Pasta is the soul of Italian cuisine and is a staple ingredient for many dishes. According to sources, there are 350 types of pasta in the world, and all originated from Italy, and some of the most famous types of pasta are ravioli, penne, cavatappi, pappardelle, tortelloni, tortellini, cannelloni, farfalle, and spaghetti.

Spaghetti is long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta; it is made of milled wheat and water. Like other pasta, it is also originated in Italy, and its main ingredients are semolina and flour. Spaghetti is now famous all over the world, and its recipes are very delicious. There are many enormous recipes for spaghetti, and one of the easiest to make pasta recipe is veg Spaghetti, Aglio e olio.

Aglio E Olio is traditional Italian pasta from Naples, Italy. It is made by sautéing minced garlic in olive oil with chilli flakes and Italian parsley. Here is your spaghetti recipe.

Per serving of spaghetti contains 319 kcal

Carbohydrates 40.2g

Protein 6.8g

Fat 14.4g

INGREDIENTS

• 12 ounces Spaghetti
• 1-litre water
• Salt to taste
• 3 tbsp Olive oil
• 10 Garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 Fresh red chilli, chopped
• Fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped

For Garnish

• Olive oil

METHOD

1. In a pan, add 1-litre water, 7g salt and pasta and boil for 9 minutes. Roll the pasta with the water so that it can cook evenly.
2. Meanwhile, in a shallow pan, add 3 tbsp olive oil, chopped garlic, red chilli and parsley and sauté well.

Note: Don’t let the garlic turn brown.

3. Add little pasta water and parsley to it and mix well.
4. Drain the water from the pasta well and add it to the pan and mix well.
5. Sprinkle some salt over it and toss well.
6. Transfer it to a plate and pour a few drops of olive oil on top of it.

Serve this dish with Caesar salad and toasted bread.

You may have heard of sweet pies like apple pie, pumpkin pie or cherry pie, but have you ever heard or tried a spicy pie? In Australia, a special pie is prepared; its name is the meat pie. Meat pie is a staple food of Australia, and it is widely available in food snack restaurants and food paradises.

Meat pie is a national dish of Australia, and it is also part of New Zealand cuisine. It is considered iconic in Australia and New Zealand. Meat pie is made with minced meat and gravy. It also contains onion, mushroom and cheese. It is a takeaway snack, and Australians are crazy about this dish. The Australian meat pie was produced in 1947 in a small bakery in Bendigo. It was produced by L.T McClure, and later it popularized with the name Four’s Twenty pie.

It is very easy to make this tasty meat pie at home. So, here is the meat pie recipe.

Per serving contains 375 kcal

• Carbohydrates: 32g
• Protein: 15g
• Fat: 21g

Ingredients

For The Crust

• 2 pound (900g) ground meat/pork or combination of 2-3 kinds
• 2 medium potatoes, boiled and mashed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• salt to taste
• 2 garlic cloves
• pepper to taste
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp mustard powder
• 1 1/4 cups water/beef broth
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 2-3 tbsp olive oil

For Filling

• 1 egg for brushing
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cold butter, cubed or lard
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 5-7 tbsp cold water
• 1 tsp baking powder

Method

For the crust

1. In a food processor add all-purpose flour, salt, and cold cubed butter. Process until the lumps are formed.
2. Now add cold water and process until dough is formed.
3. Then transfer the dough on a flat board, pat it into a ball and flatten it into a disk.
4. After that, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

For Filling

1. In a bowl, add ground cloves, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, mustard powder, thyme, salt, and pepper. Mix well and keep it aside for further use.
2. Now take a pan, heat olive oil and add chopped onion, celery and garlic. Saute for 4-5 minutes until translucent.
3. Then add meat and cook for 4-5 minutes until no longer pink.
4. Now add spice mix and stir. Add stock and let it boil; turn the flame low and simmer for 20-25 minutes, occasionally stirring until thickens.
5. After that, add the mashed potato and mix well. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
6. Remove from the heat and let it cool.

