Aval (Poha) Upma

Ingredients

1. Thick Poha - 2 cups
2. Mixed Vegetables - 1 cup
3. Tomatoes - 2 Nos.
4. Coriander Leaves - 1/2 bunch
5. Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
6. Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
7. Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
8. Salt - To Taste
9. Oil - 2 tbsp

Procedure

1. Soak the thick poha in water for 5 mins and squeeze the water out and let it dry for a few minutes
2. Add the cut vegetables onto a pan with some oil keep sautéing it for a few minutes.
3. Now, add all the powders and then add the poha and keep stirring it until the powders are cooked properly
4. Finally, add finely chopped tomatoes and garnish it with coriande leaves. We add the tomatoes at last as it doesn't make the Poha Upma watery
5. Enjoy it with some thick Yogurt and chips, it'll be heavenly.

Baked Farfalle in an Alfredo Sauce

Ingredients

1. Farfalle - 2 cups
2. Red Onion - 1
3. Bell (Green/Red/Orange/Yellow) Peppers - 1
4. Garlic - 4/5
5. Ginger - 1 tbsp
6. Serrano Chilli - 2
7. Potato - 1
8. Carrot - 1
9. Beans - 1 cup
10. Peas - 4 tbsp
11. Kernel Corn - 4 tbsp
12. Salt - To Taste
13. Crushed Black Pepper - To Taste
14. Oil - 4 tbsp (Olive/Vegetable/Canola)
15. All Purpose Flour / Maida Flour - 2 tbsp
16. Butter - 2 tbsp
17. Milk - 16 oz
18. Mozzarella Cheese - 1/4 cup

Alfredo sauce...



Boiled Farfalle with Vegetables in the pan...



Farfalle, before baking...



Farfalle, after baking...

Procedure

1. Boil Farfalle with salt. When its done, filter the water and add 1 tbsp of oil to the farfalle and mix it well so that it doesn't get sticky
2. For the alfredo sauce, put the butter in a pot and while its melting, add all purpose flour with salt and pepper. Mix it real well with the butter so that these don't remain as lumps.
3. Add milk to this butter-flour mixture and keep stirring it. You'll see that the sauce will be become more viscous as you keep stirring it. Just get it to a tomato ketchup consistency and turn off the stove
4. Microwave the cut carrots, potatoes, beans, peas & corn for like 4 to 5 minutes
5. Add oil to the pan and saute onions, peppers chilli, garlic & ginger. Add the vegetables from microwave to this and keep frying it for a while
6. Add the boiled faralle to this veggie mixture and stir real well. Add salt and pepper as necessary
7. Now, transfer this to a baking dish and mix the alfredo sauce with it
8. Garnish it with cheese and shove it in the oven, which I presume is preheated to 400F and ready!
9. Done

Note: The "real" alfredo sauce needs cheese and parsley, so if you want to make it so authentic, your wish!