CREAMY MACARONI
What is more comforting after a long day than a bowl of creamy pasta? Versatile, filling and easy to prepare, yummy to eat!
Tired of eating Red Tomato Pasta? Try this White Sauce Pasta! With its silky smooth and aromatic sauce made from butter, milk and cheese it is a guaranteed way to delight your taste buds. Similar to Tomato Pasta, White Pasta is also extremely simple to make and takes only 15-17 minutes; prepare lightly spiced aromatic fresh white sauce, stir-fry the veggies, boil the pasta, and mix them all. Easy, it is.
This Creamy Garlic Penne Pasta is white sauce pasta that is great on its own, but could be even heartier if you add chicken or another favorite meat.
If you like pasta dishes I would definitely try this one out. It is super cheesy and has just the right touch of garlic and other spices making it another “go-to” dinner recipe!
Protein: There are so many things you can add to spruce up this delicious dish. Try adding meats such as grilled chicken, diced ham or shrimp.
You can also add produce such as halved cherry tomatoes, sliced sun dried tomatoes, asparagus, broccoli, bell peppers, or mushrooms.
ALOO MATAR PULAO
Pulav - If you want a simple, one pot recipe for lunch boxes or for weekends, this Potato Peas Rice is perfect. I call the Potato Peas Pulao as a Lazy Day special because it is so easy to make and great to eat.
Todays Aloo Matar Pulao has all the good characteristics of a Pilaf recipe. Imagine extra fluffy rice where the grains remain separate & cooked to the right doneness. That is what you are going to get. An easy Potato Peas Rice recipe packed with flavors and made in the Instant Pot just like this Chicken Pulao with a few spices.
This recipe will reward you with extremely fluffy rice flavored with a few staple spices, ginger root and cooked along with potatoes and green peas in a single pot.
Ingredients for Creamy Macaroni And Aloo Matar Pulao
Steps for Creamy Macaroni And Aloo Matar Pulao
Creamy Macaroni And Aloo Matar Pulao
Ingredients
Ingredients for Creamy Macaroni
1 teaspoon Butter
1 teaspoon chopped Garlic
1 Onion chopped
1 Green Chilli chopped
Half Capsicum chopped
Half cup Milk
Half teaspoon Salt
Black Pepper Powder
Mixed Herbs
Chilli Flakes
1 Cheese Cube
Half cup boiled Macaroni
Ingredients for Aloo Matar Pulao
2 tablespoon Oil
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 Dried Red Chilli
1 Onion
1 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste
1 Green Chilli
1 small Tomato
1 teaspoon Salt
2 small Potatoes
1/4th cup Green Peas
Half teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
150 grams Rice
Little Salt
Fresh Coriander
1 tablespoon Curd
1 pinch Garam Masala
Steps
CREAMY MACARONI : Boil half cup macaroni by adding a little salt and 1 tsp oil.
Heat 1 tbsp butter in a pan, add 1 tsp chopped garlic, Sauté it for 10 seconds, then add 1 chopped green chili, half chopped capsicum, stir fry it on medium flame for 2 minutes.
Then add little more than half cup of milk, keep the flame low, add half tsp salt, some black pepper crushed, little mixed herbs, some chilli flakes according to your kids choice of spice and mix it well let it come to a boil then add one cube grated processed cheese.
Mix it well on high flame keep stirring for 2-3 minutes till the mixture thickens, then scatter the boiled macaroni in this milk mixture, stir it well, so that the macaroni is well coated by the milk sauce.
Stir for 2 minutes till the milky creamy sauce is absorbed by the macaroni.
Then off the flame and serve hot.
Tips *You can use wheat pasta as they are much healthier. *You can add veggies of your choice.
ALOO MATAR PULAV : Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pot. Add 1 Tsp cumin, 1 dry red chilli, and sauté for 10 seconds; add 1 sliced onion, 1 green chilli chopped fry onions till light golden.
Then add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, stir fry for 2 minutes on medium flame.
Add one sliced tomato, 1 tsp salt fry it for a minute, then add 2 small size potatoes cut into small pieces, 1/3rd cup green peas mix it, then add half tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, stir fry them for 2 minutes on medium flame.
Then add 2 tbsp of water cover it and cook in low flame for 2-3 minutes till potatoes are 50% soft.
Then add 1 cup water when it starts boiling add 150 grams soaked and washed basmati rice, a little salt mix it well.
Let it come to a boil on high flame, sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves, add 1 tbsp curd 1 pinch garam masala powder and cook on high flame for 3-4 minutes then cover and keep on dum cooking for 4-5 minutes on low flame.
Your Aloo Matar Pulao is ready to serve.
Serve it with raita and salad.
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Tips *Soak basmati rice for atleast 30 to 40 minutes for cooking.
