PASTA

PASTA

Ingredients:-

• Whole wheat spaghetti
• 1/2 onion sliced
• 3 wine ripe tomato chopped
• 3-4 garlic cloves chopped
• 1/2 cup spinach chopped
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper
• Red chilli flackes ( as per your taste)
• 1tblspn olive oil

Recipe:--

• Cook spaghetti as per packet directions.
• Heat oil in a pan
• Add chopped garlic ,sauté for 30 sec.
• Add sliced onion,sauté for a min,
• Add chopped tomato
• Cook the tomato for 2-3 min
• Add spinach ,sauté for a min.
• Add salt and black pepper
• Add cooked spaghetti , mix well.
• Add red chili flakes  as pet your taste.
• Serve hot .

Notes:- 

Tomatoes should be very good quality.
This is so simple recipe, but it taste awesome , if you use good ingredients.

Paneer Tikka Masala

Paneer Tikka Masala

Marinated paneer cooked in onion tomato and yogurt based gravy..

Ingredients:-

For paneer tikka :- 

• Paneer 400 grm
• Red and green bell pepper 1-1
• Onion
• Tomato

For marination :- 

• 1 cup thick yogurt
• 2 tblspn ginger garlic chilli paste
• 1 tblspn Tandoori masala
• 1 tspn red chilli powder
• 1 tspn garam masala
• 1 tspn chaat masala
• 1 tspn kasoori methi
• 1 tblspn lemon juice
• 1 tblspn oil

Method for marination :-

Cut paneer, onion, tomato, bell paper into a square shape.

Mix all the ingredients for marination

Mix with cut vege and paneer

Marinate for at least 1/2 hr.

In the meanwhile we will prepare the gravy..

Ingredients for gravy :-

• 1 onion ( chopped finely)
• 2 tomato ( pureed)
• 1 tblspnGinger garlic paste
• 1-2 tspnRed chilli powder
• 1 tspn Garam masala
• 1/4 tspn Turmeric powder
• Whole garam masala (1 cinnamon stick, 3-4 whole cardamom,4-5 cloves )
• 2 tblspn Heavy cream
• 1 tspn corn flour ( dissolved in water)
• Leftover yogurt marination
• Oil
• Salt to taste

Preparation for paneer tikka masala

Heat oil in a pan

Sauté the marinated paneer and vegetables

Take it out in a plate

• Now add whole garam masala and cumin to hot oil
• Add finely chopped onion
• Fry until it becomes brown
• Add puréed tomato paste and ginger garlic paste and all the dry masala
• Add salt too.
• Cook till all the water evaporated
• And oil separates from sides.
• Now add leftover marination( in which u marinated the paneer and veges)
• Fry till oil separates
• Add dissolved corn flour .
• Mix it well
• Add thik cream mix it well
• Now add sautéed paneer and veges .
• Mix it well
• If its too thik add little bit water.
• Cook it for 10 min. On low heat.
• Take it out in serving bowl.

Serve hot with parantha, naan or tandoori roti.

Achari Bhindi(Okra)

Achari bhindi

Bhindi cut diagonally

Ingredient:-

• Panch phuran
• Whole red chillies
• Ground musturd and fennel powder
• Turmeric
• Garam masala
• Onion cut sliced 1
• Tomato sliced  1
• Oil

Recipe:- 

• Wash bhindi before cutting
• Heat 1 tblspn oil in a pan
• Sauté bhindi till almost done
• Take it out
• Now add 1 tblspn oil in the pan
• When heated add panch phuran
• And whole red chilli
• When splutter add sliced onion
• Fry till it gets lite brown color
• Add sliced tomato
• Add salt, turmeric,garam masala and ground mustard and fennel powder
• Fry a little
• Add sautéed bhindi
• Mix it well
• Cook it for 5 more min

1. Take it out in a serving dish
2. Serve it with hot roti.

Whole Grain Spaghetti with Bell peper and Mushroom

Whole Grain Spaghetti with Bell peper and Mushroom

This is a one wholesome meal you all will really enjoy!!!

