Monday, May 28, 2012

Baked tortellini

1 lb. frozen tortellini
1 Tbs. Olive Oil
2 Tbs. minced garlic
4 red chilli broken into small pieces
3 green chilli chopped fine
1/2 bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 cup brocolli
1/2 cup chopped pepper
1 24 oz. jar of Vodka Sauce
2 tsp salt
1tsp dhania powder
1 cup Shredded Mozzarella


Cook Tortellini according to package directions.

Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet.

Saute chilli and garlic on olive oil for two minutes.

Add Vodka Sauce to the garlic in the skillet and simmer.

Microwave veggies and stir in.

Add salt and simmer.

Drain cooked tortellini and place in a casserole.

Pour sauce over tortellini and mix thoroughly.

Top with 1 cup of mozzarella.

Preheat oven to 350.

Bake for 15 minutes.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Bonda/Bhajji from Amma

1 full cup basin (kadala maavu)
0.5 cup rice flour
1 tablespoon karam
half tablespoon salt
2 green chili (finely cut)
sprinkle asaphetodia
sprinkle ghee (very low)
4,5 curry leaves
1 onion

Procedure:

Boil potato and remove external layer. Put kadai in gas. Add some oil and mustard. After it burst, add onion, curry leaves and green chili. Add turmeric to it. Add asphatodia. Then add potato after onion boils. Add salt (half tbs). If you want add some more salt. If karam is less then add karam powder. After it cools down, add it to the mix below

Put kadala maavu then rice mavu then add salt and red chili powder and sprinkle water. Don't make it either watery or dry. it should be slightly solid.

Let the oil boil. After oil boils then put bonda mix and enjoyyyy!

Pakora Recipe from Amma

Ingredients:

1 full cup basin (kadala maavu)
0.5 cup rice flour
1 tablespoon karam
half tablespoon salt
one big onion (fine cut)
4,5 Curry leaves (cut it nicely)
2 green chili (finely cut)
sprinkle asaphetodia
sprinkle ghee (very low)

Procedure:

Put kadala maavu then rice mavu then add everything and sprinkle water. Don't make it either watery or dry.
Mix everything together. Let the oil boil. After oil boils then put pakora mix and enjoyyyy!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Aloo Poha

Ingredients
4 cup thin Poha
1 Big Onion chopped
1 Big Potato
A Handful Peanuts
2 tsp Mustard Seeds
6 green chilli
A handful coconut Powder
1/2 a lemon
1 tsp turmeric
2 tsp red chilli
Salt

Method

1) Run cold water over poha, drain them and keep them aside.

2) Dice potatoes & Microwave with salt for 10 mins.

3) Heat oil, add mustard seeds and let it splutter.

4) Add onions, green chilies, haldi and red chilli and saute.

5) Add Potato, Coconut and peanuts, mix well and let it cook.

6) Add haldi powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder and 1 1/2 tsp salt to the poha and mix with hand.

7) Add the poha to the pan and mix gently, cover it and leave for a few minutes.

8) Add lime juice, chopped cilantro.

9) Serve as is or with an extra zing of spicy Bhujia .

Friday, July 16, 2010

Vangi Bath

Ingredients

For the powder

1 cup Dhania seeds
3/4 cup chana dal
1/2 dal urad dal
1 cup red chilli

For the rice
4-5 brinjal
1 big onion
2 carrots ( optional )

Method

1. Dry roast each powder ingredient and add to mixie and grind.

2. Add 1 1/2 tsp salt and keep aside.

3. Heat oil, Add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let splutter.

4. Add onions and carrots and one pich turmeric powder.

5. After a minute add brinjal and some salt (1/2 spoon) .

6. Once vegetable is cooked, add 3 tbsp powder and mix well.

7. If you want add 1/2 spoon red chilli or 1/2 spoon powder

8. Make rice separately and mix vangi mix as wanted.

Adai Dosai

Ingredients

1 cup ponni rice / sona masori rice
1/2 cup toor dal
2 green chillis
2 red chillis
curry leaves
1-2 tbsp powder
3/4 tsp Salt

Method
1. Soak rice and dal in water for 1-2 hours

2. Grind chillis/curry leaves and salt with rice/dal to smooth batter

3. Add coconut powder to batter

4. Make Dosa's and eat immediately ( wont work for dabbas , if you want to take for dabba try with idly rice instead )

Note: Store remaining batter in fridge

Rava Dosa

Ingredients

1 cup raw rice ( normal rice )
1 cup idli rice
1/2 cup rava(sooji)
1/4 maida

For Tadka:-
Mustard
Whole pepper
Curry leaves

Method

1. Soak rice in water for 1 hours

2. Grind till smooth batter

3. When almost done with grinding add rava to mix( dont grind too much )

4. Remove batter in bowl and add maida

5. Add 1 1/2 spoons of salt and mix well.

6. Keep outside for 8 hours.

7. Do tadkas and add to batter

8. Batter will be of thin consistency

9. Make dosas by pouring on to tawa ( you should not spread like normal dosas)

Note: Store remaining batter in fridge