Saturday, 10 September 2011

Vegetable Pasta in Red and White Sauce


An Italian dish very easy to cook and a treat to your taste buds.

Ingredients 

1.  Pasta (Penne)
2.  Cheese (Optional)
3.  Olive Oil
4.  Brocoli
5.  Capcicum
6.  Mushrooms
7.  Onions
8.  Garlic
9.  Oregano
10. Italian/ Mixed Herbs
11. Chilly Flakes
12. Pasta Red Sauce


White Sauce

1. White Flour (Maida)
2. Butter
3. Milk
4. Salt



Method

1. Thin slice all the vegetables
2. Boil the Pasta in a pan with little olive oil and salt, Oil does not allow the pasta to stick.
3. Take a Deep pan put olive oil, add the chopped garlic and mixed herbs, fry for 2 min.
4. Put all the sliced vegies and mix well, then add the chilly flakes or chilly powder.
5. Dont overcook the vegetables.
6. Now add the Red and the white sauce and cook for 3-4 min.
7. Add the pasta mix it well and then add the mozzarella cheese.
8. Ready to serve

Friday, 9 September 2011

Chicken Curry



This dish is prepared in Bong (Bengali) style, goes best with rice.

Thursday, 8 September 2011

Kashmiri Dum Aloo

Ingredients
1.Small sized Potatoes partly boiled in salted water (Divide the potatoes if big size)
2.Clove,green cardamom,fennel seed grounded into powder(1spoon),Cumin seed roasted and grounded into powder
3.Dried red chillys,Bay leaves,pinch of hing,salt to taste,pinch of sugar,Dried ginger powder,1 spoon besan
4.2cups whipped yougurt ,Oil (Mustard oil preferred)
5.Red chilly powder, turmeric powder(optional),Garam masala powder
Method
1.Prick the boiled aloo, shallow fry  and keep aside (you can deep fry it)
2.Marinate the potatoes with all dry masalas, yougurt,besan,salt, sugar and keep for 30mins
3.Heat oil in a pan put bay leaves,dried red chillys and hing
4.Then add the marinated potatoes and bring it to a boil.
5.Then on a low flame cook covered for 20 mins or untill the gravy is thicken
6.swith off the flame and keep covered for 10mins(It takes time as its cooked on low flame or dum)
7.Dum aloo is ready to be served with rice roti or nan.

Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Tandoori Chicken


A famous dish served as a starter or main course which goes with Butter Naan or tandoori roti.
A very tempting dish.