Recipes for the 'International' Category

Nov 11 2009

Home made Marinara Sauce

Published by under Italian

Ingredients:

  • Olive oil
  • Oregano    – 2 spoons fresh minced
  • Basil    – 2 Spoons
  • Parsley    – 1/2 bunch
  • Tomato Paste    – 5 ounces
  • Onion    – one finely chopped
  • Pepper    – 1/2 Spoon
  • Salt
  • Sugar    – 1/4 Spoon
  • Garlic Cloves    – 3
  • Chilli Powder    – 1.5 Spoon
  • Plum tomatoes    – 28 ounce can 

Method:

  1. Saute the onion and garlic briefly with the oil in a large pan over medium
  2. now add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 2 to 3 hours
  • If you want to make meat marinara sauce, pressure cook keema(ground meat) and put that in the sauce for simmer
  • You can mix it with any pasta
  • You can put some Parmesan cheese on top of prepared pasta dish. 

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Nov 03 2009

Baked Pasta with Veggies

Published by under Italian

Baked Pasta with Veggies

Ingredients:

  • Tomato Sauce    – 1.5 cups
  • Pasta Penne    – Boil for 6 minutes and keep aside
  • Bell pepper    – 1 red
  • Squash    – 1 green
  • Zucchini    –    1 Yellow
  • Onion    – 1 yellow
  • Mushrooms    – Cramini mushrooms    7-8
  • Fontina Cheese    – Handful
  • Smoked Mozzarella    – Handful
  • Salt & Pepper    – 1 spoon
  • Butter    – 1 spoon
  • Olive Oil    
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Green Peas    – 2 handful
  • Herbs – Fennel Seed, Rosemary, Sage,Oregano and Lavender

 

Method:

  1. Pre-heat oven for 450 Degrees
  2. In the baking sheet, put first five veggies from the above list and add salt, pepper and drizzle with olive oil and herbs. Mix well and let it cook for 15 minutes.
  3. Cook the Penne Pasta for 6 minutes. 
  4. Now grate the cheeses and keep it aside
  5. Now in the pasta bowl, put the tomato sauce, Mozzarella, Fontina cheese, green peas and now put the baked veggies and toss everything together.
  6. Now grease the baking pan and put everything in the pan. Now sprinkle the Parmesan cheese handful and add one spoon butter sprinkle on the stuff
  7. Now bake it on 450 degrees for 25 minutes and the Baked Veggie Pasta is ready.
 
Tip: Cut all the veggies in same length.

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Nov 02 2009

Chicken Rigatoni

Published by under Italian

Ingredients:

  • Ground Chicken    – 1 lbs (Grind with Italian spices)
  • Bell pepper Green – 1
  • Onion    – 1/2
  • Green Chillies    – 1
  • Italian Spices    – 1 Spoon
  • Basil Powder – 1/2 Spoon
  • Garlic    – 2 cloves
  • Red Chillies Powder – 1/2 Spoon
  • Butter    – 1 Spoon
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Tomato whole can – 20 Ozs – 1
  • Heavy milk    – 1/4 cup
  • Parsley(Italian)     – 1 Hand fulls
  • Parmesan Cheese
  • Rigatoni Pasta    – 1 cup
 

Method:

  1. Boil the Pasta and keep it aside
  2. Grind the chicken with salt and Italian spices
  3. Now in a pan put one spoon butter and olive oil and once it is heated Chicken mixture and fry it till it become brown
  4. Now put the 1/2 spoon Italian spices and basil powder and mix it well
  5. Now put the onion and green chillies and fry them till they become brown and then put the bell pepper, salt, pepper, red chillies powder and fry after some time
  6. put the garlic pieces after the bell pepper.
  7. Put the tomato stuff and mix it very well
  8. Now let it cook for some time and then put the milk.
  9. After it is cooked for some time, put the Rigatoni pasta and mix it very well.
  10. Put the parmesan cheese and parsley and mix it well.
 
Chicken Rigatoni is ready… Serve it hot
 
If you want to add some salt, you can season it.

