Italian Pasta with Mushroom Sauce

A creamy pasta that can make a satisfying one-bowl meal. Shell pasta is cooked with mushroom white sauce and cheese. A dot of brandy can add a nice flavor-but you can omit it too. Serve warm with garlic bread. Ingredients For The Pasta 2 packets pasta (00 grams each) 2 tsp oil 1 tsp salt For The Mushroom Sauce 3/4 cup chopped mushrooms (khumbh) 1 onion , chopped 1/2 chopped green chillies 1 cup thin white sauce 1/2 tsp dried oregano 2 tbsp grated processed cheese 1 tbsp butter salt to taste Method  For the pasta Boil plenty of water in a large vessel. Add the oil and salt. Add the pasta in small batches and...

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Mushroom Manchurian Recipe

Ingredients: 4 tablespoons Corn Flour 2 tablespoons Maida Flour 250 gms (1/2 lb) Fresh Mushrooms (white button mushrooms) 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Paste 1/2 teaspoon Ginger Paste ½ teaspoon Soy Sauce Cooking Oil Salt 4 tablespoons Water For Sauté 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Paste 1/2 teaspoon Ginger Paste 1 Green Chilli, finely chopped 1 small Onion, finely chopped 2 tablespoons finely chopped Spring Onion 2 tablespoons Cooking Oil 1½ tablespoons Soy Sauce 1/2 tablespoon Chilli Sauce 2 tablespoons Tomato Ketchup Salt Method for Manchurian: step-1   Wash and clean mushrooms to remove any dirt. Dry them with kitchen towel...

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Sesame Honey Rice Balls Recipe

Prep & Cooking: 30 mtsCuisine: Indo-Chinese.Ingredients:1 cup rice, cooked3 spring onion whites, finely chopped1 cup chopped vegetables (carrot, beans, capsicum)1-2 green chilli finely chopped3 garlic cloves,crushed1 1/2 tbsps coriander leaves, chopped1 tsp soy sauceblack pepper pwd to taste2 1/2 -3 tbsps corn flour2 tbsps honeysesame seeds for coatingsalt to tasteoil for deep frying1/2 tbsp oilFor flour batter:2 tbsps flour/maidapinch of saltwater to make thin batter Method:Heat oil in a vessel, add spring onion whites, crushed garlic and green chilies and saute for 3 mts. Add the chopped vegetables and saute for 5 mts. Add salt, pepper...

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Chicken Stuffed Buns Recipe

Prep time: 90 minCook time: 10 minYield: 12 Main Ingredients: Chicken All Purpose Flour Ingredients:    Active dry yeast: 1 tbsp     Warm water: 2 tbsps     Milk: 1/2 cup     Salt to taste     Vegetable oil: 1/2 cup     Maida: 2 1/4 cups (all purpose flour)     Sugar: 2 tbsps     Egg: 1, beaten     Egg white: 1, for egg wash     White sesame seeds: for sprinkling     Chicken Stuffing:     Shredded Chicken: 1 1/2 cups (cooked)    ...

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PISTA SANDESH

Ingredients    2 cups grated Paneer     1 cup sugar     1 tbsp rose water     1/2 tsp green cardamom seeds     10 Pista thinly sliced Method: Mix sugar and paneer together. Place it over the heat and stir constantly. When it will turn little thick then put rose water & cardamon seeds in it. Remove from the heat. Stir few more times. Now you can make round or square or any other shape. Place the thin sliced pista upon the sandesh. Serve cold....

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TAUK DAL

Ingredients250 grams pigeon pea divide (arhar dal) 1 teaspoon ghee 1/2 teaspoon onion seeds 2 teaspoon sugar 4 -6 green chillies Salt to taste 3 medium raw mangoes 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powderHow to make Tauk Dal    Wash, take off and cut the mangoes into 6-8 pieces lengthwise.     Wash the dal and boil with 4 cup of water.     Mix in turmeric and stir.     Continue cooking for about 20 minutes.     Mix in raw mangoes, green chillies and salt.     Stir fry till the time the mangoes are soft but not mushy.     Mix in sugar and stir.    ...

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LADY FINGER PICKLE

Ingredients:    25 Lady fingers 1 cup Lemon (Nimbu) juice 4 teaspoons Salt (Namak) for lemon juice 2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds 2 teaspoons Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi) 2 teaspoons mustard powder 1 teaspoon Turmeric (Haldi) powder 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida 2 teaspoons Cumin Seeds (Jeera) 8 teaspoons Salt (Namak) for masala A few curry leavesHow to make Lady finger pickle:    Remove the ends, head and tail of each Lady finger and slit on one side.     Mix salt with all the ground spices and wet with a little juice.     Fill the spices in the Lady fingers.     Heat the...

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STUFFED RED CHILLI PICKLE

Ingredients:    240 grams big red chillies for stuffing 4 teaspoons fenugreek seeds, roasted and powdered 3 teaspoons Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi) 8 teaspoons aniseed powder 8 teaspoons Salt (Namak) 6 teaspoons ground spices 4 teaspoons mustard powder 4 teaspoons cumin powder juice of 2 Lemons (Nimbu) 1 cup Oil (Tel), heated and cooled 4 teaspoons amchoorHow to make stuffed red chilli pickle:    Remove the stems of the chillies and then the seeds from the stem side carefully with the back of a hair pin.     Wet all the ingredients with lemon juice and a little oil.     Fill the...

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SWEET MANGO PICKLE

Ingredients:Raw Mango - 1 Jaggery - 2 tbsp Chilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp Salt - 1 tsp Mustard Curry leavesMethod:Dice mango into medium sized pieces. In a pan take a spoon of oil and crackle mustard and curry leaves.  Now put the mangoes into it and pour some water for it to get cooked.  Close the pan with a lid and leave it alone for 5 min.  Once the mango gets cooked, add chilly powder, jaggery and salt to it and mix well.  Allow it to cook for another 5 min.  Sweet and sour mango pickle is ready to eat.  You can preserve this pickle in the refrigerator for a week.This pickle goes well with roti and curd...

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TURNIP PICKLE

Ingredients:    1/2 kg Turnips (Shalgam) 1 cup Mustard Oil (Sarson Ka Tel) 15 cloves Garlic (Lasun) 1 cup Vinegar (Sirka) 3/4 or 1 cup Sugar (Cheeni) 15 dry Dates (Khajoor) 6 teaspoons seedless golden Raisins (Kishmish) 1 teaspoon peppercorn 2 teaspoons chilli powder 1 teaspoon Onions seeds (Kalonji) 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Jeera) 1/3 cup Salt (Namak)How to make turnip pickle:    Grind the spices and sugar together.     Grind dates and raisins with a little vinegar.     Peel and cut turnips into thick round slices and rub salt on them.     Keep for 8 hours.    ...

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Egg Salad Parmesan Sandwich

Prep Time: 10 min Ingredients:    6  hard boiled eggs, sliced in quarters    2  celery stalks, chopped finely 1/2  onion, chopped finely 1/2  cup salad dressing (or mayonnaise) 1/2  teaspoon Parmesan Cheese 1/4  teaspoon salt    1  tomato, sliced    4  lettuce leaves    8  bread slices, your choice of bread M.O.P: PLACE the eggs, celery, onion, salad dressing (or mayonnaise), cheese, and salt into your mixing bowl.  Using your fork, mix the ingredients.    HOWEVER, you want your egg mixture coarsely chopped.  Now,...

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