Sunday, February 19, 2012

Quick fix fusilli with veggie burst

Quick fix fusilli with veggie burst

 

Quick Fix Fusilli with Vegetable burst
 

Blanched Broccoli florets: 3-4
Diced and blanched Carrots – 1 tbsp
Diced Capsicum Red/yellow/green – half cup
Boiled Peas – 1tbsp
Sweet Corn – 1 tbsp
Fusilli – 150 gms or thereabouts
Diced Tomatoes – 1 cup
Diced onions – ½ cup

Preparation:

  1. Boil 150 gms fusilli in 500 ml of water which has 1 tsp vegetable oil and salt to taste. Bring it to boil and allow it to cook till fusilli is cooked
  2. Heat butter in a wok ; onions and sauté for a few mins till onions are translucent
  3. Add diced tomatoes. (I don’t deseed then. But if you are too finicky about the seeds and skin you can deseed and remove the skin of tomatoes before dicing.). Cover with the lead. Allow a cooking time of 2-3 mins or till the tomatoes release juice
  4. Add all blanched veggies and cover again for 30 secs
  5. Add peas, sweet corn and all colored capsicum. Let the veggies simmer for 1 min again.
  6. Now add fusilli, salt to taste and paprika (yes my twist). Cover again for final 1 min

Ready to serve and Eat!!!! Enjoy DearOnes

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Snacks - Bean Surprise

So atlast starting with my food blog!!!
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I always crave for a spicey and lip smacking snack with the eve tea. This one is real easy to make and gets done in a jiffy.


Bean Surprise


Ingredients:
1. French beans (trimmed and cleaned) - 8-10
2. Soaked Gram Dal - 1 cup
3. Fresh ginger,garlic,greem chilli paste - 1 table spoon
4. fresh coriander washed and finely chopped) - 1/2 cup
5. salt and red chilli powder
6. Cumin seeds(optional)
7. finely cut ginger and garlic(optional)

Process:
1. Grind  presoaked yellow gram dal corsely
2. Separately Grind the fresh beens coarsely
3. Mix the grind dal,beens,coriander,ginger/garlic/green chilli paste,salt,red chilli powder, cumin seeds and finely cut ginger and garlic
4. roll balls and flatten them on palms(like tikkis)
5. deep fry or shallow fry the balls.
6. Serve with Ketchup

Hope you enjoyed it!!!!