Corn Basil & Fusili Soup

Ingredients Required :

1/2 cup onion,chopped
2 clove garlic,chopped
3/4 cup cream style corn
10 basil leaves,chopped
1/3 cup fusili
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 tablespoons tomato puree,salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoon grated cheese
basil leaves

Method :

Combine the onion,garlic and olive oil in a microwave bowl and microwave on High for 2 minutes .Add the cream style corn,basil, tomato puree,fusili 3 cups of water and microwave on High for 10 minutes until the Fusili is cooked.Add the salt and pepper and mix well.In winter if you want to try out something spicy ,hot soup then try out Corn Basil &Fusili Soup .Serve it hot and garnish it with cheese and basil leaves .
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Makai Shorba

Ingredients Required :

1/2 cup tender corn kernels
1/4 cup onion chopped
2 cloves garlic ,sliced
2 cloves
1" stick cinnamon
2 peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup carrots,cubed
1/2 teaspoon crushed coriander
1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
A pinch turmeric powder
1 tablespoon oil ,salt to taste
1 tablespoon chopped coriander

Method :

In a microwave bowl ad 1 tablespoons of oil,the cloves,cinnamon,peppercorns& bay leaf and microwave on High for 1 minute.Add the onions& garlic and microwave for 11/2 minute.Add coriander, carrots,cumin powder,turmeric powder and microwave on High for 2 minutes more .Add the corn kernels,2 cups of water &salt and microwave on High for 5 minutes,stirring once after 5 minutes. Remove from microwave and cool completely ,make a smooth puree in a blender. Atlast transfer it to a microwave safe bowl,add 1 cup of water and microwave on High for 3 minutes.Now Makai Shorba is ready to serve with lemon juice and coriander leaves and ready to eat .
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Baked Stuffed Potatoes

Ingredients Required :

2 medium sized potatoes 

1/4 cup onions ,chopped 

1/3 cup mushrooms,chopped

1-2 green chilies ,chopped 

1/2 teaspoon ginger grated 

1 tablespoon boiled green peas

2 tablespoon tomato,chopped

A pinch Turmeric Powder,salt and pepper to taste 

2 cheese slices 

1 tablespoon butter 

Method :

Pierce the potatoes and microwave on High for 5 minutes.Remove  and cool.Cut each potato into half and scoop out centers.use the scooped out potatoes by mashing it and keeping aside ,Take another bowl and combine onion,mushrooms,butter.Microwave on High for 2 minute and stir it once .Add the green chilies,ginger,peas,scooped potatoes and salt.Mix and Microwave on High for 1 minute.Add the tomatoes,turmeric powder and mix.On the skin of the scooped  out potatoes rub salt,pepper and butter.Now take a plate,place it on a plate and fill it with the mushroom,peas mixture and microwave on High for 15 seconds.Remove and place 1/2 slice cheese on each half and microwave on High For 15 seconds .Now the delicious Baked Stuffed Potatoes are ready to serve and eat :)

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Tandoori Aloo

Ingredients Required:

1 cup baby potatoes
1 tablespoon cream
1/4 teaspoon kasuri methi ( dried fenugreek leaves)
1 tablespoon oil
Salt to taste
Make paste of following Ingredients:
4 kashmiri chillies
2cloves garlic
12 mm piece ginger
2 teaspoon corriander-cumin seed powder

Method:

Wash the potatoes thoroughly, pierce them with a fork and place them all around the circumference of the microwave turntable.Next place a glass of water in the centre to prevent the potatoes to get wrinkled.Now put microwave on high for 5-6 minute until potatoes are soft.Take a pan , heat the oil in pan and add the prepared paste and salt and mix well, fry it for atleast 3-4 minute and then add salt into it and mix well.Now last step is to add the potatoes , cream and kasuri methi and cook / fry it for 5 minutes.Tandoori Aloo is ready to serve and eat.
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Mexican Spicy Corn

Ingredients Required

1/2 cup corn kernels
1/2 cup onions chopped
1/4 cup capsicum chopped
2 green chillies chopped
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
1/4  teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon butter
10-12 cream cracker biscuits or nacho chips
1 tablespoon chopped coriander
Salt to taste

Method :

Combine the butter, onions and capsicum in a microwave safe bowl and put it at a temperature for 2 minutes .Add the corn, green chillies, chilli powder, ketchup and salt and mix well.Cook it for more 1 minute.Next add oregano and salt and mix well .Now ultimately Mexican corn is ready to serve, to serve spoon the mixture onto the cream crackers , and garnish it with coriander leaves.
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Masala Peanuts

Ingredients Required :

Are you tired of having the same tea and biscuits in your breakfast and as snacks , then it time to try something new and different , try some kind of salt , tasty snacks with tea/ coffee.

you can try making Masala peanuts at home ,it will hardly take 5 minutes .

Ingredients Required :

1/2 cup salted peanuts

1/2 cup Bengal gram flour ( besan ) 

1 teaspoon  chilli powder.

2 teaspoons fennel (sanuf) powder

11/2 teaspoons black salt (sanchal)

2-3 tablespoons water 

2 tablespoon oil .

METHOD

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl ensuring the batter coats the peanuts evenly.Take Pan , add oil into it , grease the pan well .When the oil and pan becomes hot ,drop the peanuts coated with batter into the pan, fry it well until it becomes slight brown in color .Now take out the peanuts from the pan and put in on a plate(remember to put some foil on the plate , such that the foil absorbs the excess of oil).Keep it on table , let it cool and then you can have it wih tea / coffee .You can even store in a air-tight container .

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Poha Chivda

Ingredients Required :

3 cups thin beaten rice (poha)
1 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
1-2 green chillies,finely chopped
4-6 curry leaves
2 tablespoons roasted chana dal( daria)
1 tablespoons unsalted peanuts
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder(haldi)
1 teaspoon sugar
a pinch citric acid crystals
1 tablespoon oil
 Salt t taste

Method :

Place the poha  in a shaloow microwave safe dish and Microwave on High for 2 mnutes,stirring after 1 minute ,keep aside .Take another microwave safe bowl ,combine the oil and mustard seeds and microwave High for 2 minutes.Add the green chillies , curry leaves,unsalted peanuts , roasted chana dal and turmeric powder and put microwave on High for 1 minute.Next step will be to add this mixture to the poha.Mix well for 1 minute,cool completely. After this mix the sugar citric acid crystals and salt and mix well. Now the poha is ready to serve and eat .You can even store  this poha .Store in a air-tight container .
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