PEAS AND POTATO SALAD

INGREDIENTS

Boiled Potatoes - 2 (cut into small cubes)
Boiled peas - 1/2 cup
Mayonnaise - 3 tbsp
Fresh cream- 1 tbsp
Salt and Pepper as per taste
Chopped Coriander leaves (optional)

METHOD

In a bowl, add the potatoes, peas and mayonnaise. Give it a good mix. Add the fresh cream and required salt and pepper. Adjust the mayonnaise and cream quantity as per your requirement. Finish with chopped coriander leaves. It can also be served cold.

Note
*Add salt while boiling potatoes and peas
*I've used white pepper for this salad

MACARONI - MY WAY

This is how I prepare macaroni and trust me this is simply yummy. I always add garlic for the flavour if you don't prefer garlic then it can be made without it.

 INGREDIENTS

Boiled macaroni - 1 cup

Milk- 1 cup

Onions - 1 tbsp (sliced)

Garlic- 2 pods (mashed)

Flour-1 tbsp

Fresh cream- 1tbsp

Cheese (grated)- 1/2 cup

Olive oil- 1tbsp

Salt and pepper as per taste

METHOD

Mix the flour in cold milk and keep aside. It is necessary that the milk be cold to avoid lumps.

Sauté the sliced onions and garlic in olive oil till golden brown. 

Add the boiled macaroni to it, followed by the milk and flour mixture.
Add the fresh cream.

Add required salt and pepper. Mix for a minute or two and finish it off with grated cheese.
Use your favourite herb to season it.

Note
*add some salt while boiling the macaroni
*fresh or dry parsley can be used as seasoning

2 MINUTE EGG-LESS MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

As the title suggests, it's an egg-less cake made in 2 mins!! When ever I'm tempted to have a nice, moist chocolate cake, this recipe comes in handy. It can be made in no time and tastes yummy. This recipe gives about 2-3 pieces just enough to satisfy your temptation without making you feel guilty of having a whole cake. This recipe is also of great help when you want to make a quick dessert at home.

INGREDIENTS

All purpose flour- 4 tbsp

Cocoa pwd- 1 tbsp

Nutella- 1 tsp

Melted butter- 2 tbsp

METHOD

To a microwave safe bowl/dish add all purpose flour, cocoa pwd, nutella and melted butter. Mix well and keep on high temperature for about 2 minutes (or a minute, depending upon your oven temperature) and Voila! The moist chocolate cake is ready!

MASALA DOSA

Masala Dosa-  a thin crisp dosa, filled with mildly spiced potato bhaji. This is a famous recipe in India and a popular South Indian dish which traces it's origin to Udupi cuisine. It is easy to prepare and quite addictive too. If you are a dosa lover, I'm sure this is worth a try. 

I've given the recipe only for the potato bhaji here. 

Ingredients

For the Potato bhaji  (for about 4 dosas)

Potatoes - 3

Onion (thinly sliced) - 1 

Green Chilies (slit) - 2 

Split Bengal gram / Kadali paruppu- 1 tsp

Mustard- 1/2 tsp

Turmeric pwd- 1/2 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves for garnish 

Salt as per your taste

Method

Boil the potatoes with some salt. Cool and peel the skin and mash half the quantity and chop the rest into small pieces. In a pan, heat oil and crackle mustard seeds followed by split bengal gram / kadali paruppu and slit green chilies. Sauté till fragrant and add the onions, turmeric pwd and salt. Sauté for about 4-5 mins in low heat and once its cooked add the potatoes. Stir well until well combined. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.