Cheesy Pasta

Ingredients for Cheesy Pasta:
Pasta boiled 2 cups
Corn 1 cup
Capsicum, chopped 1
Cheese grated 1 cup
Oregano a pinch
Salt and pepper to taste
Mustard paste ½ tsp
Milk 2 cups
Butter 1 tbsp
Flour 2 tbsp

Method:
Heat butter, add flour and sauté on low. 
Add in salt, pepper, mustard, remove from fire and whisk in milk and then cook again till thick. 
Add in grated cheese, reserving some for garnish. 
Fold in pasta, corn and capsicum, mix well and serve immediately with more grated cheese garnished and a sprinkling of oregano powder or leaves.

Cheesy Pasta by Zarnak Sidhwa

Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients for Shepherd’s pie:
Chicken mince ½ kg
Oil 3 tbsp
Garlic, chopped 4 cloves
Onion, finely chopped 1 large
Green chilies, chopped 2 – 3
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Red chili powder 2 tsp
Tomatoes, chopped 2 medium
Coriander leaves, chopped 1 tbsp
Garam masala powder 1 tsp
Melted butter 2 tbsp
Cream 2 tbsp
Potatoes, boiled and mashed 2 medium

Method: 
Heat oil in a pan, add garlic, chopped onion and sauté for a minute. 
Add chopped green chilies, chicken mince and sauté.
Add turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder and stir.
Add chopped tomatoes, chopped coriander leaves, garam masala powder and mix. When cooked, put in a Pyrex dish.
Add salt, butter, cream to mashed potatoes and mix well. 
Put the mixture in a piping bag with a star nozzle. 
Pipe the creamed potatoes on top of mince. 
Bake or grill till the potatoes turn a golden color.

Shepherd's Pie by Zarnak Sidhwa

Recipe Line Up - Sep 9, 2013 to Sep 13, 2013

Recipe Line Up for 2nd week of September 2013 - Sep 9, 2013 to Sep 13, 2013

1.Shepherd's Pie, Cheesy Pasta And Florentine Slice
2. Monte Carlo Biscuits, Fish In Tomato Sauce And Hot N Sour Cabbage
3. Coconut Chicken, Fattoush And Chocolate Muffins
4. Prawn Biryani, Chocolate Truffle Cake And Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches
5. White Tarka Chicken, Nutella Pizza And Chicken Sticks

Pizza Sauce

Pizza Sauce
Ingredients

Oil 2 tbsp
Garlic, crushed 3 cloves
Red chilies, crushed 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Oregano 1 tsp
Onion, chopped 1
Sugar 1 tsp
Tomato puree or paste 1 cup
Ketchup 2 tbsp

Method

Heat oil, add onion, sauté add garlic, salt, oregano, sugar, red chilies crushed and a little water, add ketchup and tomato puree and let cook till thick. 

Use as pizza sauce or pasta sauce.

Pizza Sauce by Zarnak Sidhwa

Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough
Ingredients

Flour 2 cup
Yeast 1 tbsp
Caster sugar 1 tsp
Dry milk powder 1 tbsp
Oil 4 tbsp
Salt ½ tsp
Egg 1

Method

Knead all the above ingredients with lukewarm water and keep covered in an oiled bowl in a warm place, for 1 hour or till well risen and doubled.
Roll out onto a floured surface and line a pizza plate with it.

Pizza Dough by Zarnak Sidhwa

Recipe Line Up - Sep 2, 2013 to Sep 6, 2013

Recipe Line Up for 1st week of September 2013 - Sep 2, 2013 to Sep 6, 2013

1. Hawaiian Pizza, Coconut Slice, Quattro Pizza, Pizza Sauce And Pizza Dough
2. Greek Hot Dogs, Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache and Spicy Fried Chicken
3. Apple Dessert Pizza, Chicken In Rice Ring And Strawberry Lassi
4. Chocolate Malt Ice Cream Cake, Chana Daal With Chicken And Puffy Apple Tart
5. Beijing Chicken, Egg Fried Rice And Coconut Ice Cream

Quattro Pizza

Ingredients for Quattro Pizza:
Olives, sliced ½ cup
Mushrooms (Sautéed) ½ cup
Capsicums chopped ½ cup
Chicken, boiled and strips 1 cup
Mozzarella cheese, grated 1 cup
Oregano to sprinkle

Method
On dough put the sauce and some cheese, then divide pizza in 4 using cheese and in each triangle add capsicum, chicken strips, sliced olives, sautéed mushrooms and remaining cheese and sprinkle oregano, bake at 200 degrees C for 10-15 minutes till cheese is melted.

Quattro Pizza by Zarnak Sidhwa