Monday, March 23, 2009

Quick Masala Macaroni

Ingredients
2 teacups boiled macaroni
1 chopped onion
1 tomato
1 chopped capsicum
1 tbsp chopped celery
4 tbsp tomato sauce
1/2 tsp chili sauce
1/2 tsp mustard sauce
4 chopped garlic cloves
4 red chilies
2 cups milk
grated cheese
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp butter
salt

Method
Put the tomatoes in hot water for 10 minutes,remove the skin and blanch it well.
Heat butter in pan, fry onions till they turn pink.Add celery and for for a minute.
Add garlic and red chilies and for 1/2 minute.
Add the tomato pulp and capsicum and for 4 to 5 minutes.
Add the boiled macaroni,tomato sauce,chili sauce,mustard sauce,salt and mix well.
Add milk and cook for a minute.
Add lemon juice and cook again.
Garnish with grated cheese and serve hot.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Spinach Manchurian

Ingredients
Spinach balls:
1 cup chopped spinach
1/2 cup shredded cabbage
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
2 chopped green chillis
1tsp soya sauce
1/2 cup rice flour
1/2 cup corn flour
1tsp pepper
salt

Sauce:
1/2 cup greens(spring onions)
2 chopped onions
2 chopped green chilies
1 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp soya sauce
1 tsp chili sauce
1 tsp pepper
salt
water
oil

Method
Mix all the ingredients for making balls,knead well and make small balls.
Heat oil,lower the flame and drop the balls into the wok.
Fry the spinach balls till they are golden brown.
Drain the balls and keep aside.

Heat oil in a wok,add onions and saute till they turn pink.
Add the chilies and greens,saute for 2 minutes.
Now add soya sauce,chili sauce,salt and pepper and mix well.
Mix corn flour in 1/2 cup water and pour it into the mixture.
Keep stirring till the gravy starts thickening.
Drop the spinach balls into the gravy and mix for a few minutes.
Serve hot.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Cabbage Vadas


Ingredients
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1/2 cup chopped onions 
2 chopped green chilies
1 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 cup gram flour
2 tbsp rice flour
salt
water
oil

Method
In a bowl,mix all the ingredients except flours.
Add the flours,mix well and add little water to form a batter.
With the batter, make small palm sized vadas.
Add oil in a wok,drop 3 vadas at a time and fry till golden brown.
Serve hot with tomato sauce/mint chutney.