Matter Paneer



300 gms paneer ( 250 grams cut into cubes  and rest mashed )
200 grams matter
1/2 cup curd
1/4 cup Milk
1/4 cup Cashew paste
1-2 tbsp tomato sauce/puree ( I used puree)
1 Onion + 2 tomatoes ( paste)
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 cardamom
2 Cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp kastoori methi powder
1 tsp garam masala powder ( i used 1/2 tsp)
1 tsp hot (tikha) red chilli powder
Salt (as per taste)
1 tsp.Sugar ( if too spicy)


Method:

1. Cut paneer into cubes (250 grams). Sprinkle some salt and tumeric powder over it. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry paneer cubes in medium flame till pinkish. Then dip the fried paneer in 1/2 cup warm milk or more if the paneer is more.


2. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, cardamom, cinnamon stick and bay leaves and fry them. Add matter here if u want, i experimented by adding matter. and frying it till they soften up. Now add mixture of onion paste , tomato and ginger garlic paste and fry for a couple of minute. Add cashew nut paste and salt.Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder. Add little water and fry the masala until oil gets separated from it.

3. Add mashed paneer and beaten curd  and stir fast so that it isnt curled up,  (Since I didnt had curd I skipped adding it)  Stir well and cook it for 8 to 10 minutes. Now add paneer pieces with milk and 1 cup more milk,  garam masala and some kastoori methi .Cover the pan and let it cook for another 6 -8minute in medium flame. I sprinkled some tomatoes puree in end and When the gravy becomes little thick , turn off the flame. If one wants , one can make it into gravy by adding water or else keep it dry. Add sugar if you find it too spicy.

One can decorate with cream and fresh coriander