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Baked Peppers in Coconut Milk

Ingredients

1. Mixed Bell Peppers - 2 nos.
2. Basil Leaves - 6
3. Thai Green Chilli - 4 nos. (add more if you can handle the spice)
4. Garlic - 6 cloves
5. Coconut Milk - 1 can
6. Salt - To Taste
7. Oil - 2 tbsp (I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
   

Procedure

1. Cut the bell peppers into little squares and mix it with little bit of oil & salt. Put them on a baking dish and shove it in the oven for 30 mins (350F)
2. While the bell peppers are getting baked, finely ground the garlic, Thai Green Chillis & Basil Leaves in a mixer/blender and keep them aside.
3. Now, take a pan and add the ground mixture with a can of coconut milk and keep it on medium flame.
4. When the bell peppers are baked, add them to the pan and let it simmer for another 10-15 mins.
5. You're done. Most easiest & quickest thing to make. Enjoy it with some steamed rice or Rotis.

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!

Thai Green Curry

Ingredients

1. Potatoes - 2 nos.
2. Green Pepper - 1 no.
   
3. Carrot - 1 no.
4. Basil Leaves - 6
5. Lemon Grass - 2 nos.
6. Green Peas - 1/2 cup
7. Small Egg plant - 2 nos.
   
8. Onion - 2 nos.
   
9. Thai Green Chilli - 6 nos. (add more if you can handle the spice)
   
10. Garlic - 6 cloves
11. Ginger - same quantity as Garlic
    
12. Dhaniya (Corriander) Seeds - 3 tbsp
    
13. Salt
14. Coconut Milk - 1 can
15. Oil - 1 tbsp
    

Procedure

1. Cut 1 1/2 onions, garlic, ginger, thai green chillis into big cubes. Grind them all together with Corriander seeds, 3 basil leaves, 1/2 green pepper (This will give a very nice green color and flavor)
   
2. Cut rest of the vegetables into big cubes and finely chop the remaining basil leaves
3. Add the oil in a pan and fry the remaining 1/2 onion until it turns golder brown
   
4. Now, add the cut vegetables and the grounded mixture together with some salt. Let it boil in medium flame for few minutes
   
5. Add the whole can of coconut milk on the pan and let it boil will till the curry gets more viscous
6. Your Thai Green Curry is all set. You can just mix this with cooked Basmati rice and enjoy
   

Aloo Vindaloo

As I don't eat the the things that come in Animal Planet, I had to customize and replace the lamb with potatoes. The major difference between other North Indian side dishes and a Vindaloo is that the latter is more a ginger based gravy. Lets get into the details.

Ingredients

1. Baby Potatoes - 1 lbs
2. Onion - 2 nos.
   
3. Green Chilli - 4 nos.
4. Garlic - 6 cloves
5. Ginger - 200 gms
   
6. Jeera (Cumin) seeds
   
7. Red Chilli Powder
8. Dhaniya (Corriander) Powder
9. Tamarind Paste - 1 tbsp
   
10. Turmeric Powder
11. Salt
12. Oil - 2 tbsp
13. Garam Masala Powder
    

Procedure

1. First of all, we have to marinate the potatoes in a mixture and leave it in the refrigerator for atleast 12 hours.
   
2. Marinating Procedure
• Peel off the skin from the Baby Potatoes and cut them into two pieces. With a small needle put some tiny holes in the potato pieces so that when we marinate the juices will get in nicely
  
• Chop the ginger, garlic and green chillis into pieces
  
• In an air tight bowl, add the tamarind paste, the above finely chopped items, potatoes, salt, turmeric powder and mix well
• Marinated Aloo...
  
  
• Close the bowl fully and put it in the refrigerator for atleast 12 hours
  
3. When the mixture is properly marinated, carefully remove just the potatoes from the mixture and set them aside.
   
4. Now, grind the rest of the mixture in a mixie so that your gravy doesn't have the ginger, garlic or green chillis in a chopped fashion
5. Add oil in a pan and add onions and cumin seeds
6. Add the grounded paste when the onions turn golden brown color
7. Let the gravy boil for a few minutes, then add garam masala and chilli powder. Also, add a little more salt to taste
8. Gravy for Vindaloo...
   
   
   
   
9. After a few minutes, add the potatoes and keep the stove on medium flame. Close the pan with a lid.
   
10. Leave it on medium flame until the potatoes are well cooked
11. Your Aloo Vindaloo is all set and garnish with a little bit of fresh coriander leaves.
12. A very nice side dish for Rotis and Peas Pulao