Pallavi Magical Cookbook : February 2021

Sambhar with veggies

Cook tur dal with two tomatoes in pressure cooker. In a kadai put mustard, jeera, curry leaves, red chillies with oil. Fry 5 slit garlic chopped, chopped bottle gourd, carrot and other veggies with roughly chopped onion and tomato. Add sambhar powder, turmeric, salt and chilli powder. Cook for 5 minutes and then added cooked dal and tamarind water and open Cook for 20 mins till veggies r done.

Yummy sambhar inspired by hasini...

Jowar rava instant dosa

https://www.smithakalluraya.com/instant-jowar-dosa-jolada-dosa-recipe-jonna-dosa-sorghum-dosa/

Yummy n healthy!

Bread chana masala chaat

https://www.crunchykitchen.com/2020/06/roadside-white-peas-gravy-tamilnadu-style-bhel-poori-gravy/

do try it out, yummy, homemade...easy to make!

same recipe for masala puri or bhel poori masala...but with white peas...

Veg pasta bake

Chicken sausage in veg pasta baked in oven for 20 minutes.

Vegetable pasta baked with cheese n parsley n oregano n mixed herbs topping.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 courgette, sliced
2 bell peppers (red and yellow), chopped into large pieces
2 large flat mushrooms, sliced
2 red onions, peeled, halved and cut into wedges
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
5 tbsp tomato puree
1 small glass red wine
500ml hot vegetable stock (3 stock cubes)
400g dried penne pasta
a good grinding of salt and peppe
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic minced
3 cups baby spinach
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup light cream or half and half
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1 cup mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 375F.In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well. Set aside.

2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. onion and mushrooms cook for 2-3 minute or until the mushrooms are soft and tender. Add garlic, spinach, Italian seasoning, and salt + pepper. cook for another minute.

3. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in vegetable broth and then cream, and cook, whisking constantly, until incorporated, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in parmesan just before turning off heat.

Prepare the vegetables (not the spinach) and toss in olive oil, then spread out in a roasting pan.3. Roast for 20-25 mins until starting to brown at the edges.4. Add the tomatoes, puree, stock, wine spinach and seasoning and stir well.5.

5. Pour cooked pasta into a large 13x9 baking dish. Mix in red sauce Top with spinach mushroom cream sauce. Drizzle with mozzarella cheese. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until bubbly.

KEY
yellow= pasta

red= tomato sauce

grey = white sauce