Macroni pasta with herb garlic bread rolls

Pasta comes in various shapes like penne , spiral and shell etc and they are known by different names accordingly. Here we are going to cook macaroni pasta with home made pasta sauce accompanied by herb garlic bread rolls.

Ingredients :

2 cup Macroni pasta
2 medium sized chopped onion
1 medium sized chopped capsicum
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Red chilli flakes
1 tbsp Oregano flakes
2 tbsp Oil

Ingredients for home made pasta/pizza sauce :

3-4 medium sized tomatoes
1 tbsp cooking oil
2 tsp finely chopped garlic
1 medium sized finely chopped onion
1 tsp oregano flakes
1 tsp red chilli flakes
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp sugar


Ingredients for herb garlic bread rolls :

1 cup all purpose flour/maida
1 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
Salt to taste
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic'
1 tbsp mixed dried herbs
4-5 tbsp oil + for brushing baking tray
1 tbsp melted butter for brushing rolls
Milk as required (around 100 ml)

Method : First we will prepare dough of garlic bread rolls , for this take 2 tbsp of warm milk not too hot and put dry active yeast and sugar in it , mix well and let it rest for 10 mins ..u will see frothy bubbles on milk this shows yeast is activated ..now take a bowl put all purpose flour in it and add yeast mixture to it and mix well , knead the dough with your hands , add remaining milk and u need a soft dough like used for chapatis..keep on kneading till all dough come together .

On stretching the dough it will break,knead it till it won't break on stretching say about 6-7 mins , now shape it in form of ball and cover it and keep in warm place for min of 2 hrs or till it double in volume. After 2 hrs take out from warm place and knock it with hands to remove all air inside dough and flatten it and add salt ,chopped garlic ,herbs and oil and knead till all flavours are incorporated inside it.

Now shape them in desired shapes like knots, rolls and keep them in baking tray (greased with oil ) covered with clean kitchen towel for min 30 mins for second proofing/rise.

Meanwhile preheat microwave at 180 degree for 10 mins at convection mode and now apply some milk on rolls and bake it at 180 degree for about 20-25 mins , mine took 30 mins to get light brown color. Take them out once done and brush them with melted butter to get shiny look on your freshly baked rolls...let them cool down for 10 mins ..serve them with pasta /salad or eat as such..

Now in the meantime , we will prepare pizza sauce first put criss cross on all tomatoes on bottom side and put them in boiling water for say 3-4 mins this leads to blanching of tomatoes ,take them out once done , let them cool down than peel them and grind them in mixer grinder..Take oil in pan , heat it and add chopped garlic cloves , roast them , add chopped onions , once onion becomes transparent in color add grinded tomatoes puree and cook till sauce starts thickening..at this stage add tomato ketchup ,oregano and chilli flakes , mix well let it cook for 2-3 mins more and its done ,switch off flame and add salt and sugar and give final mix.Keep it aside for cooling down.

Lets start preparing pasta , boil it in boiling water till it is half done and strain it and keep aside by applying little oil on it.Heat oil in pan , add chopped onions and saute till it becomes transparent in color , add capsicum and cook on high flame for 2-3 mins , add boiled macaroni pasta , prepared pasta sauce and seasonings and salt, mix well , cook for 1-2 mins and switch off flame.

Your Macroni pasta is ready to serve with herb garlic bread rolls.

Garlic Noodles with Crispy honey chilli potatoes

I want to try Noodles this time with garlic flavour and little bit spicy so tried Garlic Noodles with Crispy honey chilli potatoes. Recipe for honey chilli potatoes i followed bhartzkitchen blog will add link in comments section for same. For Garlic noodles lets c what all we need ..


