Pasta in White Sauce

They say necessity is the mother of invention, I for one am a firm believer especially when cooking. I believe cooking is for the adventurous, "substitute and substitute some more is my mantra". This was supposed to be Mac and Cheese, but I was out of Macaroni and Flour, so true to form I substituted them with this multicoloured (spinach and tomato flavoured) penne and cornflour respectively, the result was the most amazing pasta in white sauce!!!

Ingredients

175 gms penne
1 1/2 tbsp cornflour
1 1/2 cup milk
20 gms of butter
grated cheese
salt to taste
chilly flakes

Method

1) Cook the pasta and set aside in a dish.

2) To make the white sauce, heat butter and add the cornflour.

3) Fry the cornflour for a while and add milk to it, stirring continously to avoid lumps ( add more milk if the sauce gets too thick).

4) When the sauce is nice and creamy, add salt and chilly flakes and remove from flame.

5) Pour the white sauce over the pasta.

6) Cover with grated cheese and microwave on high for a couple of minutes till the cheese has melted and a slightly brown crust is formed.

7) Serve hot.

Classic Tomato Soup

Tomato soup is the ultimate comfort food, making this tomato soup from scratch was fun, intend to keep improvising till I achieve the perfect tomato soup!!!

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Ingredients

6 medium sized ripe tomatoes (quartered)
1 small carrot (chopped)
1 small onion (chopped)
5-6 cloves of garlic (chopped) (I used the small variety, incase you are using the large one reduce the numbers accordingly)
1 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste
1 tsp sugar
pepper for seasoning

Method:

1) Heat olive oil in a thick bottomed pan.

2) Add onions and garlics and fry till brown.

3) Add carrots and fry till it changes colour.

4) Once the carrots are done add the tomatoes, salt and pepper.

5) Cook the tomatoes till they turn mushy.

6) Cool this mixture and put in a blender.

7) Remove from the blender, add water and bring it to a boil.

8) Add sugar and simmer for a while.

9) Serve hot with a blob of butter.

Note: You may add milk or cream to make this soup richer.

Chocolate Burfee

Ingredients

250 gms mawa
3 tbsp sugar
25 gms of melted dark chocolate
1 tbsp of ghee

Method:

1) Heat ghee in a thick bottom pan.

2) Crumble the mawa and divide it into two portions. Add one portion to the ghee.

3) Keep stirring till the mawa melts to a sauce like consistency. Add two tbsp of sugar and stir till the sugar completely dissolves and the mawa is well cooked. Remove to a greased dish(this is to ensure that the burfee does not stick to the dish).

4) Now transfer the second portion of mawa into pan and cook till it reaches a sauce like consistency, add the remaining sugar and the melted chocolate.

5) When the mawa is well cooked pour this sauce over the earlier layer.

6) Cut the burfee into square once it has cooled.

Technological Vacation!

Taking a break from anything related to technology... no computers and mobiles for me for the next few months...

See ya when I see ya!!

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