Mix Veggie Pasta

Last day of the 16th Blogging Marathon, here comes an easy breezy pasta preparation which can fill the hunger pangs of you kids any time of the day. Kids will finish that bowl of pasta in no time. It also a good way to sneak in veggies in their diet

Ingredients:

Wheat Pasta - 1 cup

Carrot - 1/2 cup

Beans - 1/2 cup

Corn Kernel - 1/2 cup

Onions - 1/2 cup

Tomato sauce - 2 tbsp

Olive oil - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oregano - a pinch

Method :

Boil the pasta to al dente and set aside 

Cut all the veggies into thin julienne 

Boil Carrot and Beans together till it is done 

Boil the corn kernels separately 

In a wide skillet add Olive Oil

When the oil a little hot , add the onions and saute.well

To this add the boiled veggies and corn kernels.

Add the tomato sauce and adjust salt

Mix the boiled pasta to it and stir well

Remove from fire and sprinkle oregano on the pasta

Serve hot with some garlic bread

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Sending this to Kids Delight at Smitha 's place

Curry Leaves Podi - The most aromatic condiment

Day 6 of the blogging marathon, I present to you yet another Podi, that finds its place in almost all the households. It comes in handy when you are lazy to make an elaborate meal or at times when you run out of idea to cook something. Btw, has anyone run out of ideas for cooking at times, It happens to me during weekends, when I am not interested to do the daily hurry cooking but an elaborate one. 

Ingredients :

Curry leaves - 2 cups

Red chili - 20 

Urad Dal - 1/2 cup

Channa Dal - 1/2 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Hing - as required

   

Method: 

Dry roast the curry leaves and set aside

In the same pan add some oil and roast all the other ingredients separately

Let them all cool

Take them in a dry blender and grind into a coarse powder 

Adjust salt as per your taste

Serve with hot rice and a dash of gingely oil

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