Creamy Macaroni Chicken Pasta

Pasta Being my Son's and Husband's favourite Dish i try to prepare pasta with different ingredients.I don't like to bore them by preparing same type of pasta with same ingredients.In my home pasta we can eat at any point of time from Breakfast-to Lunch-to Snack Time-Dinner and when chicken or other meat is added than they love it more.So lets being with Creamy Macaroni pasta with Chicken shreds ,little capsicum and few leaves of spinach and with magical flavours of other herbs.

Servings 5-6

Total Preparation Time:30 min

Cooking Time:15 Min

Measurement :1 Cup=236 ml / 1/2 cup=118 ml 

Ingredients

300 Gram of Pasta(Boiled)

150 to 200 Gram of Chicken Shredded 

2 Large Onions finely chopped /cut horizontal but very fine

1 Cup of Green Capsicum finely chopped

10 Leaves of spinach finely chopped(blanched)

2 Tsp. finely chopped garlic

2 Tsp.chili flakes

1 Tsp pepper crushed

1/2 Tsp. Basil dry(can use fresh if available)

1 Tsp.Dry oregano

1/2 Cup fresh cream

1 Cup cheese grated

Olive oil

salt as per taste

Method

• First get the pasta boiled by adding salt and little oil from avoiding to pasta to get stuck with each other.once pasta is cooked well drain it and keep aside.
• Than in a pan add olive oil,once heated add garlic,onion and saute well.Than add chicken shredded and toss well till the chicken cooked well and starts to leave water. 
• Once you feel chicken is cooked,than add chopped capsicum and chopped spinach.
• Toss it well,than add pepper,oregano,chili flakes.Mix all well.
• Add the boiled pasta and stir it lightly ,than add cream and cheese.Cover the lid and allow to cook for about 2-3 min .
• Once you see cheese melting stir again the pasta so that cream and cheese gets mixed well with pasta.
• Switch off the stove and serve the pasta hot.Eat for breakfast or lunch or dinner.Your family will love it.
  

Note:

Can keep little hot water from drained pasta if required during cooking process.

Blanching is the process were in will boil water,than add spinach leaves and allow to cook for 2-3 min and than quickly immersing the boiled leaves to ice water,this helps to retain the colour of leaves.

Mango Lassi Shots

 

As summer approached its time to get our  self refreshed with cooling drinks. Every minute we feel like sipping some liquid, may be lime juice. lime soda, seasonal  fruit juices, lassies or even Soft drinks but it's always better to avoid soft drinks like coke, Pepsi as it's not good for kids and elders as well. 

 

My first liquid lounge recipe for summers . So I thought let me prepare some drink with the ingredients available at home. In refrigerator, I found yogurt, few mangoes in fruit basket, so here is one more recipe of mango Lassi in tequila glasses. Happy Summer .

Servings 4-5
Total time 10 min

Ingredients
400 gram  Yogurt/Curd
2 or 3 mango pulp
8-10 ice cubes
3 Table spoon sugar
pinch of salt
1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
honey for garnishing

Mango Pulp for garnishing

 

Method

• Clean the mango and remove the pulp and add to a juice jar. Add yogurt, cardamom powder, salt ,sugar.
• Add ice cubes and blend the yogurt along with all the ingredients for about 2-3 min.
• Than serve chilled and enjoy the Lassi.
• For a change I have served in Tequila glasses. For serving wet the edges of glasses with honey and dip into sugar granules, also fix the mango pulp to the glass. Than add lassi and last garnish with honey.
  

{Recipe}Chicken Xacuti

Xacuti is a curry prepared in Goa India with complex spicing including white poppy seeds, grated coconut, dried chilies and many other medley spices. In Goa Xacuti gravy is made with either Chicken/Beef/Mutton. For every celebration Xacuti is must to have in the menu in most of the Household.

 Xacuti Gravy goes best with Goan peas pulao or Pao or undo(breads).Once the Xacuti is cooked in house you cannot resist yourself to attack it. Xacuti is  one of my all time favourite gravy and after marriage its loved by my hubby too Mr Tony Greg .;)

Serving 4-6
Total Preparation : 1 hour
Marinating time for chicken 30 min

Ingredients

1 kg chicken
4 green chilies
1 inch ginger
1 tsp. Turmeric powder
1 coconut scrapped
3 medium onions
10 cloves of garlic
10 red chilies
2 table spoon coriander seeds  
10 pepper corns
1 big cinnamon stick
10 cloves
5 Cardamom
1 tsp poppy seeds
1 tsp sesame seeds
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1/4 piece of nut meg
4 medium tomatoes
oil
salt to taste
water as required

Method

1.For marinating make paste of ginger,green chilies,garlic, apply this to chicken along with salt and turmeric, allow it to marinate for 1/2 hour.To make the main masala of xacuti follow the step carefully.

2. Cut 2 onions vertically and fry in little oil till light brown then add coconut and fry mixture till golden brown and once cooled grind into fine paste.(white ground paste)

3. Add 1 tsp oil and on low flame fry coriander seeds,kashmiri chilies,cinnamon,cardamom,cloves,pepper corns,poppy seeds,sesame seeds,nutmeg,fennel seeds and make paste of it.(red paste)

4.Then in deep casserole add 2 tablespoon oil ,one onion chopped and fry well ,then add marinated chicken and allow it to cook for about 10 min.

5. Then add the coconut based masala (white ground paste )and mix it well in chicken .Allow the chicken to cook for 5 min .

6.Add the spice based masala (red paste )and mix well in chicken and let it shimmer on slow for more 5 min . Also if required adjust the consistency by adding required water.

7.  lastly add the chopped tomatoes on top and allow chicken to cook for more 10 -15 min on slow flame. Serve hot with white rice or  pulao or Goan Pao. Tastes really yum the next day and specially with pao or unnde.

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