Sanoli's Kitchen: Noodles/Spaghetti
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Showing posts with label Noodles/Spaghetti. Show all posts

Saturday, January 4, 2014

SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

This is a classic Italian recipe that get most twisted around. 'Bolognese sauce' is a meat-based sauce, used for pasta, spaghetti, lasagne or ragu, originating from Bologna, Italy. The all-time favourite recipe, loved by all. This is not true bolognese sauce, you may say a variation which widely used in northern part of Italy. It is actually rich meat with spicy tomato sauce. If any leftover will be there, that will taste even better on next day.
INGREDIENTS:
4 OZ / 100 gm Spaghetti
1/2 lb Boneless Skinless Chicken Thigh
2 tbsps Tomato Puree
1 tbsp Ginger paste
4 cloves of Garlic paste
1/2 medium Red Onion paste
1/2 medium Red Onion (chopped)
2 tbsps grated/shredded Parmesan Cheese
1 tbsp Dried Italian Herb Mix
1/4 tsp Black Pepper powder
1/3 tsp Paprika
2 tbsps finely chopped Parsley Leaves
2 tbsps + 2 tsps Olive Oil
1 tsp Butter
1 tsp Honey
salt to taste

METHOD:
Wash and cut chicken thigh in thin slices.

Boil chicken with 1/2 cup water for 10 minutes. Sieve water. Set aside.

Break each spaghetti in three pieces.

In a sauce pan, bring 1 cup water and 1/2 cup chicken stock to a boil. Add 2 tsps olive oil and little salt in it, then spagetti. Keep it boiling for 10 minutes till it gets tender. Drain and rinse the spaghetti under cold water. Put it in colander. Now heat butter in the same saucepan. Toss the spaghetti in it. Continuously keep turning for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Arrange spaghetti on a plate according to its circumference and make a round whole/gap  in the centre.
Heat remaining olive oil in a frying pan. Add chopped onions in it. When onions get translucent, add onion paste, ginger paste and garlic paste. Fry for 3-4 minutes.

Add tomato puree in it. Saute for another 2 minutes and add cooked chicken in it. Add paprika, black pepper powder, 3/4 tbsp Italian herb mix, chopped parsley leaves, honey and salt. Fold well. Fry for 3 minutes.
Now add 1/3 cup warm water in it. Keep on low heat for another 2-3 minutes. Add parmesan cheese. Fold nicely for another 2 minutes. Cheese mix up with bolognese sauce nicely. Remove from heat. Pour in the middle of spaghetti plate. Sprinkle remaining Italian herb mix with little salt on the spagetti layer.
Serve immediately.

TIPS: For a nice mix up, adding cheese with bolognese sauce is better. But you may
          sprinkle it at the top of bolognese also.
          May cook pasta, lasagne or ragu in the same way.
 
Linking to:  Chandrani's Holiday Recipes


Sunday, July 7, 2013

MIXED HAKKA NOODLES

This is actually my favorite chinese noodle dish, a perfect recipe for a lazy day in kitchen. Definitely very simple recipe, packed with vegetables, eggs, chicken and shrimp - one pot meal. You can stir fry it with different ingredients as per your taste. I put which are available with me. You may add shredded carrot and bell peppers that also goes very well. Soya sauce and ajinomoto both are salty, so add little salt and which works nicely. A healthy and luscious fast food, can be made anytime at home.
INGREDIENTS:
4 OZ Egg Noodles
3 tbsps Sesame Oil
1/2 medium sized Onion (thinly sliced)
1 pod of Garlic (minced)
1/2 cup thinly shredded Cabbage
1 Scrambled Egg
8 small sized cooked Shrimp
3/4 cup shredded cooked Chicken
2 tbsps Light Soya Sauce
1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
1/3 tsp Garlic Pepper
1/3 tsp coarsely pounded Black Pepper powder
3-4 sprigs of green onion (finely chopped)
A pinch of Ajinomoto
Salt to taste
METHOD:
Heat water in a sauce pan. Bring water to boil. Add egg noodles in it. Cook till noodles are tender. Drain and rinse noodle on cold water. Lay down on a flat tray. Sprinkle 1 tbsp sesame oil on it and toss noodles nicely, this is for prevention of stickiness of noodles. Keep aside.

Heat remaining oil in a pan. Add chicken and shrimp in it. Fry for 2 minutes, remove from pan and set aside.
Add minced garlic in the same oil, followed by onions. When onion get translucent, add cabbage, fry for 3 minutes on medium high heat. Now add scrambled egg, shrimps, chicken, ajinomoto, garlic pepper, black pepper in it. Fry for another 2 minutes.

Now add egg noodles, soya sauce, oyster sauce and little salt in it. Toss everything on high flame for 2-3 minutes. Fold nicely. Remove from heat.
Serve hot. Garnish with chopped green onions on the top.

Linking to: Guru’s Cooking Giveaway Kids Special ’13