Ingredients:
Orzo pasta -1 cup
Sun dried tomatoes - 5 (chopped finely)
Butter - 1 ounce
Garlic cloves - 3 chopped
Salt to taste
crushed pepper corns -1 tsp
White wine - 2 ounces
Cilantro - chopped 1/4 cup
Corn starch - 1 tbsp
Method:
1) Boil the paste until just past al dente
2) While the pasta is boiling in a medium non stick sauce pan add butter and let it melt
3) Add chopped garlic and saute till golden brown
4) Add chopped sun dried tomatoes and fry well for 5 minutes
5) Add white wine stirring as you pour
6) After 2 minutes add corn starch and stir well to thicken the sauce
7) Add salt as needed and crushed pepper corns to the pan and stir
8) Drain pasta into mesh colander and toss it into the sauce
9) Serve hot as is or can be served as a side for baked or pan seared fish
Ingredients:
Ripen Mango-1(cut into cubes)
Finely chopped onions -1/2
Red bell peppers -1/2
Cilantro chopped -1/2 cup
Lime juice -1 tsp
Salt to taste
crushed pepper - 1 tsp
Method:
1) Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well
2) Cover and chill 2 hours before serving
3) Can be served as a side with baked fish, shrimp skewers or can be eaten as is
Ingredients:
Cooked rice - 1 cup
Cooked vegetables( carrots,peas,bell pepper,snow peas) -2 cups
Bay leaves - 2
Finely chopped Onions -1
Ghee -2 tsp
Salt to taste
Pulao masala - 2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Method:
1) Cook rice ensuring each grain is separated and keep aside
2) Cook vegetables and keep aside
3) Heat ghee in a pan and add bay leaves, onions and fry till golden brown
4) Add ginger garlic paste and fry well till the raw smell goes away
5) Add cooked vegetables and pulao masala,salt and cooked rice and mix well
6) Add lemon juice and serve hot
Ingredients:
Drum stick leaves - 1 big bowl
Boiled toor dal - 3 tbsp
Roasted Peanuts - 1 cup
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 4
Oil - 3 tbsp
Garlic cloves - 4
Dried coconut powder- 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds -1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Hing -1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Water -1/2 cup
Curry leaves - few
Method:
1) Wash drumsticks leaves well and keep aside
2) Cook toor dal half way and keep aside (1 whistle)
3) Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and urad dal and fry well
4) Add hing and mix well
5) Add washed leaves to the pan ,close the lid and let it cook for 5 minutes
6) While the leaves cook in a blender add roasted peanuts,garlic cloves, coriander seeds, red chillies,dried coconut powder and make it to fine powder and keep aside
7) Open the lid and add water to the pan and close the lid and let it cook for another 5 minutes
8) Once the leaves are 3/4th cooked add salt and mix well
9) Now add half boiled toor dal and mix well and sprinkle peanut powder and mix well
10) Close the lid and let it cook for another 5 minutes and serve hot with roti or rice
Ingredients:
Pillsbury Croissants
Semi sweet chocolate chips - half cup
Cookie sheet
Method:
1) Preheat oven to 375°F
2) Separate dough into 8 triangles
3) Spread chocolate chips on to the triangles and roll up each starting at shortest side of triangle and rolling to opposite point
4) Place rolls, point side down on cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 13 minutes till golden brown and serve warm
Ingredients:
Boiled Potatoes - 2
Boiled peas -1/2 cup
Boiled corn - 1/2 cup
Green chillies - 3
Cilantro/coriander leaves - handful chopped
Salt to taste
Bread crumbs - 1/4 cup
Oil -2 tbsp
Turmeric powder -a pinch
Chilli powder -1/2 tsp
Garam masala -1/2 tsp
Aamchoor powder -1/2 tsp
Method:
1) Mash boiled potato in a bowl and add all ingredients except oil and mix well with hand
2) Taste and adjust the seasoning as required
3) Divide into equal portion and shape into 3/4 inch patties and chill for few minutes to help them firm up
4) Heat oil in a pan and add patties and fry them for 1-2 minutes before flipping over
5) Cook for 1 minute periods on each side until they are golden brown and crisp on the outside
6) Serve them with green dipping chutney or place them in burger buns with some onions and lettuce and enjoy
Note: You can add more veggies too like carrots, beans etc
Ingredients:
Custard powder (Vanilla flavor) -2 tbsp
Milk - 2 cups
Elaichi powder - 1/4 tsp
Fruits - Banana, apple, grapes (sliced)
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Honey - 1 tbsp
Method:
1) Add 2 tbsp of custard powder to a bowl
2) Add 1/4 cup milk to the bowl and mix well to form smooth paste
3) Boil remaining milk with 2 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp honey and elaichi powder
4) Remove from heat and add the paste and cook again for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring continuously to avoid burning
5) Let it cool then add the sliced fruits and put it in refrigerator to chill
6) ladle to a bowl and enjoy it cold
