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Potato Lasagna

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Ingredients for 8 people - Lasagna noodles- 1 lb Potato (Boiled and mashed) - 3 big Paneer or firm tofu - 1/2 lb Garlic -2 cloves (peeled and minced) Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp Salt to taste Pasta Sauce - 4-6 cups as required Directions - Boil Lasagna Noodles and drain the water and keep aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mash Potato and mix it with paneer or tofu, salt, lemon juice, garlic and milk, add it to the food processor and process until it is blended smooth. At the bottom of 9X 13 inch pan, lay a thin layer of pasta sauce, then a layer of noodles, with a following layer of Potato - paneer(tofu) mix, then half of the rest pasta sauce, with a layer of noodles, potato mix, layer of noodles and end with a layer of pasta sauce. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until it is bubbling. Enjoy it hot. Can be refrigerated and reused for a week.

Spinach Lasagna

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Ingredients for 8 people - Lasagna noodles- 1 lb Spinach(fresh or frozen) - 2 packages  Paneer or firm tofu - 1/2 lb Garlic -2 cloves (peeled and minced) Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp Salt to taste Pasta Sauce - 4-6 cups as required Directions - Boil Lasagna Noodles and drain the water and keep aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Squeeze water from spinach, add paneer or tofu, salt, lemon juice, garlic and milk, add it to the food processor and process until it is blended smooth. on the bottom of 9X 13 inch pan, lay a thin layer of pasta sauce, then a layer of noodles, with a following layer of spinach- paneer(tofu) mix, then half of the rest pasta sauce, with a layer of noodles, spinach mix, layer of noodles and end with a layer of pasta sauce. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until it is bubbling. Enjoy it hot. Can be refrigerated and reused for 2 days.

Egg - Burger

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Egg- burger Ingredients for 2 people- Burger Buns - 2 buns Lettuce - 1 leaf (chopped) Red Onion - 1/2 small cup (sliced) Left over stew- 4 tsp (mashed) Tomato Sauce - 2 tsp  Oil - 2 tsp Salt to taste Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Egg - 2 nos. Directions- In an Open pan, add a tsp of oil, heat it, spread it all over the pan and break egg in the oil evenly spreading it making it a size of a bun. Sprinkle salt and black pepper powder before egg gets cooked. Turn it over and cook it on other side. Toast your Burger buns in a toaster. Put a layer of 2 tsp of mashed stew. Add chopped lettuce, sliced onion above that and at the top add Egg Pouch. Keep the other half from the top. Enjoy it hot.

Burger w/left overs

Ingredients- Burger Buns - 2 buns Lettuce - 1 leaf (chopped) Red Onion - 1/2 small cup (sliced) Tomato - 1 (sliced) Left over stew- 4 tsp (mashed) Tomato Sauce - 2 tsp Directions- Toast your Burger buns in a toaster. Put a layer of 2 tsp of mashed stew. Add chopped lettuce, sliced onion above that and at the top add sliced tomato. On the other half of bun, add a layer of tomato sauce. Enjoy it hot.

Mixed Vegetable Burger

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Ingredients- Cauliflower - 1 cup Cabbage - 1 cup (chopped) Onions - 1 cup (chopped) Carrots - 1 cup (chopped) Bell Peppers - 1 cup (chopped) Green Peas - 1 cup Tomato - 1 small whole (2-2/5" dia) Salt to taste Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Red Chilli Pepper - 1 Tsp. Lemon Juice - 1 fl. oz. Tomato Sauce - 1 oz. All Purpse Wheat Flour - 4 tbsp Whole Milk - 2 cups Burger Buns - 1 serving Canola/Vegetable Oil- 1 oz. Garlic - 1 Tsp. (minced ) Potatoes (Peeled and diced) - 1 large Yellow Sweet Corn - 1 cup Beets - 1 cup Sliced Mushrooms - 1 cup Royal Red Kidney Beans - 1 cup (Soaked and Boiled) Directions – In a kettle, boil milk. When boiled add lemon juice into the milk which will separate the whey and fat in the pan. Pour through cotton cloth to remove all the whey from the fat. Wash the vegetables, put in a microwavable bowl with water and microwave for 12 minutes on high temperature. Drain the water and let the vegetables cool down for 10...

