MBP - Soups and Salads

My first food event....

MBP - Soups and Salads hosted by Raaga of chefatwork.


MBP was started by The Spice Cafe.

My recipe is the Onion Coriander soup taken from Aayi's Recipes.

I've followed the recipe as it is but have added more pepper to soothe my husband's throat. He's down with a bad cold. Although the final product doesn't look as good as the original photo, its worked for him (and me). So here's the photo...

Alu Palak (Potato with Spinach)

Tried out this recipe today... Came out pretty well... For the record...

3 medium size potatoes - peeled, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
1 medium onion chopped
1 tsp chilli powder (adjust)
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
4-5 cubes of frozen spinach (you can add more)
salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat some oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds.
2. Once they start spluttering, add the onion and fry it till translucent.
3. Now add all the dry spices and salt and fry for 2 mins (take care the spices don't burn).
4. Add some water and put the potatoes and let cook for 10 mins (on sim) stirring frequently and adding water if necessary.
5. Now add the spinach and cover and cook till the potatoes are done (again adding water when necessary).
   
6. Mix well and serve with roti or rice.

Its quiet simple and gets done quiet fast. Its healthy at the same time.

Pasta with broccoli

Hi guys...

I had a fun (long) weekend in Lancaster and Blackpool.

My brother-in-law and his wife recently moved to Lancaster so thought of visiting them. It was a lot of fun. The best part was our trip to Blackpool - an amusement park. Me and my co-sis love the rides and really freaked out. The weather was extremely good - so it was packed. But even with the long waits, we did not mind once we get on the rides.

We started from Blackpool and came back to Glasgow on saturday.

I got up around 9:30 on sunday and slept again by 10:30. I did not get up till 12:00. Came down and asked my husband what's for lunch? He said he had toast and he told me to have the same. Really didn't feel like. I told him I'll make pasta. He was as usual why? no need. and all that. I told him to let me make and then decide if he wants to eat or no.

There were not many vegetables at home. Just tinned chopped tomatoes, onions, chillies and frozen broccoli. I tried out the following recipe and it came out 'not bad'.

Ingredients
2 med - onions - finely chopped
3 - 4 - green chillies - chopped
1 tin (440gm) - chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp - chilli powder
6 - 7 - broccoli pieces
2 - fists fusilli pasta (you can use what you want - this was handy for me).
2 tbsp - olive oil + oil for boiling pasta
salt to taste

Method:

1. Start boiling water with a little salt and 1 tbsp oil.
2. Once the water is boiled, add pasta and boil for 10 mins and strain.
3. In a different pan, add 2 tbsp olive oil and chillies.
4. Once the chillies are fried, add the onions and fry till translucent.
5. Add tomatoes, salt and chilli powder and boil till the tomatoes are done
6. Add broccoli and cover and cook on med-high for 5-6 mins.
7. Add pasta to the sauce and serve hot.

That's it for now... ta ta