I love to eat and i love to cook. I can eat slowly savoring the best of meals. However, i'm impatient when it comes to cooking....which leads to being innovative in the kitchen...cooking quick and delicious meals. I'm gonna share these innovations ...a couple of recipes at a time. Rachna tells me i must cook it, click a snap and upload with the recipes...which i shall do from next time on.
For those who like eggs and potatoes...my mom-in-law used to make this, i've just added a few options. Its called - Bateto over endoo...yeah..say it with a parsi accent..
For 2 servings. 4 eggs. 2 cups of peeled diced potatoes. 1 onion - chopped. 2 tomatoes - chopped. 2-3 green chillis - chopped. Corriander leaves - 2 tblspoons. Grated cheese - 2 tblspoons (or more if you like cheese). Pinch of haldi, dhania powder, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder. Salt to taste.
In a kadai, 2 tbsps oil - heat it, add green chillis and onions, stir it around for 30 secs., add potatoes, tomatoes, salt, haldi, dhania powder. Cover and simmer for 5 mins. Then add about 1/4 cup of water, cover - it will have cooked in another 2-3 mins.; there will be some moisture left. Now whisk up the eggs and pour over the potatoes - sprinkle pepper powder and grated cheese, simmer until egg cooks. Serve with bread-butter and if you like tomato sauce.....lip smackingly delicious....even if i say so myself. :-)
Next recipe...hmmm....quick pasta.
For 2 servings. 3 handfuls of penne (boil in plenty of salted water until al dente). Strain, wash under cold water and keep aside. (to save time you can cook the penne and the sauce at the same time - on different burners ofcourse). For the Sauce: 2 tbls of cornflour, 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of water, 1 small onion sliced, 1 small firm tomato sliced, 1 cucumber (yes!) peeled and sliced a bit thick, 2 green chillis slit, now the options:- i add a couple of sauges sliced, a couple of salami piece sliced, or some boneless chicken, the thing is you can add whatever you like to eat - like capcicum, beans, carrots, kheema, etc.., salt pepper, 1/2 tsp of lemon juice, 1/2 cup of grated cheese (optional)
Sauce preparation: In a pan, add 2 tbls olive oil, put in all except cheese, lemon juice, milk water and cornflour. Add salt and pepper - stir fry for 5-6 mins (if you have put in raw chicken, cook until done - cut small so it cooks fast). Add in the water, and milk mixed with cornflour. Sauce will thicken in a min. Add the penne and cheese and lemon juice. Mix it...ready to eat. If you want to save calories, skip the cheese.
If you want more quicky and tasty recipes, you have to encourage me with great comments. I need to be motivated too na.... Muuaah.....
For those who like eggs and potatoes...my mom-in-law used to make this, i've just added a few options. Its called - Bateto over endoo...yeah..say it with a parsi accent..
For 2 servings. 4 eggs. 2 cups of peeled diced potatoes. 1 onion - chopped. 2 tomatoes - chopped. 2-3 green chillis - chopped. Corriander leaves - 2 tblspoons. Grated cheese - 2 tblspoons (or more if you like cheese). Pinch of haldi, dhania powder, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder. Salt to taste.
In a kadai, 2 tbsps oil - heat it, add green chillis and onions, stir it around for 30 secs., add potatoes, tomatoes, salt, haldi, dhania powder. Cover and simmer for 5 mins. Then add about 1/4 cup of water, cover - it will have cooked in another 2-3 mins.; there will be some moisture left. Now whisk up the eggs and pour over the potatoes - sprinkle pepper powder and grated cheese, simmer until egg cooks. Serve with bread-butter and if you like tomato sauce.....lip smackingly delicious....even if i say so myself. :-)
Next recipe...hmmm....quick pasta.
For 2 servings. 3 handfuls of penne (boil in plenty of salted water until al dente). Strain, wash under cold water and keep aside. (to save time you can cook the penne and the sauce at the same time - on different burners ofcourse). For the Sauce: 2 tbls of cornflour, 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of water, 1 small onion sliced, 1 small firm tomato sliced, 1 cucumber (yes!) peeled and sliced a bit thick, 2 green chillis slit, now the options:- i add a couple of sauges sliced, a couple of salami piece sliced, or some boneless chicken, the thing is you can add whatever you like to eat - like capcicum, beans, carrots, kheema, etc.., salt pepper, 1/2 tsp of lemon juice, 1/2 cup of grated cheese (optional)
Sauce preparation: In a pan, add 2 tbls olive oil, put in all except cheese, lemon juice, milk water and cornflour. Add salt and pepper - stir fry for 5-6 mins (if you have put in raw chicken, cook until done - cut small so it cooks fast). Add in the water, and milk mixed with cornflour. Sauce will thicken in a min. Add the penne and cheese and lemon juice. Mix it...ready to eat. If you want to save calories, skip the cheese.
If you want more quicky and tasty recipes, you have to encourage me with great comments. I need to be motivated too na.... Muuaah.....