Ingredients for Noodles :

1 pack of Chings Hakka noddles(i usually prefer this brand)
Water (for boiling noodles)
6-7 chopped Garlic cloves
2 medium sized finely sliced onion
1 big sized finely sliced capsicum
1 medium sized sliced carrot lengthwise
1/2 finely chopped cabbage (smaller size)
3 tbsp oil for stir frying
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder 1 tbsp (increase or decrease according to taste)
Chings Soya Sauce 2 tbsp (use less amount if its dark soya sauce)
Chings Vinegar 1-2 tbsp (depending on sourness required )
1 tbsp Green/Red chilli Sauce

Method: Keep water for boiling in big spacious open vessel for boiling noodles,follow instructions written on pack of noodles for quantity of water required and time required for boiling.U need to keep noodles little bit 'kaccha' to avoid over cooking and sticking of noodles.Strain the water and keep boiled noodles aside by applying some oil on it to avoid sticky noodles while u r busy stir frying veggies.

Take oil in deep wok prefer non stick and heat it ,add chopped garlic cloves , saute them and add sliced onions and cook them for 2-3 minutes on high flame,now add all other veggies including carrot,capsicum and cabbage and mix well and stir fry on high flame for 3-5 mins till the time they are partially cooked.Keep on mixing in between to avoid burning of veggies.Now add salt and red chilli powder and mix well.Its time to put boiled noodles in wok and soya sauce,vinegar, chilli sauce. Mix throughly so that all veggies and spices get mixed with noodles.

        Your spicy tangy noodles are ready to serve with ur choice of gravy or sauce.

Tip ..Always boil noodles al-dente/kaccha to get perfect texture and cook veggies on high flame by continuous stirring.

Cheesy bites Pizza - Pizza hut style

My husband and me are die hard fans of pizza specially those which are loaded with cheese..Everyone of us love to eat pizza at any time of the day and we don't need occasion for it..Right guys..This recipe is inspired from one of Cal( Chef at large) member with few changes in making pizza dough and pizza sauce.

Yes guys u heard it right we can make pizza dough n sauce and pizza hut style pizza in our own kitchen..excited..so lets gather all the ingredients required for it..

Ingredients :

For pizza dough :

2 cups All purpose flour/maida + for dusting 

1 tsp Active dry yeast

200 ml lukewarm milk

1 tbsp Sugar

2 tbsp Oil

2 tsp Salt

1-2 tbsp Corn meal/makkai ka atta

For pizza Sauce :

3 medium sized Tomatoes

1 medium sized Onion chopped

7-8 Garlic cloves chopped

2 tsp Oil

Salt to taste

1-2 tbsp Tomato ketchup

1 tsp Sugar

1 tbsp Oregano flakes

1 tbsp Chilli flakes

For topping and making cheesy bites :

1 block of Mozzarella cheese ( 200 grams)

1/4 cup Processed cheese

1-2 tsp Oregano flakes

1-2 tsp Chilli flakes

1 medium sized Tomato

1 small sized Onion

9-10 Black Olives

7-8 Jalepenos

Method :  For kneading dough first take yeast and sugar in bowl , add 20 ml luke warm milk in it and mix well , let it rest for 10 mins for yeast to activate. Once the yeast mixture becomes frothy it is ready to use ..take a mixing bowl add apf/maida , salt and oil in it and add yeast mixture and mix well..slowly add all milk and knead dough till it becomes smooth and shiny in texture..u may need to add more flour if dough becomes too sticky on ur hands.Once done keep it in warm place by applying oil on it for minimum of 2 hrs or more till dough becomes double in size.

Now in the meantime , we will prepare pizza sauce first put criss cross on all tomatoes on bottom side and put them in boiling water for say 3-4 mins this leads to blanching of tomatoes ,take them out once done , let them cool down than peel them and grind them in mixer grinder..Take oil in pan , heat it and add chopped garlic cloves , roast them , add chopped onions , once onion becomes transparent in color add grinded tomatoes puree and cook till sauce starts thickening..at this stage add tomato ketchup ,oregano and chilli flakes , mix well let it cook for 2-3 mins more and its done ,switch off flame and add salt and sugar and give final mix.Keep it aside for cooling down.

