Recipe- Pasta Salad

Pasta Salad


Ingredients
Pasta 1 cup
Broccoli 1 medium flower 
Mushroom 2 cups
Capsicum 1 small
Baby Carrot 1 cup
Olives 2 tbsp
Garlic Sauce 2 tsp
Red Chilli Flakes 2 tsp
Crushed Black pepper 1 tsp
Chilli Vinegar Seasoning 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp or as per taste
Olive Oil 2 tbsp 

Method

  • Boil the pasta in a salty water, wash with cold water and apply 2 tsp olive oil. Keep aside (Fig 1).
  • Wash and cut broccoli in medium size flowers. 
  • Take broccoli in a microwave safe bowl fill with water and add a pinch of salt.
  • Microwave for 2 minutes.
  • Drain broccoli and keep aside.
  • Wash and cut mushrooms lengthwise and keep aside.
  • Wash and cut capsicum lengthwise and keep aside.
  • Wash and cut baby carrot in to 4 lengthwise. Take in a microwave safe bowl fill with water and add a pinch of salt. 
  • Microwave for 2 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
  • Roughly chop olives and keep aside.
  • Now In a large pan take 1 tbsp of olive oil and heat on high flame.
  • Add broccoli and toss for a minute.
  • Add baby carrot and toss for few minutes.
  • Add mushrooms and capsicum, toss well.
  • Partially cover the pan and let the vegetables cook for 2-3 minutes (Fig 2).
  • Now add 1 tsp red chili flakes, salt and pepper. Toss well.
  • Now add pasta, 1 tsp chili flakes, chili Vinegar Seasoning and garlic sauce (Fig 3). 
  • Toss well on high flame.
  • Switch off the flame and cover the pan for 2-3 minutes.
  • Serve hot.
 
Tips
You may use your choice of vegetables.
If you do not have Chilli Vinegar Seasoning, add some chilli and mixed hurbs to some vinegar and use it.
 
“Be Vegetarian be Happy”

 



Recipe- Spaghetti Cup Cake

Spaghetti Cup Cake

All Purpose Flour (Maida) 1 tsp
Milk 0.5 cup
Sweet corn 2 tbsp (Blanched in salty water)
Olives 1 tbsp (Roughly Chopped)
Cucumber 1 tbsp (Roughly Chopped)
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper Crushed 1 tsp
Cheese 4 tbsp (Grated)

Method

Step 1

  • Boil the spaghetti in a salty water and keep aside (Fig 1).
  • Preheat the oven at 200°C.
  • Grease 6 muffin mold and keep aside.
  • Take 0.5 small cup of water in a wide plate and mix with a pinch of salt.
  • Now take one slice of bread and dip in water for a second turn and dip other side as well.
  • Now press the bread slice firmly with your palm to remove excessive water (Fig 2).
  • Now set this slice inside the muffin mold in a way that it takes shape of a muffin mold (Fig 3).
  • (Fig 4).
  • Now bake them at 200°C for 10 minutes after that bake at 160°C for another 10-15 minutes.
  • Making sure you do not want to make the bread crispy.
Step 2
  • Meanwhile lets make a white sauce.
  • For that take 1 tsp butter in a non stick pan and heat on medium flame.
  • When heated enough add 1tsp maida and fry till pink in color.
  • Now switch off the flame and add milk stirring continuously so that no lumps form.
  • (Fig 5).
  • When a boil comes reduce the flame to low and let it cook for 5-6 minutes.
  • Now add salt and crushed black pepper, mix well.
  • Add sweet corn, olives and cucumbers, mix well.
  • (Fig 6).
  • When milk is thick in consistency add grated cheese and mix well.
  • Cook for another 2-3 minutes keeping it stir so that no lumps can form.
  • White sauce is ready, switch off the flame, cover the pan and keep aside.

