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Pasta with herbs~kids recipe

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Pasta With Mixed Herbs n Cream Wish you all a wonderful New Year 2012.. Pasta with Italian herbs …in cream..Yummy, right? Yeah, a bit heavy but a sure-fire kids pleaser. And this would take hardly 5 minutes to prepare. You can use fresh Italian herbs if you have it, great way to increase the flavor. Very healthy preparation, very delicious… Let’s start.. Ingredients Wheat Pasta-1 cup Mixed Italian Fresh Herbs-I used Thyme, Rosemary and Oregano-2tsp altogether. (Try to include fresh Basil leaves, since it brings the real flavor of the cuisine.) Butter-1tsp Garlic-1 clove finely chopped Heavy Cream-2tbsp Onion-1/2 chopped Walnuts crushed-Bountiful Green Chili- 1 small   (Instead of chili,You can use white Pepper powder-) Method of preparation Cook Pasta according to packet instructions. Heat a pan, add in 1 tsp butter. Add garlic finely chopped. Add in chopped onion and green chili. Now add Salt to taste. Next is herbs, mix for a wh...

Spaghetti Bolognese

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Looking for a hot hearty meal for one of those rainy or winter nights? Here is a suggestion.This is a quick method to make spaghetti bolognese. Ingredients Olive oil - 2tsp Minced chicken sausages-5 nos Onion-1 Large sized ,finely chopped Garlic - 3 cloves Green chillies-2 Tomatoes- 2 medium sized Bay leaves-2 Thyme-1 tsp Oregano-1tsp Salt - to taste Pepper powder -2 tsp Preparation Method 1 .Cook spaghetti in plenty of  boiling salted water.Till done al dente. Drain and apply butter. 2 .In a heavy-based saucepan add 2 tsp olive oil and saute  minced sausages ,bay leaves,chopped garlic, salt and thyme for 4- 5 minutes.(Instead, if you want to follow traditional method ,use minced meat or chopped bacon.) Add finely chopped onion and green chillies.Cook until onion turns soft .Now puree 2 fresh tomatoes in a blender and add them . Add pepper powder,cook for 3 -5 minutes.Finally add oregano. Now pour this Bolognese sauce over the spaghetti. Serve ho...