For meat pie

1. Preheat oven to 375*F/190*C.
2. Sprinkle some dough on a flat board and place the prepared dough.
3. Now divide it into two parts in the ratio of 2:3.
4. Then roll out the bigger part to about 11-12 inch in diameter.
5. Take an 8-9 inch pie pan and transfer it into it.
6. Then, to transfer it into a pie pan, wrap it around the rolling pin completely and place it on the pie plate.
7. Unwrap it slowly into a pie plate, mould it gently, and let the dough hang over the edges.
8. Now fill it with a cooled meat mixture and grease the outer edge of the pastry with the beaten egg.
9. After that, roll out the second part of the dough to about 10-11 inches.
10. Cut a hole in the centre and place it on top of the filling. Trim and tuck the excess pie dough into the pan around the edges.
11. Once it tucked completely and then crimps the edges of the pie dough to make it look presentable.
12. After that brush, it with the egg wash and bake for 55-60 minutes until it turns golden.
13. After 30 mins, add a pie crust shield or aluminium foil on top of the pie.
14. Remove the dish from the oven. Allow the pie to cool down for at least 1 hr before serving.

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Do you want to make a new and delectable snack for your get-together party? Then make a potato lollipop this time. It is made with a mixture of boiled potato, herbs, and spices. These lollipops are deep-fried and served with spicy sauce.

These crispy potato bites are delicious and very easy to make. It is a vegetarian variant of the chicken lollipop. So, scroll down for the Potato Lollipop Recipe.

Per piece of potato lollipop contains 75.4 kcal

• Carbohydrates 14g
• Protein 2g
• Fat 7g

Ingredients

For Slurry

• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
• 2 tbsp refined flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Half cup of water

For Filling

• 3 potato, boiled and mashed
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp spring onion, chopped
• 1 tsp ginger, garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp chaat masala
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tsp dry mango powder
• 1/4 tsp pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

For Sauce

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 2 tsp vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato sauce
• 1-inch ginger, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 1/2 cup of water

Method

For Slurry

1.  In a small bowl add, cornflour, refined flour, chilli flakes, salt, and water.
2. Mix well and keep aside for further use.

For Filling

1. In a big bowl, add all ingredients, mash it.
2. After that, mix it well and form a dough of this mixture.
3. Take some oil and grease your hands, take a small portion and make a ball from it.
4. Now take an ice cream stick, split the ball with it, and form it in the lollipop shape.
5. Make all lollipops from the remaining mixture with the same process.
6.  Now take one lollipop and dip it into the slurry, and coat with bread crumbs.
7. Coat all lollipops with the same process.
8. Heat oil in a pan and add lollipops, and deep fry uniformly.
9. Fry it until crisp and golden brown.
10. Remove it on absorbent paper.

For Sauce

1. In a pan, heat oil and add, green chilli, garlic, ginger, and stir fry.
2.  After that add, chopped onions, and fry again.
3. Then add tomato sauce, vinegar, soy sauce, chilli powder and salt and mix well.
4. In a bowl add, cornflour and water and mix it properly.
5. Now pour this mixture in sauce and stir continuously until turns glossy.
6. The sauce is ready.

The crispy potato lollipop is ready to serve. Serve the smacking aloo lollipop with this spicy sauce.

Indian Chinese food has popular in India for two decades and it really tastes so amazing and delicious. It has become a go-to meal for most people. You can find Indian Chinese food on Indian streets, local markets and restaurants. Indian Chinese food includes dishes like Hakka or schezwan noodles, Manchurian, chilli paneer, fried rice, spring rolls and the most famous momos.

Do you know who brought Chinese food to India?

In the late 1700s when Hakka Chinese traders came to Kolkata, India (when Kolkata was the capital of the British Empire in India) they started cooking Chinese food with the local ingredients and started selling it on the streets.

After it, they opened Indian Chinese restaurants in two Chinatowns in Kolkata named Tiretta Bazaar and Tangra. From there the Indian Chinese food got famous all over India.

Momo or momos are like dumplings and their origin is still unclear but the etymology points to northern China. It is an East and South Asian dish, it is also native to the Indian Himalayan region .i.e. Ladakh, Sikkim, Assam, Darjeeling.
Momos have different cooking styles like steamed moms, fried momos, and tandoori momos. It is a type of steamed dumpling with veg or non-veg filling.
Today, the recipe is about veg momos. So, what are you waiting for, just scroll down for its recipe?

