Baked Pasta With Herbs And Cheese.

Baked Pasta With Herbs And Cheese. This is one of my on go dish every time when I have no time to cook or not in mood to cook. This is such an incredibly easy recipe, all you have to do is just boil the pasta of your choice, mix some herbs and salt, then top with some mozzarella cheese and bake for 10 minutes and Serve with some garlic bread for Lunch or Dinner.

Ingredient's.

250 gram Macaroni Pasta (boiled as per the instruction on the pack)

1 tsp mix Italian herbs

1/2 tsp red chilli flakes

1/2 tsp paprika

1 tbsp olive oil

Salt to taste

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.

Baking Method.

Pre-heat the oven to 180c for 10 minutes.

In a mean time, take a large mixing bowl, add boiled pasta, mix herbs, paprika, salt, olive oil, 1/2 cup cheese and chilli flakes.

Mix them all together and transfer the pasta to a baking dish, now sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top and bake for 10 minutes or till the cheese is melted.

Serve hot with some garlic bread and tomato soup.

Cabbage And Onion Grill Sandwich With Coconut Oil.

Cabbage And Onion Grill Sandwich With Coconut Oil. This is yet another simple and yummy recipe which I learnt from our house boat chef from our recent trip to Kerala. I must say he use to make delicious food with simple ingredients and the star of the dish was coconut oil. He use to add coconut oil in everything and he made this sandwich also with the same oil and that simple sandwich took a very big place in my heart and I became a big fan of Kerala and there cuisine..

Ingredient's.

4 slices of sandwich bread

1 cup of finely chopped cabbage

1 large finely chopped onion

2 tbsp coconut oil

1/4 tsp red chilli powder

Salt to taste

Butter as needed (to apply on bread)

Method.

In a wok add coconut oil, when its hot, add cabbage and onion, fry to golden brown. Sprinkle the red chilli powder and salt, fry for another minute or 2. Take it out in bowl and allow it to cool a bit.

Then apply the butter on all the sides of the bread.

Now place the filling on one side of the bread and place another bread on top and grill for 4 to 5 minutes or till golden brown.

Serve hot with Tea, Coffee or any Juice..

Akki Roti (Karnataka Style)

Akki Roti (Karnataka Style) is very popular Karnataka Breakfast, can be served with any type of chutney or with chicken curry. It makes a very healthy and filling breakfast. I have  made it in little different way to get a perfect round shape. This roti can be even cooked with raw rice flour but you need a bit of more hard work to roll the roti. This method will give you perfect round shape roti and it solves the purpose of eating akki roti..

Ingredient's.

1 cup rice flour

1 cup water

1tbsp oil

1/2 tsp cumin 

1 large onion, 2 green chillies (finely chopped)

Hand full of chopped coriander leaves

2 tbsp grated coconut

Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

Bring water to a rolling boil in a sauce pan. Add salt, oil and cumin, give a mix, then add rice flour, onion, green chilles, coriander, coconut and mix well until no lumps remain. 

Turn the heat off. Cover the pan and set it aside for 5 minutes. Now knead the dough while its still hot, make it like a chapati dough.

Heat a tava on medium heat. Once heated, turn the heat to low.

Divide the dough into 2 inch balls and keep them covered under a damp cloth.

Spread some rice flour on the rolling board. Place a ball in the center and sprinkle more flour on top. Keep rolling the ball with the rolling pin into a round with even thickness.

Transfer onto the heated tava with the top surface up and cook the roti both the side. Apply little oil if needed on to both the side.

Follow the same method for the rest of them.

Serve hot with any Chutney or Chicken curry.

CornFlakes Mixture.

CornFlakes Mixture. Dilwali is around the corner and in every house the Diwali preparation is on full swing. I can see on my FB page only different types snacks, sweets and this will go for another few days till the Diwali is over.. This is a so easy recipe and in no time you'll have hot hot snack ready. I'm a very big snacks eating person and I love munching something in my free time. I keep trying many types of snacks and I make sure that I have lots and lots of snacks in my pantry.. This is one of my all time favourite mixture and it solves all the purpose of not having anything as a side dish for your lunch, dinner or even for the drinks too.. Do try and let me know.

Ingredient's.

2 cups of Raw Corn Flakes

1/2 cup Peanuts

1/4 cup Roasted gram

Handful of Curry leaves

1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder, 1/2 tsp garam masla

1/4 tsp roasted cumin powder

1 tbsp powdered sugar (optional)

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying.

Cooking Method.

In a small mixing bowl, add red chilli powder, turmeric, garam masal, cumin powder, coriander powder, sugar and salt, mix them altogether and keep it aside.

In a deep frying pan (Kadai) heat enough oil for deep frying, once the oil hot, fry the peanuts and roasted gram till the turn crispy. Take them out on to a kitchen towel and set it aside.

Now in the same oil, add the raw corn flakes and fry to golden brown, (fry little by little) remove them to the same plate which you have fried peanuts and roasted gram, once all the corn flakes are fried, then turn off the flame and fry the curry leaves till they turn crisp.

Then in large mixing bowl, add all the fried ingredients and sprinkle the masala powder which you have prepared earlier, while the other ingredients are still hot. Mix everything together well, allow the mixture to cool, once its completely cooled. Store them into a Airtight container.

Serve as and when needed.

Stuffed Omelette With Caramelised Onion.

Stuffed Omelette With Caramelised Onion. This is a very easy stuffed omelette with well caramelised onion, with a hint of paprika and green chillies.. It makes an a awesome breakfast on a lazy weekends or even as a brunch. All you need is just few onion and eggs, that's it and your breakfast is shorted. It's been a long time I have participating in any competitions. All of sudden 3 days back I saw Better Butter Contest on my FB page which includes eggs and eggs are there in our breakfast almost everyday, so I thought why not give it a try. Just because of the contest I'm clicking pictures early mornings, making my hubby to wait on table for his breakfast, so that I don't become lazy and finish the food. Now he is like you have win this because you are making me wait for so long.. The funny thing is my hubby said if at all you win the contest, then take the 3rd price. Because he like the teapot.. hehehe. Anyways lets see what happens.. Do try the recipe and let me know.

Ingredient's.

4 eggs

3 large onion (thinly sliced)

2 green chillies (finely chopped)

1/8 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1/8 tsp Italian mix herbs

Pinch of red chilli flakes

Salt to taste

Oil as requires.

Cooking Method.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk the 2 eggs with a pinch of salt and set it aside.

In a nonstick frying pan, add little oil, saute the onion for few seconds, then add rest of the ingredients and fry till onions are well caramelised, then remove from the and set it aside.

Now in the same frying pan add little more oil and allow the oil to heat, pour the egg mixture on to the frying pan and cook on over medium heat. As the eggs sets on top lift the edges, letting the uncooked eggs to flow underneath. when eggs are set, add the half of the onion mixture to the omelette on one side and roll the otherside on top and cook for another minute, on a low flame.

Then take out the omelette on to a serving plate.

Serve hot with some Toast.

(Make 2 eggs at a time and divide the onion into 2 portion)