Sunday, 11 December 2011

Pasta Salad


Ingredients

  • 250 gm Pasta
  • 2 capsicum (red & yellow)
  • ½ cup tulsi leaves(finely chopped)
  • 40 gms. paneer
  • 2 spoon red wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper powder to taste
Method
Mix red wine vinegar,crushed garlic cloves and olive oil and keep aside for ½ an hour.
Boil pasta and put immediately under cold water.
drain water fully from the pasta
Roast capsicum on gas burner and peel its skin.
Now cut capsicum length wise.
Now mix capsicum,pasta and paneer nicely.
 Also mix the mixture of vinegar,olive oil,and garlic into the salad.
Put salt and black pepper to taste.
Pasta salad is ready. 

Thursday, 1 December 2011

Carrot and nut poha

Ingredients:

  • 75gm poha(beaten rice/rice flakes)
  • ¼tsp cumin seeds
  • ̳½tsp urad dal
  • ½tsp chana dal
  • 1 medium carrot,grated
  • 25 gm groundnuts,roasted and coarsely powered
  • a few sprigs coriander leaves,finely chopped
  • salt, cilly powder and lime juice to taste
Method
Soak the poha in water till it becomes soft.
Drain.Dry roast the cumin seeds ina non stick pan.
Add urad and chana dal and roast till golden brown.
Add the chopped onion and grated carrot and saute with warm water.
Mix in the soften poha,salt chilly powder into the pan.
Sprinkle a little water and keep the pan closed for five minutes on low heat; stir if needed.
Remove from heat.
Garnish with the chopped coriander leaves, powdered groundnuts and lime juice.
Mix well and serve hot.

Groundnut Salad

Ingredients

  • 2 cups boiled and shelled groundnuts
  • ½cup cucumber cubes
  • ½cup tomato,de-seeded and cut in small cubes
  • 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  • ½cup chopped lettuce leaves or spinach leaves
  • 1 small onion,finely chopped(optional)
  • juice of half a lemon
  • ¼tsp chaat masala
  • salt and pepper to taste
Method
Wash the groundnuts thoroughly and pressure cook with a little water just sufficient to cover them.
Add the salt and cook for about three whistles.
Cool,drain and shell the groundnuts.
Mix with the rest of the ingredients to make a healthy refreshing, tangy morning snack.

Here's a tip:Boil the groundnuts in advance and store in the freezer  
to be used as and when required,by thawing them in lukewarm water for 2 minutes.

Monday, 28 November 2011

Chilly Bean Soup
Ingredients 

  • 900gm tomatoes
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 chopped capsicum
  • 3 spring onions 
  • 1 small can baked beans
  • 3 table spoon white sauce
  • 3 tea spoon sugar
  • ½ tea spoon chilly sauce
  • 2 table spoon oil
  • Salt to taste
  • grated cheese
  • And chilly sauce to serve
Method
  1. Cut spring onions with half the leaves into small pieces.
  2. Keep aside 1 tomato.
  3. Cut the rest of tomatoes into pieces.
  4. Add 5 tea cup of water and cook, when cooked take out the soup by passing through the sieve chopped the remaining tomato.
  5. Heat the oil in a vessel and fry the onion for 1 minute and add the capsicum, green onion & fry for 2 minute.
  6. Add the tomato soup and boil for 2 min.
  7. Add the remaining ingredients & cook for 2 min.
Serve hot with grated cheese and chilly sauce.

Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Hariyali Paneer





Ingredients:
  • 1 packet bread
  • 300gm Paneer
  • 1 bunch of spinach[finely chopped]
  • 1 teaspoon crushed green chillies
  • 1 tablespoon chat masala
  • salt to taste
  • oil for frying
Method:

Cut the sides of the bread slices and soak them in water for few minutes and squeez the water.
Add finely chopped spinach,crushed green chillies,chat masaala, saltand mix well.

Now make round shape from the mixture.

Now cut the long pieces of paneer.

Now stuff the paneer into the round balls made by bread mixture

Fry till golden brown

Serve hot with tomato ketchup or green chutney.

Fruit Tikka

Ingredients:
  • some fruits like
  • Apple
  • Banana
  • Pineapple
  • Grapes, etc.
  • Chocolate sauce
  • Vanilla ice cream
Method:


Cut all the fruits into big cubes, and arrange them in big stick.
pour chocolate sauce to it and keep it in the freezer for 20 minutes
and serve it with vanilla ice cream.

Monday, 7 November 2011

Dabeli





Ingredients
  • 4 Pav or buns[cut in between]
  • 4 boiled potatoes[mashed]
  • ½cup groundnuts [salted]
  • 1tablespoon special pav bhaji masaala
  • 1teaspoon chat masala
  • 1tablespoon tomato ketchup
  • garlic chutney[optional]
  • salt to taste
Method


Mix all the ingredients well accept pav or buns.
fill the mixture into the pav nicely and heat the butter on a tava and grill the pav on both the sides till crisp.

Serve hot.