Vegetable Cheese Pizza

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Ingredients for 1 large pizza- All Purpose flour - 3 cups Active dry yeast - 2 tsp ( 1 Packet) Sugar - 1 tbsp Paste Sauce - 4 tbsp Oil (to spray) Cheese - 1 handful (grated) Onion - 1/2 small cup (sliced) Bell Pepper - 1/2 small cup (cut in small pieces) Mushroom - 1/2 small cup (cut in small pieces) Salt- 1tsp Directions -  In a 1 cup of warm water, add Yeast and mix it and let it get set for 5 minutes. You will get to know the yeast is ready, as bubble formation will start on the top surface of liquid. In an another bowl, mix All Purpose flour with Sugar, salt and yeast liquid. Make a dough out of it and add water as required. You want your dough to be soft and sticky, so add water in a little amount as required. Now, Knead the dough by stretching the dough and not letting it break and then again mixing it back to the dough. Knead it for 10 minutes. The color of dough will change and will become lighter. You will get to know your dou...

Vegetarian Chowmein

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Ingredients 1. Spaghetti 2. Oil - 2 tablespoon 3. Salt to taste 4. Bell Pepper- 1/2 chopped 5. Carrot - 1/2 chopped 6. Onion - 1/2 chopped 7. Potato - 1 Small 8. Soya sauce - 2 tbs 9. Mustard sauce - 1 tbs 10. Tomato sauce - 2 tbs Direction- Boil Spaghetti, til the time it becomes soft and properly cooked. Drain all the water and keep it separately and let it cool down. Take oil in a dry pan and heat it. Add all vegetables in the oil when heated, add salt and cover the pan. When the vegetables are cooked, add tomato sauce, mustard sauce and soya sauce in it. Mix it well. Now, add spaghetti in the mixture , mix it well on high flame. Ummmm, delicious Chowmein is ready to eat.

Veg Pasta

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Ingredients for 2 people -  Veg Pasta Pasta -  3 handful garlic- 4 cloves ( minced) Onion - 1/2 (chopped) Carrot - 1 (chopped) Bell Pepper - 1/4 (chopped) Tomato paste/Pasta sauce (1 cup) - 1 tsp Salt to taste Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Olive Oil - 1tsp Directions - Boiled Pasta Boil pasta in a big pan, until it's totally cooked. Drain the water and keep it aside. Vegetables fried In an empty pan, add minced garlic, fry till it turn light brown, add chopped onion with all vegetables, on medium flame fry it for 5 minutes. Add salt and tomato paste or pasta sauce with 1/2 cup of water and cook it covered for 15 minutes, till vegetables get cooked. Add red chilli powder and olive oil with 1/2 cup of water and mix it thoroughly.  Ready Pasta Add boiled pasta and on high flame fry it for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the flame and added grated cheese and mix it all over. Serve it hot.

Cauliflower Manchurian (Gobhi Manchurian)

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Ingredients- Cauliflower ( Gobhi)- 10-12 pieces All purpose flour- 2tbsp Cornflour - 1 tsp Salt to taste Red Chilli flakes - 1tsp Soya Sauce- 4 tbsp Tomato Sauce - 2 tbsp Green Chilli Sauce- 1 tbsp (Optional) Water as required Oil - 1 bowl ( for frying) Garlic- 3-4 cloves ( chopped) Directions -  Boil Cauliflower on a high flame in an open pan for 5 minutes. Mix all purpose flour and cornflour together with a 2tbsp(as required) of water, to make a paste (similar to paste of a cake). Add salt and the boiled cauliflower in a paste. Cover cauliflower with the paste. Heat Oil in a Pan, Fry cauliflower till it turns brown. In another Pan, fry chopped garlic and chopped green onions.  Mix Soya sauce, green chilli sauce and tomato sauce with a spoon of all purpose flour in a bowl with a glass of water. Transfer this mix to the pan in which onion and garlic is getting fried up. Close the lid and let it get cooked for 10 minutes. After it is done, close the...

Vegetarian Manchurian

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Ingredients - Cabbage - 1 Cup ( chopped) Carrot - 1 cup ( chopped) Green beans - 4 stems Bell Peppers - 1/4 ( chopped) Peas - 1/2 handful Salt to taste Soya sauce - 1 tbp Tomato Sauce - 1 tbp Chilli Sauce - 1 tbp Garlic cloves - 3 cloves Cornflour or All purpose flour - 2 tsp Red Chilli powder - 1tsp Ingredients - Take all vegetables, in a microwaveable bowl, add water and put in a microwave for 10 minutes, for vegetables to cook. After 10 minutes, take it out, drain the water and smash the vegetables when it turns cold. Add Cornflour, salt, red chilli powder and mix it properly, it will convert into a dough. Divide the dough in small equal parts, and turn each part in small balls by your palm. Now, take the oil in a dry pan, heat it and fry each ball turning over and over by making brown from all sides. Transfer the balls in a serving bowl. Transfer the heated oil carefully in an another bowl leaving just 1 tsp of oil in a pan. Heat the pan, ...