Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Macaroni/Pasta- with veg & with spinach & potatoes.


The 1st picture shows the onion, green capsicum, green chilies, ginger & garlic cut fine.

2nd one shows the finished pasta.

3rd one shows macaroni ready to be boiled, carrots, cabbage & beans cut fine.

Boil macaroni as much as you need in enough water, with salt & 1 tsp oil/ drain, rinse in cold water & spread on a plate & and ; keep aside. But remember, that when you add lots of veges, then you'd need less macaroni, as I add almost half the quantity of veges with macaroni.
You can use whatever veges you like. I normally use onions 2 cut finely for 1 cup of uncooked macaroni. 2 carrots cut fine,  1 cup cabbage cut fine, capsicum 2 cut fine, beans 10-15 cut fine. green chilies to taste, ginger 1" cut fine, garlic pods 8 cut fine. In 2 tbsp oil, put all veges with little salt, cover & cook on low flame, of you want them soft. Or you can blanch beans, carrots & add to fried onions, cabbage & capsicum & chilies. If you like tomatoes, you can add 2-3 tomatoes cut fine along with veges. Add about 1/2 tsp oregano, mix well. Some like their veges to be crisp, so depending on your taste, as when veges are cooked, add the cooked pasta, with salt to taste, mix well.
For those who like white sauce, I make white sauce with atta/ wheat flour, as it is healthy than maida/ cornflour.
1 tbsp butter, when it melts add about 2 tbsp atta, roast it well, add chili pdr. or pepper pdr, whichever one you prefer, add water, little mix well without lumps, then add about 2 cups water, salt to taste, cook till it boils. it will thicken. You can pour over the pasta & veg & bake it with grated cheese. This tastes good too.


ps- for variation, blanch spinach, cut fine. Cut cooked potatoes into small pieces, roast it well with salt & chili pdr. Cook pasta like before. Layer the baking dish, with pasta, spinach, potatoes, pasta, spinach & potatoes. Add the white sauce & bake in a hot oven for about 20 minutes with grated cheese. This also tastes good. You may add  tomatoes also if you like on top while baking.

The combination depends on your taste & and availability of veges etc. Either it can be baked or eaten with just mixed with veges, & sauce- hot & sweet, or plain ketchup.

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