INGREDIENTS:

1. Macroni – 1/2 cup

2. Milk – 1.5 cups ( Full cream is optional)

3. Corn flour – 1 tbsp

4. Pepper – 1tsp

5. Garlic powder – 1/2 tsp

6. salt – to taste..

7. Corriander leaves – 3 twigs

8. Olive oil – 1 tbsp

METHOD:

1. Boil water in a vessel, add 1 tsp salt to it and toss the Macroni to it, until it is half cooked. ( 2 mins)

2. ln a pan, Pour the milk, salt, pepper powder, Garlic powder, chopped corriander leaves and bring to boil.

3. Mix the corn flour in 2 tbsps of water and pour it over the boiled milk.

4. Add the olive oil and the cooked macroni and allow it to boil.

5. Keep stirring until it reaches a thick consistency.

6. Set off the fire and serve it with Ketchup or Chilli sause.

Pizza

 This one I tried a long time back and I have posted my first try in my blog “suheezbrainwaves”…

 Now I make it often…

These Pizza’s were made specially for Yuvan n Sam…

 Required:

 Ready Made pizza base          – cut the circular base into 4

Chilli sauce                              – as required (I use Maggi sauce)       

Tomato sauce                          – as required (I use Maggi sauce)       

Cheese                                     – As required ( use either Mozarella /or shred the cubbed cheese)

 Topping:

 I used Chicken, capsicum and tomato as Both Yuv n Sam are crazy abt chicken..

as well Me…

 Method:

 Chicken

Cut the chicken into very small cubes, marinade with chillipowder, salt and turmeric

Powder and refrigerate for abt 1 hour.

Shallow fry it or u can pressure cook it with less water for 3 whistles.

Also can make Chicken 65 out of these marinated chicken and use as a topping…tastes

Great too. But if u are more concerned abt the deep frying..Then Pr cook or shallow fry!  

 Capsicum and Tomato :

Deseeded and cut into thin slices.

How to make?

Take the Pizza base, layer it with chilli sauce, tomato sauce and then shredded cheese.

Place the toppings.

Cover with more cheese

And let the pizza cook until the cheese melts in the oven!!!!

INGREDIENTS:

1. Cauliflower – 1/2 small

2. Toor dal – 1/2 cup

3. Onion – 1 med size

4. Dry red chilli – 3 or 4

5. Tamarind juice – 1/4 cup

6. Chilli pwdr – 1 tsp

7. cumin seeds, mustard seeds – 1 tsp

8. Garlic – 4 pods crushed

9. Corriander leaves – 5 or 6 sticks

10. Turmeric pwdr – 1/4 tsp

11. Salt – as reqd

12. Oil – 1 tbsp

13. Ghee – 1 tsp

14. Cumin pwdr – 1/2 tsp

15. Curry leaves – few

METHOD:

1. Pressure cook dal with salt n 1/4 sp turmeric pwdr for 7 or 8 whistles  or until its cooked well.

2. Cut the Cauliflower into big florets. Chop the onions.

3. Heat oil in a pan, n add mustard n cumin seeds.

4. After it splutters, add the crushed garlic, curry leaves n onion, 1/4 tsp salt, curry leaves n finely chopped corriander leaves.

5. Saute until the onion turns pink.

6. Now, add the florets, chilli pwdr, turmeric pwdr, cumin pwdr. Stir it and keep it closed until its partially cooked.

7. Then, add the dal with half cup of water n the tamarind juice and allow it to boil.

8. Add the ghee, when it boils.

9.  Chk for salt before setting off the fire.

10. Serve it with rice, dosa, chappathi.

Variation:

1. 1/4tsp chilli chicken pwdr can be added to bring a spicy flavor.

2. 1 tomato can be added instead of tamarind juice.

This is a very simple and healthy recipe for kids..

Required:

Carrot : ¼ cup

Cauliflower : ¼ cup

Cabbage : ¼ cup

Potato : ¼ cup

Method:

Make the Chapatti dough as usual..

Pressure cook all the vegetables with very lil water n mash well

Mix the boiled and mashed vegetables with the Chapatti dough.

Make lemon sized ball. Roll in to chapatti n cook both sides on the pan.

Serve hot.