Keep both cheese out at room temp for 2-3 hrs for ease of cutting.Cut 3/4 block of mozzarella cheese blocks into rectangular pieces and keep rest for grating on middle of pizza.Cut all veggies of your choice in desired shapes.

Take out pizza dough and punch it with hands to remove all the air inside it and roll it into circular shape by applying corn meal/makkai ka atta to get crispy pizza base with help of rolling pin.Put pizza base on greased baking tray, and stretch it from all sides outside , now align mozzarella cheese cut into rectangle shapes on the outside circumference of pizza base and roll the dough back by covering cheese completely.Cut the sides of pizza covered with cheese by knife by 2 inches gap in between.Now pull each bite and twist it ..will copy link for it in comments section.

Apply pizza sauce in centre portion and grate some processed cheese over it , align all veggies and season them with oregano and chilli flakes and grate again both mozzarella cheese and processed cheese as much as u want.

Pre heat microwave at convention mode only for 10 mins at 200 degrees and now put baking tray with pizza on higher wire rack and bake at convention mode for about 25-30 mins at 200 degree..mine took 35 mins to get golden brown crust.

Once done take it out cool it for 2-3 mins and slice it with pizza cutter and serve cheesy bite pizza and enjoy...

Sabudana Kheer

Sabudana also known as Tapioca sago looks like beautiful white pearls..they can be eaten in variety of forms like kheer, khicdi, vada and namkeen etc. It can be eaten during fast too..As Navratri are going on so i cooked sweet form of it i.e Sabudana kheer..lets collect simple ingredients required for it.


Ingredients :

1 cup of sabudana (soak over nite in water)
Water as required ( depends on quantity of sabudana)
500 ml full cream milk ( i prefer milk whose malai is taken out from it)
1 cup sugar ( increase or reduce according to sweetness required )
15-20 chopped mix dry fruits ( i used almonds n raisin)
5-6 strands of saffron (optional)


Method : Soak 1 cup of sabudana over nite by washing it initially and if u forgot to soak it than soak next day in warm water for one hour.Now remove all the water from sabudana and put all sabudana in one big wok and add that much amount of water that sabudana is soaked only in water and switch on the heat.Stir it continuously to avoid sticking at bottom and cook in water till sabudana changes its color from white to transparent ..its my mom in law's tip as sabudana will not stick to ur teeth or with each other if cooked initially in water.

After sabudana losses color start adding milk slowly slowly by continuously stirring , cook it for 9-10 mins i cook it little more as i like kheer in thick consistency. Now add sugar and chopped dry fruits n cook for another 2-3 mins..your kheer is ready to serve.

Put saffron strands in 1 tbsp water and garnish it on kheer..

Serve hot or cold as per your taste.

Triple layer pudding - Sinful Dessert

Triple layer pudding is a kind of dessert which was experimented by me without following any recipe. Its a combination of three flavours of brownie , custard and flavoured cream.Lets check out ingredients required for it.

Ingredients : 

2 pieces of chocolate brownie ( i used the leftover one )
2-3 tbsp of chocolate syrup/sauce ( Hershey's syrup used by me )
1 cup milk
2-3 tbsp custard powder ( Vanilla flavour)
2-3 tbsp sugar
1-2 tbsp tutti frutti
1/4 cup chilled amul fresh cream
2 tbsp Roohafza syrup
5-6 pieces of dry fruits (almonds and raisins ) for Garnishing

Method : Take chocolate brownie and crush them with spoon and mix chocolate sauce in it.Now take big tumbler/glass and put this mixture inside it and press slightly .Keep it in fridge for half an hour to settle down.

Prepare custard using 1 cup milk following the instructions written on pack and consistency should be semi thick.Once it is cooked ,cool down completely and add tutti fruity to it.

Take out glass from fridge and add second layer of custard to it and keep it in fridge again for 1-2 hours.

