Macaroni Casserole

Egg - 2

Milk - 1 cup

Salt & Pepper

Hot Sauce - 1 tbsp.

Tomato Sauce - 1/2 cup

Worcestershire Sauce - 1 tbsp.

Macaroni - 3 cup, cooked al dente

Cheese - 1 1/2 cup, grated

Breadcrumbs - 1 cup

In a bowl beat the Eggs along with Milk, Salt, Pepper, Hot Sauce, Tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Whisk well and keep aside.

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a casserole with Oil and add alternate layers of Macaroni and Cheese in the casserole.

Pour the prepared Egg mixture into the Macaroni casserole.

Top with more Cheese and place in the oven. Bake for 20 min.

Top the casserole with Bread crumbs and bake for another 3 min until the crumbs are browned.

Serve warm with Salad.

Spinach with Shrimp

Oil - 2 tbsp.

Onion - 1/2 sliced

Garlic - 2 clove, diced

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Spinach - 4 cup

Shrimp - 1/4 cup, diced

Salt

Coconut - 1/4 cup, grated

Heat Oil in a medium pan.

Add Onion, Garlic, Turmeric and saute until the Onion turns translucent.

Add Spinach and saute for few min.

Now add Shrimp along with required Salt and cook closed for 10 min.

Stir in grated Coconut and saute for another min and turn off heat.

Serve warm with Rice.

Dhal Tadka

Thuvar Dal - 1 cup

Onion - 1/2, chopped

Tomato - 1, chopped

Green Chillies - 2

Ginger - a small piece, grated

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

Sambhar Powder - 1 tsp

Asafetida - 1 pinch

Cilantro

Salt

For Tempering

Ghee / Oil - 3 tbsp.

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Dry Red Chillies - 3

Asafetida - 1 pinch

Garlic - 5 cloves, chopped

Thoroughly rinse the thuvar dal and place it in a pressure cooker. Add chopped onions, tomatoes, green chilies, and ginger. Pour in 2.5 cups of water. Add turmeric, chili powder, sambar powder, and asafetida, and stir well. Cook the dal under pressure on medium heat for about 7 to 8 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally, then open the lid. Mash the cooked dal with a spoon and set it aside.

In a small pan, heat oil or ghee over medium heat. Add cumin seeds and let them crackle. Then add dry red chilies, asafoetida, and chopped garlic. Stir well and turn off the heat. Pour this tempering mixture into the prepared dal.

Garnish with cilantro.