pasta

Veg. Masala Rice

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:45:26 +0100

: Method :
Wash rice drain in a colander for 10 minutes.
Carefully spread out on clean kitchen towel for 5-7 minutes.
Heat oil in wide frying pan, add cashews and peanuts.
Allow to roast lightly, add seeds, asafetida, allow to splutter.
Add curry leaves, coriander leaves, stir, add rice.
Stirfry very gently with spatula, for 3-4 minutes.
Take care not to break grains. Add all masala powders, salt, citric acid.
Cool to room temperature, store in airtight container or drip-proof bag.

: To Cook :
Heat 2 & ½ cups water in skillet, bring to a boil.
Add rice, stir gently occasionally.
Cover and simmer till rice is done.

: Variation :
Add any available veggies if desired, like mixed frozen veggies, peas, etc.to make it even more delectable.

: Making time :
prior time 25 minutes

: Time :
6-7 minutes

Angry Pasta - Italian Style

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:30:24 +0100

Ingredients
Pasta- 1 cup (Uncooked)
Pasta Sauce- (recommended ones without cheese)
Garlic- 2 cloves
Red chili powder- 1 tsp
Olive oil- 3 tbs
Basil- 1 tsp
Parsley- 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cherry tomatoes- 6-7
F.Peas- 1/2 cup

Method

Cook pasta with little bit oil and salt. Drain it and keep it aside.Pout some olive oil in a pan and add the Gairlic, F.Peas., Fresh Tomatoes. Let it cook for a few min.Now add the sauce and let it boil. Now season it with Red chili powder, Basil and Parsley leaves.Once this is cooked, arrange the pasta in a plate and pour this sauce over the cooked paste and serve it hot.

Quick Pasta

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:45:21 +0100

Ingredients :
Olive Oil - 1 table spoon
Onion - 1/2 large onion cut into medium pieces
Ripe Cherry tomatoes - About 3 cups - cut into halves
Basil leaves - a hand full cut into small pieces
Grated Cheese (for garnishing)
Dried Oregano (for garnishing)
Salt - for taste
Chilli powder - as per your taste
Long Spaghetti - 2 hand (fist) fulls
Water - about 4 cups

Method:

In a sauce pan, boil the water. When the water comes to boil, add the spaghetti and let it boil for 2-3 minutes (see that the speghetti does not get too soft & mushy). Reserve about 1 cup of water and drain the spaghetti.Simultaneously, in a thick bottomed 10-12" frying pan, put the olive oil(it gets heated up very soon) and when the oil heats little bit, add the onion pieces in and saute them for 2-3 minutes on med-high.Add the cut cherry tomatoes and saute them for 4-5 minutes. Please don't mash them. If it is dry, you can add about 1/4 cup of reserved water from speghetti.Then add the salt and red chilli powder for taste and add the cut basil and fry for a minute or two.Add the drained speghetti and mix well. (Check for the salt and spice).Transfer into a serving dish and top it with some grated cheese and dried Oregano. Hope you like it. It tastes good when served hot. This yields about 3 servings.

Creamed Pasta

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:43:48 +0100

Ingredients:

2 cups pasta
1/2 cup boiled peas
2 cups boiled spinach
1/4 cup boiled corn
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp plain flour
1-1/2 cup milk
Salt as per taste
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp pepper powder
1 cup salmon pieces
1/2 cup grated cheese

Method :

In a large pot bring 4 cups water to boil.Put the pasta and let it cook till tender (approx 15 mins.Drain and keep aside.Drain the spinach and grind it (the consistency should be like paste)In a pan heat butter.Put flour and cook for a minute.Pour in milk, stirring continuously.When it boils, add rest of ingredients except pasta.Cook for 2-3 mins.Pour the hot mixture over pasta.Mix pasta and creamy mixture and serve hot

Making Time: 30 Mins.

Spinach Pasta

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:41:48 +0100

Ingredients:
1/2 lb spaghetti,
Spinach - 1 bunch,
Potatoes - 2 medium,
Carrots - 2 nos,
Brocolli - 8-10 florets,
Cauliflower - 8-10 florets,
Yellow Sqaush - 1/4 cup cubed (optional),
Spaghetti Sauce - 1/2 cup (Either Prego or Ragu),
Onions - 2 medium (Chopped length-wise),
Salt to taste,
Ground Pepper - 1/2 tsp,
Dry crushed oregano leaves or parsley - 1 tsp,
Cooking oil - 2 tblsp,
Butter - 2 tsp,
Garam Masala powder - 1tsp

Method:

Boil Spaghetti until al-dente in water to which a bit of salt is added.Wash spinch thoroughly and puree in a blender without adding much water.(Tip to prepare a puree- Add ½ cup of water to your blender, add a few leaves at a time and blend. Do not add anymore water).In a pan heat , heat the cooking oil. Add Onions and fry for 1 min. Add all the cubed vegetables, add salt and pepper and cook under medium heat until the vegetables are cooked but still crispy. Add Garam Masala and stir. Add the pasta sauce and the spinach puree and cook for a minute. Add the oregano leaves and the butter. Add the cooked pasta and mix thoroughly. Serve with potato chips.

Roasted vegetable pasta

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:24:30 +0100

Ingredients :
Pasta
Hot water
Vegetables you've got lying around, such as
Shalots
Onions
Mushrooms
Tomatoes
Red & Yellow Peppers

Some form of tomato sauce, either proper Dolmio type stuff or just use a little tinned tomato stuff (much cheaper)
Vegetable Oil

Method :
Chop up your veg roughly. put it in an oven dish, add a wee bit of vegetable oil, and slosh it about till everything's covered. Shove it in the oven at an intermediate temperature until they're all nice and soft (shalots and onions will prob take longest).
Shove the pasta in a pan of hot water, stirring continuously until cooked through (or it'll stick to the pan horribly).
Strain your pasta, mix in your pasta sauce (the heat from the pasta will heat it up) and your roasted vegetables, and you're done, a nice, healthy meal.

Salad cream pasta

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:23:18 +0100

Ingredients :
pasta
peppers (opitional)
onions (opitional)
veg (opitional)

Method :
boil pasta fry off onions and veg or add ur own ingerdients it works with most things
add everything to one pot then add salad cream give it a stir and serve! delicious served cold as well!!

Pasta with cheese sauce

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:20:40 +0100

Ingredients :
Pasta, Cheese, Flour, Milk, Salt

Method :
Whilst the pasta is cooking melt some cheese in a pan with some milk, once it's melted and what not add flour to thicken it up. add a little salt. tadaa