Veggie Lasagna

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn one of my favs :)
You Need
9 lasagna noodles
2 bunch spinach
1 bell pepper(green/red/orange)
2 cups mushrooms or 2 zucchini
8 oz each ricotta,mozerella,cheddar cheese
24oz spagetti sauce
salt and pepper according to taste

Boil Lasagna noodles with a pinch of salt till al dente. Take care not to overcook.
Drain and let aside.
Finely chop all veggies.
In a big bowl mix all veggies,cheese,spagetti sauce,salt and pepper.
In a baking tray, spread a thin layer of mix.
Layer lasagna noodle and mix alternately.
Cover with aluminium foil and bake for 30 mins.
Serves dinner for upto 5 people.

My tip :- Freeze the mix pre-baking to preserve for future use.Bake when needed.Also, you can alter veggies/meat according to your choice.I do saute the green pepper/onions for few mins before mixing with other veggies to give a smooth flavor.

Hummus

Time for some Mediterranean dip with a hottttt snack..
You Need
2 cups chickpeas
1/2 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
6 tablespoons lemon juice
3 garlic cloves, pressed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper

Soak chickpeas overnight.
Boil,drain and rinse.Do preserve the water.
Mix all ingredients and grind to form a fine paste.Use the preserved water to achieve desired consistency.
Enjoy with falafel or any snack.

Asparagus Indian Style

The dearth of indian veggies in US led to this invention ..not very creative though.. :)

You Need
1 bunch asparagus
1 tbsp each turmeric,red chilli n coriander powder
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp hing
1 tbsp olive oil or regular cooking oil of ur choice

Chop asparagus into 1 cm cubes
Heat oil in a pan, add hing and stir fry asparagus
After few mins add salt n all masalas
Let cook for few mins
All ready 2 serve with hot phulkas :)

Egg Biryani

You Need
8 eggs
2 cups rice
2 onions
whole garam masala
2 tbsp garam masala powder
3 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger
2 tbsp salt
1/2 cup curd
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup nutrela granules
3 tbsp oil
optional - 1/2 tbsp each basil,oregano and 1/2 bunch coriander leaves.

1.Boil eggs and peel.
2.Wash and Soak rice for 30 mins in 3 cups water.
3.Add milk and 1 tbs salt to rice and cook till 3/4th done
4.Chop onions length wise into very thin slices.
5.Finely chop Ginger and garlic.
6.Heat oil in a deep pan and add whole garam masala,onions,ginger and garlic.
7.Saute till brownish.
8.Let cool down.
9.Add curds,garam masala,salt,basil and oregano.
10.Stir for few mins and add eggs.
11.Boil nutrela granules with lil salt for few mins.
12.Drain and add to the above mix.
13.Now add cooked rice (each grain separate)
14.Stir gently to mix.
15.Optionally garnish with finely chopped coriander.

Kasoori Methi Paratha

Time for some garam garam parathas

You Need
1 cup kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
1 cup Wheat flour
1/2 cup besan
1 tsp ajwain
1tbsp salt
1tbsp GGP
1tsp haldi
4 green chillies crushed
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup curd
1 tbsp oil

1.Dry roast methi leaves and grind to coarse powder.
2.Mix all the ingredients and knead into a soft dough using lil water.
3.Keep covered for 20 minutes.
4.Make golf sized balls and roll out into parathas.
5.Roast on tava/griddle until cooked completely with slight golden dots.
6.Apply lil oil or butter on both sides of the paratha.
7.Serve hot with curds,pickle and thin sliced onions.

My Tip:- Home made curds goes the best with parathas. Will post how 2 make curd @ home in USA temperatures.
You can make this version with fresh methi leaves as well.Remove the stems,wash and chop fine with rest of ingredients.The aroma of kasuri methi compelled my neighbours visit me :)

Nutrela Cutlet

Good Way to stuff in some protein......
You Need
2 Cups Nutrela Soy Granules
1 potato
1 carrot
1/2 cup peas
10 french beans
1 onion
1 bulb garlic
an inch of ginger
4 green chillies
salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup veg oil
1/2 cup bread crumbs

Boil all veggies together.Peel the potato and mash everything together.
Boil nutrela in 4 cups water with a pinch of salt.
Strain and rinse thru cold water twice.Strain and squeeze out extra water from the granules.
Mix with veggies,salt and lemon juice.
In a pan, heat olive oil and saute finely chopped onions,garlic,ginger and green chillies.
Mix with nutrela-veggie and bread crumbs.
Shallow fry patties in oil or bake in conventional oven(spray oil)
Serve hot with ketchup.

My Tip- You could add some paste of cooked soya beans to add more protein and consistency

Caramel Custard

The simplest n most delightful dessert ever!

You Need
8 oz cream cheese
14 oz evaporated milk
14 oz condensed milk
14 oz milk
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence

Let cream cheese come down to room temperature.This will take atleast 3 hours i believe.
Whip eggs thoroughly.
Add cream cheese and vanilla essence and whip thoroughly.
Add evaporated milk,condensed milk,milk.
Heat sugar in a pan till a brownish syrup comes out.Do not add water.Keep stirring continously.
As soon as you get the caramel,transfer it in a 9 inch baking pan.
Pour the milks mix over the back of spoon in this pan.
Add upto 1 inch water to a cookie sheet and place this pan in it.
Bake for an hour @ 350F.
Let cool completely.Slightly free the edges and invert on a plate.
Serve chilled or cold with whipped topping.