Step 3

  • (Fig 7).
  • Check and remove from the oven and fill it with boiled spaghetti (Fig 8).
  • Now pour aprox 1 tbsp of white sauce over the spaghetti (Fig 9).
  • Top it with some grated cheese (Fig 10).
  • °C for 10 minutes ot until the cheese looks golden brown in color (Fig 11).
  • When done remove from the oven and let it cool enough to handle.
  • Take the spaghetti cup cakes out of the mold (Fig 12).
  • Serve hot.

Tips

  • While setting the bread slices in molds, be careful as it might break.
  • But do not worry if it breaks do patch work as after baking it will look fine.
  • But be careful as no holes should be left otherwise the filling may come out later.
  • Keep checking while baking it as we do not want the bread crispy.
  • While making white sauce do not over burn the maida.
  • While adding milk switch off the flame to avoid lumps.
  • Keep stirring at regular intervals making sure no lumps can form.
  • You may add your choice of vegetables.
  • Boil white sauce to required consistency.
  • Be careful while unmolding the spaghetti cup cakes as it is really hot.

Recipe- Spaghetti Cup Cake
Spaghetti Cup Cake

All Purpose Flour (Maida) 1 tsp
Milk 0.5 cup
Sweet corn 2 tbsp (Blanched in salty water)
Olives 1 tbsp (Roughly Chopped)
Cucumber 1 tbsp (Roughly Chopped)
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper Crushed 1 tsp
Cheese 4 tbsp (Grated)

Method

Step 1

  • Boil the spaghetti in a salty water and keep aside (Fig 1).
  • Preheat the oven at 200°C.
  • Grease 6 muffin mold and keep aside.
  • Take 0.5 small cup of water in a wide plate and mix with a pinch of salt.
  • Now take one slice of bread and dip in water for a second turn and dip other side as well.
  • Now press the bread slice firmly with your palm to remove excessive water (Fig 2).
  • Now set this slice inside the muffin mold in a way that it takes shape of a muffin mold (Fig 3).
  • (Fig 4).
  • Now bake them at 200°C for 10 minutes after that bake at 160°C for another 10-15 minutes.
  • Making sure you do not want to make the bread crispy.
Step 2
  • Meanwhile lets make a white sauce.
  • For that take 1 tsp butter in a non stick pan and heat on medium flame.
  • When heated enough add 1tsp maida and fry till pink in color.
  • Now switch off the flame and add milk stirring continuously so that no lumps form.
  • (Fig 5).
  • When a boil comes reduce the flame to low and let it cook for 5-6 minutes.
  • Now add salt and crushed black pepper, mix well.
  • Add sweet corn, olives and cucumbers, mix well.
  • (Fig 6).
  • When milk is thick in consistency add grated cheese and mix well.
  • Cook for another 2-3 minutes keeping it stir so that no lumps can form.
  • White sauce is ready, switch off the flame, cover the pan and keep aside.

Step 3

  • (Fig 7).
  • Check and remove from the oven and fill it with boiled spaghetti (Fig 8).
  • Now pour aprox 1 tbsp of white sauce over the spaghetti (Fig 9).
  • Top it with some grated cheese (Fig 10).
  • °C for 10 minutes ot until the cheese looks golden brown in color (Fig 11).
  • When done remove from the oven and let it cool enough to handle.
  • Take the spaghetti cup cakes out of the mold (Fig 12).
  • Serve hot.

Tips

  • While setting the bread slices in molds, be careful as it might break.
  • But do not worry if it breaks do patch work as after baking it will look fine.
  • But be careful as no holes should be left otherwise the filling may come out later.
  • Keep checking while baking it as we do not want the bread crispy.
  • While making white sauce do not over burn the maida.
  • While adding milk switch off the flame to avoid lumps.
  • Keep stirring at regular intervals making sure no lumps can form.
  • You may add your choice of vegetables.
  • Boil white sauce to required consistency.
  • Be careful while unmolding the spaghetti cup cakes as it is really hot.