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Macaroni Salad

by 11:34 PM

Macaroni 1 cup (boiled)
Cucumber 1 Diced
Tomato 1
Oil 1 tbsp
Salt ½ tsp
Black pepper ½ tsp
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Coriander 2 tbsp
Green chillies (optional)
you can also add Boiled potatoes and Olives

Method:
Take a bowl, add boiled macaroni and vegetables pieces. In Small bolw mix lemon, pepper(black), Salt and
oil.
Then add this mixture into macaroni. Mix Well.
Garnish With Coriander.

Matar Poha

by 6:32 AM


INGREDIENTS

2 cups  Thick Poha
1/2 cup Frozen Peas
Chopped Onion - 1
Green Chilies (optional) - 2 slit
1/2 tablespoon Grated ginger (optional)
2 tablespoon Oil
Curry leaves - few
A pinch of Hing/ Asafoetida
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
Red Chili 1/2 teaspoon
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice - to sprinkle on top
Salt to taste

Chopped cilantro leaves - to garnish

How to make Matar Poha : -
Method
1. Wash poha and drain completely.Set aside for 5 - 10 minutes .
2. Heat oil in a pan, once hot, add the mustured seeds and allow to splutter.
3. Add green chilies and asafoetida and saute for a few seconds.
4. Add Onion and ginger(optional). cook until onion turn pink.
5. Add the green peas and saute for 3 mints on low flame. Now you can add peanuts(roasted) and cook for 2 - 3 mints
6. Mix all spices except sugar and lemon juice.

7. add the soaked poha and fresh coriander leaves and mix well. Add sugar and place lid to cook on low flame for 5 mts. Sprinkle little water if required.


          Add garam masala and lemon juice and mix well. Turn off flame and serve warm.

Veg Macaroni - Indian Style

by 4:22 AM


Ingredients for Vegetable Macaroni Recipe
Macaroni - 1 cup
Capsicum - 1
Tomato - 1
Onion - 1 Large
Carrot - 1
Green chilly - 1 (finely chopped)
Tomato sauce - 3 to 4 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp

Green coriander - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Red chilly powder - less than 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste
Ginger paste - 1 tsp

How to make Macaroni in Indian Style :- 
1. Take a medium or large pot, boil 3 cups of water. Add salt, and Macaroni.
2. Cook for 10 to 15 mints. Stir at regular intervals.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add ginger paste. Suate for while.
4. Add Onions, fry until they turn pinkish.
5. Add remaining vegetables and cook for 2 - 3 mints
6. Add salt, red chilly powder, Tomato sauce.
7. Stir well and fry for 5 - 6 mints.
8. Now add Cooked macaroni and toss well
9. Add Coriander leaves and serve hot


Mushroom Masala

by 8:54 AM
Hello! I am back, after long 1 year break.
Yes, I am alive. Got busy with Daughter study and coaching classes.
So Today’s recipe is Mushroom Masala Recipe. I love mushroom masala with Parantha or Rice(white rice) as Mushroom Masala is a dry dish.

Ingredients
·         Button Mushroom – 1 ½ cup sliced
·         Onion – finely chopped 1 medium
·         Tomatoes – 1 medium
·         Green chilli – chopped
·         Ginger paste 1 tsb
·         Cumin seeds
·         Red chilli Powder
·         Turmeric powder
·         Cinnamon stick
·         Garam Masala
·         Salt to taste
·         Lemon juice (optional)
·         Oil – cooking

How to make mushroom masala:


Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds. Fry ginger paste.

Add onions , when onions turn brown…  add tomatoes  & green chillies and sauté until the moisture dries up.
Now add chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala, cinnamon stick. Saute them…

When tasala is thoroughly fried, and oil comes up. Then add Diced mushrooms and salt



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First fry on medium flame for 2 mints.  And then cook on low heat for 10 mints and cover it.
Stir in between.
Garnish with Coriander leaves
Serve with Chapati or Rice.



                        

peanut rice recipe

by 12:50 AM


Ingredients

Rice                  1 cup
Roasted peanuts 1/2 cup
Turmeric         1/4 tsp
Ghee/ Oil         1 – 2 tbsp
Salt                  to taste
Red chilles               3 big
Grated coconut 1/4 cup
To Temper
Oil                 1/2 tbsp
Mustardseed 1 tsp
Urad dal         1 tsp
Channa dal         1 tsp
Curry leaves         few

Method:

1. Pressure cook rice and cool down.
2. Roast the peanuts, chilli and coconut and fry until golden.
3. Grind into a coarse powder.
4. Prepare Temper - put some oil on pan, add mustard seeds, uraddal, channa dal
5. add some curry leaves.
6. now mix well rice with temper and coarsly grind mixture.


Vegetable toast

by 9:56 PM


Ingredients:
Bread - 4 slices
Medium boiled potatoes - 3-4
1 cup finely chopped vegetables (Onion, Capsicum, Tomatoes etc.)
Red chilli powder ½ tsp
Chaat masala ½ tsp
Salt to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped green chillies and ginger (optional)
Chopped corianderleaves
oil for shallow frying

Method:

Mash the boiled potatoes. Add all the vegies, spices and coriander to the mashed potatoes. (salt as per taste)
Take a bread slice and cut it in the desired shape. (rectangle or circle etc)
Spread mixture on both sides of the bread.
Heat a non-stick pan - add little bit of oil.
Cook on both sides till golden brown.

Serve hot with chutney or ketchup.

Lauki ke Kofte curry

by 9:41 PM



Ingredients:

For Koftas:
1 medium-sized lauki / bottle gourd
4-5 tbsp of besan / gram flour
1/2 tsp of red chilli powder
A pinch of hing / asafoetida (optional)
Salt to taste)

Oil - for deep frying


For Gravy:
2 of onions, sliced or chopped
3 of tomatoes, chopped
1/4 tsp of turmeric powder / Haldi
2 tbsp of coriander powder  / dhania powder
1 tsp of red chilli powder/ lal mirch (adjust to taste)
Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
Salt to taste
Oil


Method:

Peet the Louki, grate it fine.
Squeeze out all excess water
Add it to a bowl with the chilli powder, salt, besan and hing. Mix well to combine.
Make small lemon-sized balls.
Fry in hot oil until brown ( keep turning to cook evenly.)

Gravy:

Heat oil in a pan add add the onions. When they start to brown, add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander, little bit salt.
Add the tomatoes and about 1/2 water.
Bring to boil and simmer until the tomatoes are soft
In a blender, puree the mixture
add again to pan, add koftas, and garnish with coriander leaves.




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