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Nov 01 2009

Chinese Noodles

Published by under International

Ingredients:

  • Chinese  noodles    – Thin one you can get in Indian Stores
  • Soy Sauce – 1 spoon
  • Ajnamoto    – 2-3 pinches
  • Vinegar -1/4 spoon
  • Pepper(Black)    – 1 Spoon
  • Tomato Chillies Sauce    – 5 spoons
  • Tomato Ketchup    – 5 Spoons
  • Green Chillies Sauce(Chings)
  • Carrot    – 1
  • Capsicum    – 1
  • Salt
  • Olive Oil 

Method:

  1. First shred carrot & Capsicum and keep it aside
  2. In a vessel put water and after it is boiled
  3. Put 1/2 spoon pepper powder, salt & some oil let it boil.
  4. Then put the noodles after boiling put this stuff in drainer
  5. In a big frying pan first put some olive oil then put the carrot, capsicum let it fry until it is half done(soft)
  6. Then put the ajnamoto 2-3 pinches, then both tomato chillies sauce, tomato ketchup, green chillies sauce ad mix it very well.
  7. Then put black pepper, salt, soy sauce & vinegar(one spoon) and mix then put the drained noodles and mix it very well it is done.
* Soy sauce – 4 spoon vinegar – 1/4 spoon green chillies sauce – 4 spoons

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Nov 01 2009

Home Made Pizza

Published by under International

Pizza

Ingredients:

  • Store Bought Pizza Dough
  • Soji Flour & Regular All Purpose Flour.
  • Tomato Sauce    – Store brought    – 1/2 Bottle
  • Veggies, Onion, Bell pepper, Olives, Artichokes, Pineapple – Thin Slices
  • Pesto    – 2 Spoons
  • Parmesan Cheese    – 2 Handful
  • Mozzarella Cheese    – 1 Handful
  • Salt & Pepper on Veggies 

Method:

  1. Follow directions on the Pizza Dough Packet
  2. Spread the Dough after adding Soji into it and make is round or Square shape.
  3. Put the Tomato Sauce and Sprinkle the handful of Parmesan.
  4. now Spread the Veggies on the dough and put the Pesto and now cover it with Parmesan and Mozzarella Cheese.
  5. Pre-heat the Oven to 450 Degrees
  6. Now Bake the Pizza on 450 degrees for 18 minutes
  7. Let it cool for 2 minutes and serve.

Tip:  Adding Semolina to the Pizza Dough will give pizza more crust.  

 

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Nov 01 2009

Mexican Soup

Published by under Mexican,Soups

Ingredients: 

  • Chicken Boneless – Strips – 1 Lb
  • Pinto Beans & Black Beans – 3/4 Cup
  • Orzo    – 1/2 Cup
  • Red Chilli Powder    – 1/2 Spoon
  • Cilantro    – Handful
  • Onion – 1 big
  • Carrot – 1
  • Cerely – 2 Stems
  • Tomato Sauce(puree) – 1 can(14 oz)
  • Bay Leaf – 1
  • Salt, Pepper
  • Olive Oil
  • Organic Blue Chips

 

Method:

  1. First Cut the Carrot, Celery, Onion and fry them in Olive Oil and put the bay leaf and salt & Pepper
  2. After it cooks for sometime, put the Orzo, pinto beans, black beans, red chillies powder and tomato sauce(puree).
  3. After 10 minutes(let the pasta cook for sometime).
  4. Now Put the Chicken Strips and let it cook for sometime and let it simmer for some time
  5. Now put the Cilantro

 

Tip:  Before Serving put the Corn chip pieces on top  of the soup.

 
 

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Nov 01 2009

Italian Soup

Published by under Italian

Italian Soup

Ingredients: 

  • Whole wheat Penni Pasta  – 1 Cup
  • Garbanzo Beans Cooked   – 3/4 Cup 
  • Red Beans Cooked    – 3/4 Cup
  • Garlic    –    One clove – Paste   
  • Onion – 1 big
  • Carrot – 1
  • Celery – 2 Stems
  • Tomato Sauce – 1 can(14 oz)
  • Bay Leaf – 1
  • Salt, Pepper
  • Red Chillies Powder    – 1/2 Spoon
  • Olive Oil

 Method:

  1. First Cut the Carrot, Celery, Onion into small pieces and then fry them in Olive Oil. Put the bay leaf  Salt & Pepper and Garlic
  2. After it cooks for some time(tender), put 3 cups of water and add the Pasta, Garbanzo, Red Beans, Red Chillies Powder and Tomato Puree
  3. Let all the above cook for 15 minutes.
  4. Now let it simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
  5. You can serve it  hot with garlic bread(store bought).

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