RUSINGA RASINGA: Pasta

Monday, July 13, 2009

Ingredients:

Pasta (Macroni - shell shaped or tube shaped) - 2 cup

Onions - 2 nos (chopped thin vertically)

Tomato - 2 nos (finely chopped)

Green chillies - 2 to 3

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Soya sauce - Optional

Fennel seeds(saunf) - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Curry leaves, coriander leaves - for garnishing

Directions:

Boil water in a vessel (1litre), add the pasta(Macroni) and 1 tbsp salt.
Cook it for ten or more minutes till the pasta gets cooked.
Drain the water in a stainer and pour some cold water on the pasta (to remove the stickyness) and drain the excess water.
Now in a pan heat the oil, add fennel seeds , green chillies, onion, ginger garlic paste and tomato. Saute them well. Sprinkle some water if needed. Add salt to taste(chk and add salt as already salt has been added to pasta while cooking)
Now add the cooked pasta and mix it well. Soya sauce if prefered can be added at last.
Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves
Serve hot and spicy pasta with Tomato sauce

Useful Tips

When plaintain stem is soaked in the Buttermilk and then used the color of the stem does not changes for long time. Try this out once and see my buddies
Want to try different taste of coconut chutney, then add some mint leaves, small piece of ginger, two drops of lemon juice in addition to the chutney dhall, cilantro, curry leaves, coconut and salt. Grind this mixture and add the seasonings and serve. Try this and see my buddies
Add pinch of Fenugreek(methi), while cooking toor dhal for sambar, the sambar tastes delicious.Try and see my friends.
Chewing gum and onions.---> Dear Ladies, do u have the habit of chewing gum. Then its a boon to you, have it during chopping onions, and you will see the miracle, you would have chopped the onions without a single drop if tear
Add Baking soda to the soap water, to remove oil grease from the oil cans
Are u Crying while chopping Onions - Light a candle in front of you while chopping Onions, which will save you from tears

Useful bits

Use big Sago for kheer and small sago for Upma (the one commonly called as nylon sago in tamilnadu)
While Preparing Coffee decoction add 1/2 tspn sugar immediately after adding the coffee powder. For nice thick Filter coffee try this once.
Use thick Flaked rice (Aval, Poha) for Upma and Kesari. And the thin flaked rice is useful for making kheer and Idlis
If you are making chutney with Mint leaves or Cilantro (Coriander), and if the salt is bit rised than to the taste. Add some Jaggery and grind it in the mixer twice. Nice , sweet chutney is ready with no excess salt

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