Preparation Time :30 minutes

Macaroni cheese

Servings :4

Ingredients

Macaroni 300 grams
Processed cheese, grated 1 cup
Butter 2 tablespoons
Refined flour (maida) 2 tablespoons
Milk 2 cups
Salt to taste
White pepper powder to taste
Fresh parsley, chopped 1 tablespoon

Method

Boil macaroni in sufficient water till al dente. Drain and refresh under running water. Drain and set aside. Heat butter in a pan. Add maida and sauté lightly, taking care that it does not change colour. Add milk, gradually, stirring continuously so that there are no lumps formed. Add grated cheese and keep stirring. After adding cheese the sauce will thicken further, so add more milk to adjust the consistency. Add salt, white pepper powder and mix. Heat some butter in another pan. Add macaroni. Toss. Strain the sauce into this pan and mix gently. Add some more cheese. At this stage if you want to bake you can do so till the cheese at the top becomes a light golden. Or serve it just like that. Garnish with parsley and serve hot.

Preparation Time :20 minutes

Cooking Time :20 minutes

ACHARI SHALGAM AUR GAJAR KA SHAAG

Servings :4

Ingredients

Turnips (shalgam), sliced 2
Carrots, cut into batons 2
Mustard oil 2 tablespoons
Asafoetida a pinch
Split mustard seeds (rai ki dal) 2 teaspoons
Onion seeds (kalonji) 1/2 teaspoon
Fennel seeds (saunf) 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Ginger paste 2 teaspoons
Garlic paste 2 teaspoons
Coriander powder 1 tablespoon
Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
Fresh red chillies, slit 6 big
Green chillies, slit 6 big
Malt vinegar 4 teaspoons
Jaggery (gur), grated 2 teaspoons


Method

Heat mustard oil to smoking point. Then cool it slightly.Add asafoetida, split mustard seeds, onion seeds, fennel seeds and when they splutter add sliced turnip, carrot batons and salt. Stir well and add one-fourth cup of water. Cover and cook on high heat for five minutes. Add ginger paste, garlic paste, coriander powder, red chilli powder and mix well. Add the slit green chillies and red chillies and stir. Add half a cup of water, stir and cover. Cook for ten to twelve minutes on medium heat till the turnips and carrots have become tender. Add malt vinegar and grated jaggery and mix well. Take off the heat and serve.