MAC-N-CHEESE

Ingredients
1 packet macaroni pasta
2 tsp olive oil
1 stick butter
3 cloves garlic grated
salt as per taste
1 tsp pepper powder
3 tbsp. flour
2 cup milk
1 tsp paprika
3 cups cheddar cheese grated
hot sauce as per taste

Method         

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until al dente; drain it.                       

Meanwhile, in large saucepan, add olive oil and butter  over low heat.
Add grated garlic and saute it. Add salt and pepper.
Now lower the flame and add flour , cook the flour and be careful not to burn it.
Add paprika (adding this will enhance the colour of macncheese).Whisk in  2 cups of milk and hot sauce. Thicken the sauce for 5 mins and stir in cheese .season with salt and pepper . Preheat broiler to 350 F
Put pasta in this mixture and stir it well
Pour this pasta an cheese mixture in a baking dish. Add some more cheese .
Put in under a broiler for 3 mins..
This is one of many "Yum-o!" recipes – it's good and good for you

VEG KADAI

 Ingredients
1 big onion finely chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
veg like potato,cauliflower, peas, carrot
1 big tomato chopped
1 bell pepper
1 tsp chaat masala
salt as per taste
1 tbsp. olive oil
100 gm paneer

Kadhai masala
2 tsp gingergarlic paste
1 green chilli
1 tsp cumin seed
1 tsp chilli powder
pinch turmeric
1 1/2 tsp coriander powder

Method
Blend the ingredients for kadhai masala and keep it in a bowl.
Heat a non-stick pan. Pour oil , after it becomes hot add onions and saute it.
Add gingergarlic paste, fry till raw smell goes off.
Add potatoes, peas, flower ,carrot and saute till half cooked.
Add chopped tomato and bell pepper , paneer.
Then add kadhai masala and cook till done.
Add coriander leaves and chaat masala.
Cook for 2 mins.
Enjoy with Chapati .

MUSHROOM AND BELL PEPPER MASALA

Ingredients
1 tsp mustard seeds
1  big onion chopped into medium size
500 gm mushroom chopped into medium size
1 tomato chopped
1 tsp gingergarlicpaste
2-3 green chilli finely chopped
2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
salt
1 tsp garam masala
1 bell pepper chopped roughly

Method
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds  and let it splutter .
Add onions to it. Saute the onions .
Add mushrooms and fry for 5 mins .
 Add tomato, bell pepper ginger garlic paste, green chilli.
Allow them to cook for 5 min. Now add coriander powder, cumin powder and salt.
Stir well so all the masala binds together.
Add garam masala. Cook for 5 mins .
enjoy your sabzi.

EGGLESS DATE CAKE

My kids don't like dates. I saw this recipe and tried it. The cake looks like chocolate cake and my kids loved it.

Ingredients
1 cup Flour
18 dates pitted
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp walnut finely chopped

Method

Warm the milk and soak the dates in it for 10-15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180C/360F for 10-15 minutes. Grease the baking tray with butter and dust it with flour. Keep it aside.
In a mixing bowl, mix oil, milk(1/2 cup and remaining 1/4 cup I used to grind the dates) and sugar.
Make a paste of the dates using a blender. I used only 1/4 of milk for easy grinding. Add this ground dates to the wet ingredients. Mix well till you get smooth thin batter.
Add the flour mixture( flour and baking soda) to it and gently fold it till all the ingredients are properly mixed.
Add roughly chopped walnuts to the batter. Gently fold it.
Pour this batter to the pan and bake it for 30-35 minutes. After 30 minutes, check it with toothpick  by inserting it into the center of the cake. It should come out clean.
The baking time might vary from oven to oven.
Cool the cake for 5-10 minutes and transfer it to wire rack to cool completely.
Cut them into slices and enjoy.

CHETTINAD GARLIC KUZHAMBU

Ingredients
20 cloves garlic
6 nos small onion or shallots finely chopped
1/2 cup tomato finely chopped
lemon sized ball tamarind
pinch turmeric
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp sambhar powder
1 1/2 tsp oil
salt
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 dry chilli
5 curry leaves

Roast and grind to fine paste with water
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp pepper powder
3 nos small onion
1 no dry chilli
1/2 tsp coriander powder
2-3 curry leaves
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup tomato

Method

For preparing spicy chettinad garlic kuzhambu, soak the tamarind with  water. Add in the sambar powder, coriander and turmeric powder to the water. Keep it aside. Cut the onions and 7 garlic cloves into length wise pieces. Keep it aside. Cut the tomatoes to small pieces and keep it aside. Roast and then grind cumin seeds, pepper corns, pearl onions, coriander seeds, curry leaves, garlic cloves and tomato with a little water to a fine paste. Keep it aside. Heat oil in a kadai and splutter the mustard seeds. Toss in the fenugreek seeds, red chilly and curry leaves. Now add the chopped onion and chopped garlic. Saute till the onion turns lightly brown. Add the chopped tomato and saute till the raw smell goes.  Pour in the tamarind water to this and mix well. Then add the ground paste and whole remaining garlic. Allow it to boil till the raw smell goes. Cook in low flame till the gravy becomes thick. Spicy chettinad garlic kuzhambu is ready.

COONDAPUR CHICKEN

This recipe is very famous in a coastal town in  Karnataka. This Chicken Curry is one of the versatile coastal curies, which goes very well with almost anything, neer dosa, appam, chapati and rice.

Ingredients
2 kg chicken
200 gm dry chilli
2 tbsp coriander seed
1/2 tsp fenugreek seed
1 tbsp cumin
1/2 cup grated coconut
2 onions sliced
1 -2 tomato sliced
10-12 cloves garlic finely chopped
2 inch ginger finely chopped
salt
1 tsp turmeric
2 tsp chicken masala
1 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp coriander leaves

Method
Lightly roast dry chilli, coriander, cumin, fenugreek in 1 tsp oil  . Grind all these with coconut to a fine paste with little water.
Heat a pan. Add oil , after it becomes hot put gingerand garlic. Saute it till brown .
Add onions, tomato, chilli, turmeric. Cover with lid and let it cook.
Add chicken pieces , salt and pinch of red food colour . Cover again with lid.
After chicken is half done add ground masala , 1/2 cup water, chicken masala , lemon juice .
After about 5 mins , you can garnish with coriander leaves.

     

RAW BANANA FRY

Ingredients
1-2 raw bananas
2 tbsp oil
1 onion finely chopped
1 tomato
1inch ginger
3-4 clove garlic
1-2 tsp chilli powder
salt

Method
Peel the outer skin of banana. Cut the banana into small pieces, immerse in water for some time.
Boil the bananas in water until half done. Remove and keep it aside.
Heat a pan. Pour oil , after it is hot, add onions and saute .
Add tomatoes , saute. Remove it from pan and let it cool.
Grind the onion tomato mixture with ginger and garlic .
Heat another pan, pour oil and fry the ground paste till the oil floats on the sides.
Add chilli powder , salt fry.
Add boiled bananas and fry until done.