EASY2COOK RECIPES

2012/09/25

PRAWN CHEESE PASTA

INGREDIENTS :

Pasta - 200 gms

Prawns - 100 gms

Egg - 1

Cheese -2 slices

Salt to taste

Tomato sauce- 2 tsps

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 ) Heat oil in a kadai . Fry prawns with chillipowder, salt and turmeric powder till done .

2) Boil pasta with a spoon of oil till done .
3) Once done , mix pasta with the prawns and sauce in slow flame and add cheese .Mix it up well .Serve hot.

Linking it up with Fast Food Event - Pasta by me .

CHEESY VEGETABLES PASTA IN RED SAUCE

INGREDIENTS :

Farfelle - 500 gms
Veggies - 1 cup
Cheese -2 slices
Salt to taste

FOR RED SAUCE :

Soak two tomatoes (big) and dried red chillies in hot water for an hour and then grind them finely to a paste.
Mix 2 tsp of Plain flour in water without any lumps and keep it aside. Add little milk to it.

Heat butter in a pan. Once it gets melted, pour in the flour water and saute till it comes to a thick consistency, mix the tomato paste and mix it it thickens.

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 ) Heat oil in a pan. Saute the vegetables well with Salt till cooked .

2) Meanwhile , Boil pasta in a separate pan. Drain the stock and keep aside.

3) Once the vegetables are cooked, mix pasta and the prepared sauce to it. Mix it well. Add grated Cheese before removing from the flame.

Serve hot.

Linking it up with Fast Food Event - Pasta by me .

2012/09/24

VIRUDHUNAGAR PORICHA PAROTTA

INGREDIENTS :

Maida/ Plain flour - 1cup

Curd - 1/2 cup
Oil
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Knead plain with 1/2 cup of curd and sufficient water with salt to a soft dough. Add more oil while kneading to make it more soft . Cover it with a damp cloth or a cling film and leave it aside for minimum 8 hours. You can knead it in the morning for making parotta for dinner .

2) Cover with a cling film, leave it aside for 6-7 hours. You have to knead the dough in the morning for making parotta for dinner .

5) Apply oil to your hand, roll small balls of the dough and roll as thin as you can.

4) Fold it from the sides like a spiral pattern.

5) Spray a spoon of oil over it and flatten it with your palms and roll out lightly.

6) Heat oil . Once hot , deep fry them till done .

Serve with Salna or Chicken kurma.

2012/09/23

HONEYED FRUITS

INGREDIENTS :

Sliced Apple , Pear , Banana - 1 bowl
Honey

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

Mix honey with fruits .

Linking it with Know your Sweetness event-Honey by me started by Jagruthi .

2012/09/22

HONEY WATER

INGREDIENTS :

Hot water
Honey

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

Mix 2 tbsps of Honey with Hot water .

A glass of this honey water in the morning instead of coffee/tea helps you to reduce weight .A home remedy from my grandmother and mom.

Linking it with Know your Sweetness event-Honey by me started by Jagruthi .

OATS PARUPPU PAYASAM

INGREDIENTS :

Moong dal -- 1/4 cup
Oats - 1/2 cup
Cardamom pods - 4
Cashews - 6
Raisins - 6
Milk - 1/2 litre
Dessicated coconut-1/4 cup

Jaggery syrup

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 ) Ghee roast oats with coconut till the flavour rules out . Keep it aside. Meanwhile , cook dal till soft and keep it aside.
2) Boil milk with sugar till it thickens . Then , add in the roasted oats with coconut.

3) Then add in the cooked dal amd mix it well. Then add in the jaggery syrup and stir it well.
4) Garnish it with ghee roasted nuts and Raisins.

Linking it with Indrani's "Spotlight : Festive Food"event hosted by Chandrani,

Priti's Festive Food - Ganesh Chathuti event,

Pari's Show me your Dessert Event.

EZ Cookbook's Prasadam event

Nivedhanam's Taste of the Tropics - Coconut

Sharan;s Onam Sadhya Event

2012/09/20

OATS POORANAM KOZHUKATTAI

INGREDIENTS :

Oats - 4 tbsps
Dessicated coconut - 2 tbsps
Jaggery syrup - as required

Rice flour - 1/4 cup
Masoor dal - 1 tbsps

Servings for 10 modaks.

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Cook dal till soft .
2) Ghee fry desiccated coconut,oats,cooked dal . Add jaggery syrup, mix it well till it thickens.