Pasta in white sauce

Ingredients

Pasta                         :  1 cup
Butter                       :  2 tbsp
Refined flour            :  1 1/2 tbsp
Milk                          :  1 1/4 cup
Oregano                    : 1/4 tsp
Pepper                       : 1/2 tsp
Basil leaves 
Salt

Method

Boil pasta in enough water with little salt.

Drain it and add 1/4 tsp olive oil to the pasta to keep it from sticking. 

Heat a pan , melt butter over low flame.

Add refined flour , salt into the butter and fry for few minutes on low flame.

Slowly add milk , stirring continuously.

Continue cooking until smooth and thicked.

Add cooked pasta ,crushed pepper and mix.

Add little water and mix.

Add oregano , basil leaves and give a good mix.

Remove from flame and serve hot.

Pasta Jalebi

Ingredients

Pasta      : 1 cup
Salt         : a pinch

Ingredients for the batter         

Maida             : 1 cup
Dry yeast        : 1/2 tsp
Sugar              : 1/2 tsp
Salt                 : a pinch 
Cardamom powder   : 1/4 tsp
Oil                   :  for frying

Ingredients for sugar syrup

Sugar            : 1 cup
Water            : 1 cup
Saffron          : 4 -5 threads 

For garnishing 

Pista        : 2 tbsps
Almonds : 2 tbsps

Boil pasta in enough water with little salt.Drain it and keep aside.

Combine the Yeast, 

sugar and 

 1/2 cup of lukewarm water in a bowl , mix and keep aside for 5 minutes.

Take maida in a bowl ,add 1tsp sugar,

a pinch salt,

yeast mixture and some water and mix well to make a thick batter.

Mix and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Soak saffron in little water for few minutes.

For the sugar syrup ,combine 1 cup sugar, 

1 cup water, safforn water in a kadai  and boil on low flame for 10 minutes or  until the syrup is slightly thick and sticky and keep aside.

Now add cardamom powder to the maida + yeast mixture and mix well.

Heat oil in an another kadai,

Dip the cooked pasta in maida batter  

and deep fry in oil till golden brown. Drain and keep aside.

Place the pasta jalebis in the sugar syrup 

Soak for 2 minutes and transfer it to a serving plate.

.Garnish with sliced almonds and pistachio and serve immediately..

Cooking time   : 45 minutes
Servings           : 5 

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Sprouts Pasta Cocktail

Ingredients

Pasta         : 1/2 cup 
Moong dal sprout   ; 3 tbsps 
Chopped onion  : 2 tbsps
Chopped carrot   : 1 1/2 tbsp
Chopped capsicum  : 2 tbsps 
Olive oil                   : 1 tbsp + 1/4 tsp 
Chopped tomato       : 1 tbsp
Pepper powder          : 1/4 tsp
Tomato sauce            : 1 tsp
Basil leaves               : 2 
Salt

Method

Boil pasta in enough water with little salt.

              


Drain it  and add 1/4 tsp olive oil to the pasta to keep it from sticking.

Heat olive oil in a non stick pan,

Add chopped onion, fry till it turns golden brown.

Add chopped tomato,

                               

chopped carrot, 

sprouted moong dal, 

Chopped capsicum and stir fry for few minutes.

Then add tomato sauce,

Pepper powder, 

salt and mix everything well.

add cooked pasta,  lower the flame and let it cook for 3 to 4 minutes. 

Finally add  roughly chopped basil leaves , mix well and switch off the flame.

Serve hot..
Servings       : 2 nos
Preparation time : 20 minutes

Tomato & Garlic Pasta

Ingredients

Pasta              : 1 cup
Chopped onion   : 1/4 cup
Chopped tomato  : 1/4 cup
Tomato puree      ; 2 tbsps
Chooped garlic    : 1 1/2 tbsps
Roughly Chopped Basil leaves  : 1 tsp 
Chilly sauce                 : 1tsp
Mixed herbs                 : 3/4 tsp
Salt
Olive oil                      : 1 1/2 tbsps + 1/4 tsp 


Method


Boil pasta in enough water  with little salt.

Drain and add 1/4 tsp olive oil to the pasta to keep it  from sticking.

Heat olive oil in a non stick pan,

Add the chopped garlic and fry well .

Add chopped onion, fry till it turns golden brown.

Add chopped tomato, 

salt and mix. 

Add mixed herbs,

Chilly  sauce, 

Tomato puree,

Roughly chopped basil leaves,

Cooked pasta and mix everything well.

Stir well and cook on  low flame for few minutes.

Serve hot with Grated parmesan cheese.