Ingredients:-

• 200 grm whole grain spaghetti
• 1 medium size onion
• 1/2  red bell pepper
• 1/2 green bell pepper
• 4-5 mushroom
• 1 medium size tomato
• 1 tblspn tomato sauce
• 1 tspn black pepper
• 1 tblspn olive oil
• 1/2 cup shredded cheese
• 1/4 tspn Italian seasoning (optional)
• 2-3 basil leaves (for garnishing) Salt to taste.

• Boil the spaghetti as cooking instruction on the box.
• Drain the spaghetti. Keep aside.
• Keep 1/2 cup of spaghetti water.
• Cut onions, Green bell pepper ( capsicum), red bell pepper , mushroom lengthwise

Recipe:- 

• In a wide pan, heat 2 tablespoon of olive oil.
• Add chopped garlic, saute for a min.
• Add sliced onions, saute for 2-3 min till onions becomes  translucent .
• Add sliced bell peppers , mushroom.
• Cook for 2-3 min
• Add sliced tomato. Saute for a min.
• Add salt and black pepper to taste.
• Add spaghetti and spaghetti water.
• Mix with the sauteed vegetables.
• Add tomato sauce and Italian seasoning. Mix well.
• Add  shredded cheese.
• Mix very well.
• Garnish with basil leaves.
• Serve hot.

Bruschetta

Tomato and bell pepper Bruschetta

 Bruschetta is a fresh, simple and delicious Italian 

 appetizer

Ingredients:-

French loaf bread( or any hard crust bread)

• 1 tomato ( chopped finely)
• 1/2 sweet onion ( chopped finely)
• 1/2 cup Bell peppers ( of your choice)
• chopped finely
• 1 tblspn chopped basil leaves
• 2 tblspn  Garlic crushed and chopped
• 1/4 cup Olive oil
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• Black pepper to taste
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 cup shredded cheese

Recipe :- 

• Cut the bread into 1/2" thick slices
• Brush with olive oil on both sides
• Toaste the breads for 3-4 min. Each side In the oven at 400 F .
• In the mean while take a bowl
• Mix all the chopped ingredients together
• Seasoned it with salt and black pepper
• Take out the bread from the oven
• Put 1 tspn of tomato sauce on each bread
• Now put the tomato,onion, bell pepper mixture on each bread
• Drizzle some olive oil on the top
• Preheat the oven at 400 •F
• Put it under broiler at 400  •F  for about
• 5 more min.
• Take it out topped the bruschetta with some shredded cheese
• Put it again in the oven for 2 min or until the cheese melted .
• Serve hot .

Tip:- 

If u like it hot then u can sprinkle it with some red chilli flackes .

MAKAI SOYA TIKKI

MAKAI SOYA TIKKI

Ingredients:-

• 1 can corn
• 1/ 2 cup tofu ( mashed)                                            
• 1 boiled potato ( grated)
• 1/4 cup coriander leaves ( chopped)
• 2 tspn kasoori methi
• 1 tspn black pepper
• 1 green chilli ( chopped)
• 1" ginger ( grated)
• 2 garlic cloves ( grated)
• 2 tblspn corn flour
• Salt to taste
• 2 tblspn oil
• Some corn flour for coating

Recipe:-

• Take half of the corn mash it with the help of the spoon
• Mix all the ingredients with it except oil
• Make round shape tikis
• Take some dry corn flour and coat the tikis with it.
• Heat oil in a pan
• On a medium heat shallow fry the tikis 2 to 3 min each side or till they become light brown.
• Serve hot with coriander and mint chutney.

Tips:-

• U can adjust the spicy level by adding red chilli powder.
• If u don't have tofu u can use grated paneer( cottage cheese).
• Both ways it's a tasty snack.

Strawberry jam

Delicious Strawberry Jam

Ingredients:-

• 2 cup  fresh strawberries
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tblspn lemon juice

Recipe:-

• Wash and cut the strawberries.
• Mash little bit with the help of potato masher
• Heat a clean pan
• Put the strawberries and cook it for 2 to 3 min.
• Now add lemon juice and sugar
• Cook it on a  low medium heat until it become thick jam like consistency.
• It will take around 12 to 15 min.

Storing Strawberry jam:-

• Take a clean airtight container
• Boil some water in a large vessel
• Put the container in that boiling water
• Let it boil for 5 to 7 min.
• Take it out
• Dry it and store the jam in the container.
• Keep in the refrigerator .