For third/ topmost layer u need to keep amul fresh cream in fridge for overnight so that it becomes thick now take out 1/4 cup out of it  and mix roohafza syrup in it and add this layer on custard layer.

Garnish it with chopped almonds and raisins serve chilled.

Stuffed Braided Bread with Cheesy Dip

I always want to bake bread at home but practically speaking was having fear from using yeast..with lot of courage i started using it and surprisingly it is so easy to bake bread at home ..You just need to follow steps and measurements precisely and  than u will love to experiment it in different shapes and flavours in your own kitchen that too without any preservatives and emulsifiers present in market brought breads..

Ingredients :

For bread dough u need

1 cup Whole wheat flour/Atta
1 cup All purpose flour/Maida
1/2 cup lukewarm Milk + 2 tsp for brushing bread
1 tbsp Butter/Vegetable oil
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp active dry yeast

For stuffing

1/4 cup chopped Paneer
1/4 cup chopped Onion
1/4 cup chopped Tomato
1/4 cup corns ( microwaved for 1-2 min)
1/4 cup jalepones and olives
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
1 tsp red chilli flakes
1 tsp oregano flakes

Cheesy Dip 

1/2 cup Milk ( at room temp)
4 Amul cheese slices
1 tsp All purpose flour/Maida
1 tbsp Butter
1/8 tsp Salt
1 tsp Red chilli flakes
1 tsp Oregano flakes

Procedure : To start with bread dough mix sugar and yeast in luke warm milk (2 tbsp) and keep aside for 10 minutes , it will become frothy/ bubbles appear on mixture.Now in separate mixing bowl add both flours , butter and salt mix with hands , add yeast mixture to this and knead soft dough by adding milk slowly slowly.

Take out the dough on kitchen slab and knead it for 5-7 mins till its soft ,smooth and shiny in appearance.. u may need to add some oil/ butter or flour if it sticks much to ur hands. Dough should be soft like when u press it with fingers it presses down and than comes up and retains its original form. Keep this in warm place for minimum of two hrs or till it doubles in volume.

After 2 hrs punch the dough and knead it for 2-3 mins and divide into bigger balls say 2-3 for this amount of dough. Take one ball on kitchen slab by applying small amount of flour and roll it into 1/2 inch thickness in oval  shape with hep of rolling pin ,put stuffing in centre and cut /slit it from sides as shown in picture attached , remember to apply equal no of slits on both sides and now fold them one by one as shown in pictures in braid form. Shape remaining two balls in same way and let them rest for about 30 mins for second rise by covering them with cling film.

After 30 mins brush them with milk and bake it at convection mode at 200 degrees for about 20-25 mins..remember to pre heat microwave at convection mode for ten mins at same temp before to start baking of bread.

Check them after say 15 mins once color changes to light brown from all sides take them out or bake more if required. Immediately apply some melted butter on baked bread to get soft and shiny bread.

For stuffing heat oil in pan , saute chopped onions till it is translucent in color , add tomatoes cook for 2-3 mins than add chopped panner and corns and cook for 2 mins on medium flame ,add spices and mix well turn off the flame.At this stage add jalepones and black olives and mix it. You can use different veggies of ur choice and non vegetarian can use chicken stuffing too.

Let it cool down completely and stuff inside bread as shown above.

Cheesy dip my all time favourite can be stored in fridge for 2-3 days ,melt butter in a pan , add maida saute for 1-2 min ,slowly add milk and stir it with whisker continuously to avoid lump formation.
Boil for 2-3 mins on medium flame , add cheese slices by cutting them into 4 pieces each and again stir continuously , boil for 3-4 mins and switch off flame. Add salt , red chilli flakes and oregano.
Let it cool down before serving , it taste just like dominos cheesy dip and it becomes thick when kept in fridge so u can adjust its consistency by adding small amount of milk and boil it again.

Enjoy this awesome meal with ur family or friends..