Crax Crax Chat Chat

Carvings are weird. They do not believe in absoluteness of time or place or even hunger.

So, the craving for Nachos has been knocking in my mind for sometime now and for one reason or other, I wasn't able to get hold of a plate of Nachos at an eating joint nor a pack of nachos from a confectionery store. Somehow, this, Ms Craving visited and refused to go back at a time when I couldn't go out and satisfy her. Therefore, I had to find a way out to kill for the moment and I attacked the confectionery cabinet in the kitchen. A pack of Crax (remember the corn rings?) was spotted. Jaan mei jaan aa gayi bhai sahab! Not that it can replace nachos, but temporary solution mil gaya.

Robbed the condiment section and came up with this Crax Chat :D

Ingredients:

Crax- 1 pack;

Onion- 1 nos (small);

Tomato- 1 nos (small);

Limejuice- 1 teaspoon;

Tomato Chilli Sauce- 1 teaspoon;

Green Chilli- 1 nos (optional);

Salt- a pinch. ( use kala namak if you have it).

Method:

• In a saucer, place the corn rings strategically.
• Chop the onion, tomato and chilli, add the salt and lime juice to it. Mix well to make a nice smelling seasoning.
• Sprinkle the seasoning over the corn rings.
• Pour the tomato ketchup or tomato chilli sauce over it.
• Eat quickly :D

The Outcome:

The Fiasco:

I might very well want to omit this section :D

Back from the Hiatus with Pasta :D

Gone missing from this place has been hard for me, no cooking and still no weight loss. Yes. I guess there is something wrong with my body which is not showing in the diagnose until it gets worse. *phew*

So, that leaves me with very less time to eat, experiment cooking and taste. Also, I was watching 'Zayke ka Safar' with Vinod Dua while he was finding out zaykas in Hongkong. So, he said something what I always say. "Ek zindagi kaafi chhoti hai aap tak duniya bhar ke zayke pahunchane ke liye." (One lifetime is not enough for letting the tastes of world reach you). So true. So bloody true!!

It sort of inspired me and I put on that apron again. Starting with a low calorie my all time favorite food item.  

Pasta cooked the very basic Indian way. :D

Ingredients:

Pasta- any shape, 250 gms (approx.);

Onions- 2 nos (medium size)- chopped;

Tomatoes- 4 nos (medium size)- Pureed- in blender;

Capsicum- 1 nos (medium size);

Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp;

Salt to taste;

Black Pepper to taste;

Dried Oregano- 1 tsp or to taste;

Olive Oil- 3 tbsp

Method:

• Boil the pasta in a pan with a little olive oil and a pinch of salt. Make sure the pasta isn't overboiled or underboiled. Sieve the boiled pasta under running water. Keep aside.
• In a pan, heat the olive oil and add the ginger garlic paste.
• Add the onions and stir fry until golden brown.
• Add the pureed tomatoes and the capsicum. Add salt, pepper and oregano. Let it simmer for few minutes. Keep stirring in between. Let the puree come in desired consistency. You may want your with gravy, if it gets dry, add some water and simmer.
• When the gravy reaches the desired consistency, add the pasta. Stir and let it mix in the gravy well. 
• Leave it for a 2-3 minutes on the fire while stirring in between before putting the gas off.
• Serve with garnishing of Basil Leaves.

The Outcome:

The Fiasco:

NONE :P

It was Yummeh!! :D