Pasta with Peas and pasta sauce

Friday, January 23, 2009

This is very easy to make and my daughter likes this and eats a lot. so when I am tired and don't know what to give I will make this.

Ingredients

1 cup Pasta
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 teaspoon olive oil
salt to taste
pasta sauce

Method

1) Pressure cook pasta with some salt and 3 to 4 cups of water, drain the water and keep aside

2) Heat Olive oil, add peas and cook for 3 to 4 mins and add pasta sauce and cooked pasta and mix. Adjust the salt.

You can also add some cheese powder at the end.

Idly Manchurian

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Idli Manchurian is another way to consume left over idlies apart from making Idly Upma. Since I want to avoid taking too much oil i am not frying the idly pieces but if using oil is okay then one can fry the idly pieces in oil.

Ingredients

8 Idlis (each idli cut into 4 pieces)

1 medium size onoin chopped
Ginger-Garlic paste
1 tablespoon Chilli sauce (or adjust to taste)
1 tablespoon soysauce
2 Tablespoons tomatosauce
2 Tablespoons Oil
1 teaspoon Paprika(mild chilli powder)
small bunch of spring onions chopped (white and green parts seperated)
salt to taste
Method

1) Spray 1 Tablespoon oil and paprika on idly pieces and bake in oven at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 mins

2) Heat remaining oil in a pan, add ginger-garlic paste and fry for couple of mins and then add chopped onions and fry until they turn transparent

3) Add chilli-soy-tomato sauce and salt. make sure not to add much salt since Idly itself will have salt already. Fry for 3 to 4 mins and then add baked Idlies and fry for another 2 to 3 mins

4) Garnish with spring onions and serve hot.

I am sure kids will love this and also people who feel bored to eat Idly always. It is not very tough to make if you have all the sauces ready.