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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Veggie Pasta


Veggie Pasta Recipe

 

Ingredients:-

250g  pasta (any shape)

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 turai, chopped

1 red capsicum, chopped

1 large red onion, chopped

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

 

How to make veggie pasta:-

  • Cook  pasta according to packet instructions and  drain  properly.
  • In a frying pan over medium heat, sauté turai, red capsicum and onion in olive oil until tender.
  •  Toss pasta with vegetables and season with salt and pepper.

 

Friday, May 3, 2013

Veg. Briyani


Veg. Briyani Recipe

 

 

 
Ingredients:-

Peas 1 cup   

Oil 1 cup   

Yogurt ½ cup   

Milk ½ cup   

Rice 2 ½ cups   

Mint 1 bunch (sliced)   

Cauliflower 1   

Carrots 2 (sliced)   

Green chilies 2   

Tomatoes 2   

Onions 4 (sliced)   

Vinegar 1 tbsp (white)   

Potatoes 4   

Cardamoms 6 (small)   

Lemons 6   

French beans 10   

Hot spices powder as required   

Yellow food color few drops   

Ginger garlic 1 tbsp (paste)   

Butter 1 tbsp   

Salt to taste

 
How to make veg.briyani:-

·        In a cooking pot, add water and rice and allow boiling.

·        Also add green chilies, mint, hot spices powder, 3 small cardamoms, white vinegar and salt and allow cooking until 1/3 cooked.

·        Strain away excess water.

·        In a cooking pot, fry sliced onions until they turn golden brown.

·        Spread half of the fried onion on a flat surface.

·        Add yogurt, ginger garlic paste, hot spices powder and 3 small cardamoms to remaining fried onion and saute.

·        Then add tomatoes let them cook.

·        When tomatoes are tender, add potatoes.

·        Then fry florets of cauliflower, carrots and peas in a separate pan and add to the spices.

·        Now add juice of 1 lemon and mint and sautefor 5 minutes.

·        The spices mix is ready.

·        Grease the rice cooking pot and make a layer of rice and a layer of vegetable spices.

·        Then following the sequence, add juice of 1 lemon, crushed and fried onion, mint and make a layer of rice.

·        Dissolve some yellow color in milk and pour over rice with juice of 1 lemon.

·        Allow simmering until the pot is filled with steam.

·        Your Vegetable Biryani is ready. Just sprinkle mint and brown onion on the top and serve.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Stuffed Capsicum


Stuffed Capsicum Recipe

 

 

Ingredients:-

 

Capsicum/Shimla Mirch (Wash and Cut the head off)

Potato (boiled and mashed) 3 cup

Grated Paneer 1/2 cup

Cumin Seed 1 tbsp

Finely Chopped Garlic 4-5 buds

Finely Chopped Onions 1/2 cup

Finely Chopped Green Chili 1 tbsp

Coriander Powder 2 tbsp

Cumin Powder 2 tbsp

Garam Masala 1 tbsp

Dry mango powder (Aamchur) 1 tbsp

 Oil for frying

Salt as per taste

 

 

How to make stuffed capsicum:-

·         In a bowl, add oil and salt, mix well.

·         Apply small amount of oil mixture inside and outside of the pepper.

·         For stuffing:---

·         Heat the oil in a pan, add cumin seed, green chili, garlic, onion and fry  

For 3-4 min.

·         Add potato, paneer and mix well, fry for 3-4 min.

·         Add coriander powder, garam masala, cumin powder and dry mango powder, mix well.

·         Fry for 3-4 min and allow to cool.

·         Divide the mix equally between the capsicums.

·         Heat the oil in a pan over moderate heat and place stuffed capsicum.

·         Cook on a low heat till little golden brown or for 15-20 minutes.

·         Serve hot stuffed capsicum with  roti /paratha /naan