Per piece of momos contains 35 kcal

• Carbohydrates: 16 g
• Protein: 2g
• Fat: 16g

Ingredients

For Dough

• 1 cup, all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1tbsp oil

For Stuffing

• 100 gm cabbage, grated
•  1/2 onion, chopped
• ½ carrot, grated
• 2 green chillies, chopped
• 1/3 spring onion, chopped
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/3 tsp black pepper powder
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• salt to taste

For Momos

• Prepared dough
• ½ cup all-purpose flour for dusting
• prepared mixture
• 2 tbsp water to seal momos

Method

For Dough

1. In a mixing bowl, add all-purpose flour, salt, oil and mix well.

2. Now add some water to it occasionally and knead the dough.

3. Cover the entire dough using a damp cloth and so that it is set for 15 minutes.

For Stuffing

1. Take some oil in a non-stick pan or kadhai and add garlic and green chilli and sauté it.

2. Now add chopped onion and sauté for 30 seconds.

3. Then add grated carrot and cabbage and mix well, cook for 30 seconds more.

4. Lastly, add spring onion and mix it well.

5. Now, turn off the flame and let it cool.

6. Now add salt, black pepper powder, and soy sauce and mix it properly.

7. Transfer this mixture into a bowl.

For Momos

1. Knead the prepared dough again and cut it into small balls.

2. Now, take one portion of dough and coat it with all-purpose flour.

3. Roll it in a small circular shape, like puri.

4. Now add prepared stuffing in it, and grease its edges with little water.

5. Fold it by bringing all the edges together and seal it.

6. Repeat the process with the remaining dough balls.

7. Grease the steaming tin with oil and place all momos in it.

8. In a steaming pot, pour 1 litre of water for steaming and heat it.

9. Once the water starts boiling, place the steaming tin inside the steamer and cover it.

10. Let it steam for 10 minutes.

11. Now remove the lid and transfer all momos to a plate.

Veg momos are ready to serve. Serve it hot with mayonnaise, red chilli sauce or schezwan sauce.

Chilli paneer, as the name says, is an Indian Chinese Cuisine and is made from Paneer (cottage cheese), onion, capsicum, cornstarch and sauces. It is a combination of basic Indian dish ingredients and Chinese sauces.

Chilli paneer was invented by Nelson Wang, he described his invention process as starting from ingredients of an Indian dish, and instead of adding spices, he added soy sauce, cornstarch and chicken or Paneer.

It can be made in both ways, either dry or gravy. The dry version is served as an Appetizer, and the gravy version is eaten as a main course with rice or noodles.

It is a very popular dish and is everyone’s favourite. You can find this dish everywhere in India be it in the streets or restaurants, and you can also make it at home. If your kids don’t like eating vegetable, this dish will make your kid love vegetables. Paneer is one of the main ingredients of this dish, which is rich in calcium and it strengthens our teeth and bones. Make the delicious paneer chilli paneer at home with this chilli paneer recipe.

Per serving calories is 138.2kcal

• Carbohydrate 12.4g
• Sodium 317.1g
• Potassium 99.1g
• Protein 3.5g
• Cholesterol 7.0g

Ingredients For Making Chilli Paneer

For Batter

• 250gms Paneer (Cottage Cheese), cut in cubes
• 2tbsp refined flour
• 2tbsp corn starch
• ¼ cup water
• Oil
• A pinch of salt

For Sauce

• 1tbsp oil
• 1 medium onion, cut in quarters
• 1 medium capsicum, cut into cubes
• 1tbsp finely chopped ginger
• 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
• 2 dry Kashmiri red chilli, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp celery chopped (optional)
• 2 red and green chillies, sliced
• 1tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp green chilli sauce
• 1tbsp sweet & sour sauce
• 1tsp sugar
• 1tbsp cornflour slurry mixture (cornflour + water)
• A handful of sliced spring onion

For Garnishing: Chopped spring onion and toasted sesame seeds

Method For Making Yummy Chilli Paneer Like Restaurant

1. In a bowl, add refined flour, 1tbsp corn starch, salt and water, mix it well and keep aside till in use. Be careful; the consistency of the batter should neither be too thick nor too thin.
2. Take another bowl and add paneer cubes, add remaining corn starch and coat well; it will make Paneer crispy when fried. Now pour the prepared batter and mix well so that all cubes are evenly coated.
3. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry cubes until it turns light golden, transfer the cubes on tissue paper and set aside.
4. Take a pan, heat 1tbsp oil, add ginger, garlic, whole red chilli, onion, capsicum and celery, stir fry.
5. Now add soy sauce and toss well to coat. Add red and green chillies and sauté.
6. Add green chilli sauce, sweet & sour sauce, mix and toss well.
7. Now add little water, sugar and cook.
8. Add some more water and cornflour slurry, and cook, until it thickens.
9. Add fried Paneer, spring onion and toss well.

Transfer the dish and garnish it with spring onion and roasted sesame seeds, serve immediately. Enjoy this heavenly Indian Chinese dish with tomato sauce and red chilli sauce.