Vegetable Pasta

INGREDIENTS
2 Tbsp oil
5 cups water for boiling pasta
2 cups pasta
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 green bellpepper(capsicum) chopped
1/2 red bell pepper chopped
2 spring onion chopped (just the green leaves of onion)
2 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp chili garlic sauce (optional)
2 cups pasta sauce (readymade or homemade)
salt to taste
1 tsp Red chili crushed or red chili powder.
1/4 bunch fresh parsley leaves chopped  / 2 Tbsp dried pasley (optional)
1 tsp oregano leaves
1 Tbsp tomato sauce

METHOD

• Take water in a vessel and add salt to it. Add 1/2 tsp oil to this so that the pasta does not stick while boiling. Heat it for 2 minutes.
• Then Add Pasta to it. Let this boil for 15 minutes or till the pasta gets cooked. 
• Drain out the water and keep the pasta aside.
• Take a Pan , heat oil in it. Add garlic paste and let this fry for 20 seconds.
• Now add chopped onion & little salt. Let it fry for 30 seconds.
• Add chopped capsicum and red bell pepper & little salt. Let this fry for 30 seconds.
• Add spring onions. Let the mixture fry for more 30 seconds.
• Now add crushed red chili, oregano & parsley.
• Then Add Pasta sauce. Add some salt.
• Stir it well to mix all the spices with sauce. let this cook for 2 minutes.
• Add boiled Pasta to to this.
• Mix well and let it fry for 7 minutes. 
• And Veggie Pasta is ready to be served.

** For Pasta sauce
You could  either use the readymade pasta sauce available in the market or make it fresh at home.
For making Pasta Sauce at Home you need the following:

Ingredients
2 cups tomato paste.
2 tsp dried basil leaves
1 tsp dried oregano leaves
1 tsp garlic paste.
1/2 onion chopped
2 Tbsp olive oil
salt to taste
1/2  tsp white pepper
1 Tbsp tomato sauce.

* For making tomato paste, boil the tomatoes , remove the skin and some of the seeds, then make the paste for smooth pasta sauce.
Method
Heat oil in a pan.
Add garlic paste.let it fry for 30 seconds.
Add chopped onion.let it fry for  a minute.
Add salt.
Add basil and oregano leaves.
Add tomato paste, white pepper.
Let this cook for 15 /20 minutes.
And now the pasta sauce is done.

FRUIT & NUT CUSTARD

INGREDIENTS
2 and 1/2 cups milk
3 Tbsp custard powder (vanilla flavour)
2 tsp caramel syrup
10 almonds sliced
10 cashew nuts sliced
10 raisins
10 pista sliced
6 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp cardamom powder
Fruits like apple,banana,grapes,strawberry,mango & cherry.
2 tsp red Jelly chopped in small pieces.
2 tsp green Jelly chopped in small pieces.

METHOD

• Take milk in a pan and add cardamom powder to it.
• Boil the milk with cardamom powder for about 10 minutes.
• Then turn off the heat.
• Take some cold milk and dissovle the custard powder in it.
• Add this mixture to boiled milk and stir continously.
• Add sliced nuts.
• Turn on the heat and keep stirring on low flame. Let it heat for 10 minutes.
• Now turn off the heat and let the custard cool.
• Keep in refrigerator for atleast 3-4 hrs.
• Now chilled custard is ready to be served with fruits of your choice.
• Add in some some jelly and caramel syrup for nice flavor.

Mexican Burrito Bowl

Burrito bowl contains very healthy ingredients like Avacado guacamole,black beans and Lettuce leaves.

Avocado is considered the world's healthiest fruit, because of its nutrient contents such as vitamin K, dietary fiber, potassium, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, and reasonable calories in it.

Black Beans are a wonderful source of dietary fiber which has been shown to naturally help lower cholesterol. In addition, the high fiber content in Black Beans helps keep blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal.

Lettuce is a good source of chlorophyll and vitamin K.It is a very good for dieters because it is very low in calories.It is a good source of Iron.

INGREDIENTS
1 Tbsp oil
1/2 cup rice
1/2 cup black beans or pinto beans (rajmah)
1/2 onion chopped fine
1/2 tomato chopped fine
2 Tbsp sour cream
2 Tbsp guacamole
1 Tbsp boiled or tinned corn
2 Tbsp grated cheese
1/2 capsicum chopped thin and long.
1/2 onion chopped thin and long.
2 Tbsp salsa
salt to taste
1/2 tsp red chili powder (optional)
1 tsp red chili garlic sauce/hot mexican sauce
1/2  bunch salad lettuce chopped.

METHOD

• Boil the rice and keep aside.
• Boil the black beans.
• Now Heat oil in a pan  and fry the onion and capsicum chopped thin and long for about a minute.
• For guacamole sauce you could either use the ready made sauce available in the market or make fresh at home with avacados.

For preparing gaucamole at home you could use the following ingredients.
1 avacado peeled
1 jalapeno
1/4 onion chopped
1 tsp garlic
salt to taste
1/2 Tbsp lime juice
1/4 bunch cilantro leaves(coriander)

Take all the ingredients and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste. 

• Now take a bowl.
• Put rice in it and  add the black beans on top of it. Add some cheese.
• Then add fried onion and capsicum. add salsa, gaucamole,corn,sour cream and chili garlic sauce.
• Add some salt and red chili powder.
• End the toppings with lettuce leaves on top of all.