Asparagus Spagetti

I am the one who has always been in love with Spagetti a lot.I usually use whole wheat Spagetti .There are so many variations to make spagetti ,much of them need a lot of cheese, mine has a little swerve to the original recipe.I used only a tbsp of grated cheese for everyone and added a tbsp of extra cheese before serving the kids portion to them.But one can make their variations to this recipe in terms of cheese,add mushrooms or spinach.

Ingredients,
Spagetti - 100 gms to 150 gms
Tomato - 1 large
Asparagus- 8 to 10
Garlic pods- 2 ( minced)
Red chilli flakes- 3/4 of a tablespoon ( I felt it a little spicier,if making for kids can reduce this to 1/2 tbsp)
Olive oil- 1/4 cup
Salt- 2 tsps
Parmesan cheese- 1 tbsp(grated) ( kids had a little more cheese)

1. Take Spagetti in a pan ,add water till the Spagetti immerses and boil them till they are cooked.Mine took almost 20 minutes and drain the remaining water and keep it aside.
2. Split the asparagus into 3/4 and 1/4 ,just bend the asparagus till it is cut into 3/4 and 1/4 , so that the beginning of the asparagus is 3/4 and the end of it is only 1/4 which cannot be used for Spagetti. Although I have seen on a television show that the 1/4 part  can be used for soups. Cut the remaining 3/4 of the asparagus in a inch each pieces.
3. Cut the tomatoes and the garlic pods.
4. In a pan take 1/4 cup of olive oil and then add cut asparagus and red chilli flakes.It takes 2 to 3 minutes for the asparagus to be done,then add garlic .Stir a little and then add tomatoes and sauté them till the tomatoes are cooked.
5. Add cooked Spagetti and 2 tsps of salt and finally add Parmesan cheese for nice flavor.

Ingredients required for Asparagus Spagetti

Bend the asparagus ,so that the front portion is 3/4 of the sparagus and break them in two pieces.

The lower portion of the asparagus can be used in soups.

All the chopped veggies.

First saute asparagus and red chilli flakes for 2 minutes and then add garlic and tomatoes.

Add cooked spagetti and salt and grated cheese and mix well.

Basil Pasta

Pasta would be a vey good substitute for heavy rice meal.Good to go for lunch boxes too.
I have used fresh basil leaves,fresh tastes better than dried basil with whole wheat pasta.

Ingredients for Basil Pasta,
Pasta- 1 1/2 cup
Basil- 1 cup( chopped)
Tomatoes- 2( chopped)
Garlic pods-2( finely chopped)
Onions- 1/2 cup ( chopped)
Olive oil- 1/4 cup
Parmesan Cheese- 2 tbsp ( grated)
Salt -  1 tsp

1. Boil pasta in 2 cups of water until they are done and drain the remaining water.
2. In a pan take olive oil and tomatoes and chopped garlic to it,cook them half
3. when they are half done ,add onions and basil leaves.
4. Cook them for about 10 minutes and then finally add cooked pasta.
5. Finally add salt  and Parmesan cheese to this and mix well.

English Cucumber Sandwich

Today I was very exhausted to do a very deliberate Indian breakfast,so tried to do this daintiness of the sandwich ,English cucumber sandwich.Since this archetypal English sandwich contain very little protein,it is generally not considered sustaining enough for an afternoon meal.As source from Wikipedia.
Since Indian culture is inveigled by British culture,we do see Indian people making these sandwiches with some green chutney and some potato filling too.
The modern variants of the daintiness of this sandwich is in showing the pores of the uncrusted white bread coated inside with butter  spiced with dill leaves and thinly sliced cucumbers.
Cucumber's skin can also be decorticated and the body of the cucumber can be thinly sliced.I have not decorticated the skin of the cucumber here.This sandwich is also perfect tea time snacks.

Ingredients for English Cucumber Sandwich,
White bread-2 slices
Salted Butter-1 tbsp
Dill leaves-1 tbsp(finely chopped)

Mix butter and dill leaves in a small bowl.
Grease one slice of the sandwich bread with this spiced butter add sliced cucumbers on top of it.
Cover it with the other slice of bread and cut the crusted edges.
Cut diagonally and it's ready to serve.

Baked wontons

Wontons are Chinese dumplings.These dumplings are either baked or fried in oil.these dumplings are made with all purpose four wrappers wrapped in sautéed filling.

Ingredients for filling of dumplings,       
Brussel sprouts-3 (finely chopped)or alternate with cabbage.
Red bell peppers-1/2 (long slit)
Tofu-8 to 10 pieces(small)
Olive oil-1 teaspoon
Soya sauce-1teaspoon
Thai chilli-1/2(chopped)

Ingredients for the dough,
All purpose flour-2 cups.
Salt-1/2 a teaspoon
Olive oil-1 teaspoon.
Water-1/4cup.


1. In a pan add all the veggies,add  olive oil and a teaspoon of say sauce and sautéed it for 2 minutes.place it a bowl .

2.take 2 cups of all purpose flour,add 1/2 teaspoon of salt ,1 teaspoon of olive oil and 1/4 cup of water to make it a dough.

3. Make small balls out of the dough and roll them into small round shapes.

4. Place the sautéed filling in the middle of the rolled small rounds of dough.

5.Lift one end of the circle and join it to the other end ,seal the dough and make ridges along the edges as shown in the pic below.


6.Preheat the oven to 400degree Fahrenheit .and bake for 15 minutes ,or until  the dumplings turn golden brown in color.

7. Serve with say sauce.If you want to spice it up ,add chopped green chillies in the say sauce for dipping.