Month: October 2017
4 PASTA RECIPES – INDULGE IN TASTY PASTA WITH DROETKER PASTA SAUCES
Want to whip up a delicacy at a moment’s notice? Say yes to Pasta and its family including penne, spaghetti, ravioli, fettuccine, macaroni… and the list goes on. But so do the recipes! Let Dr. Oetker FunFoods Creative Kitchen take the forefront and tell you how a simple ingredient can take multiple yummy forms! From warm to cold, appetizers to mains, breakfast to dinner, Pasta can take you all the way!
Try these scrumptious pastas at home and create your own pasta moments
Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta
Servings: 3
Ingredients:
900 ml Water
10 g Salt
90 g Macaroni
2 tbsp Olive Oil
4 Garlic Cloves, chopped
1 small Onion, chopped
2 medium Tomato, chopped
3 medium Mushrooms, sliced
150 g Spinach, shredded
Black Pepper Powder
75 g (5 tbsp) Diet Mayonnaise
Directions:
- Boil water in a pot, add 9 g salt and macaroni. Cook per pack instructions or for approx. 5 minutes. Stir occasionally to avoid macaroni from sticking to the bottom.
- Using a ladle take out 120 ml pasta stock in a beaker and drain the cooked pasta into a colander.
- Heat oil in a nonstick pan (low flame) add garlic, onion and cook for 30 seconds or until onion gets caramelized. Add tomato and cook for 1-2 minutes or until it gets soft.
- Add mushroom, spinach and sauté for 2-3 minutes or until water from spinach dries out. Season it with pinch of salt and pepper.
- Add pasta stock to above vegetables and stir. Take the pan away from flame, add mayonnaise and stir well. Bring it back to flame and let it simmer for 1 minute or until sauce thickens.
- Add macaroni to above sauce and toss well. Serve hot.
Level: Beginner
Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 5-7 Minutes
Fusilli with Tomato Sauce
3 Servings
Ingredients:
75 ml Water
10 tsp Salt
175 g Dr. Oetker FunFoods Pasta & Pizza Sauce
30 g Parmesan Cheese (grated)
5 g Basil (4-5 leaves)
180 g Fusilli (boiled as per pack instructions)
Directions:
- In a non-stick pan heat marinara pasta sauce, add freshly boiled fusilli & toss well with the sauce.
- Make 3 servings. Garnish with parmesan cheese & basil leaves. Serve hot.
Level: Beginner
Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 5 Minutes
Pasta in Pink Sauce
2 Servings
Ingredients:
5 g Salt (1tsp.)
100 g Penne Pasta
137 g Dr. Oetker FunFoods Pasta Alfredo with Cheese (1/2 jar)
50 ml Full Cream Milk
35 g Dr. Oetker FunFoods Pasta & Pizza Sauce (2tbsp.)
Directions:
- Boil 1ltr water, add salt. Cook penne in it (8-9 minutes or as directed on pack). Drain water.
- To make pink sauce, in a non-stick pan mix pasta alfredo, milk, pasta and pizza sauce and heat (low flame).
- Add penne, toss and serve hot.
Level: Beginner
Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 5 Minutes
Pasta Salad
2 Servings
Ingredients:
100 g Penne Pasta
70 g Tomatoes (1 small, de-seeded & sliced)
30 g Iceberg Lettuce (chopped in pieces)
70 g Green Bell Peppers (sliced)
5 g Coriander Leaves (2-3 leaves)
60 g Dr. Oetker FunFoods Salad Dressing Pasta (4tbsp.)
Directions:
- Boil water in a pot, add penne. Cook as mentioned on the penne packet or for approx. 9 minutes. Stir several times while cooking to avoid penne from sticking to the bottom. Drain water and leave to cool for 10 minutes.
- In a bowl add tomatoes, capsicum, penne, iceberg lettuce and pasta dressing, toss well. Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve.
Level: Beginner
Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 5 Minutes
Delectable Diwali special recipes
Diwali is nearing by and many of you would be planning to host a mega dinner party for Diwali. Planning a dinner menu is always exciting for me and I had helped in fixing the menus for many of my friends and family. Though the planning is fun , it is bit painful to execute it. I usually plan my menu 2-3 days ahead and finish off the preparation work and desserts the previous day so that I can finish off the cooking easily on the day of party. To Help me today in my Party Planning , I have with me , Chef Gaurav Chadha, In-house Chef, Dr. Oetker India Pvt. Ltd.
Let your hands play all the cards and perform all the pujas as you relish in fantastic finger foods, young or old, can have a good time .
Moroccan Veg Skewers
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
2 tbsp Roasted Gram Flour
90 g (6 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Garlic Mayonnaise
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
¼ tsp Cinnamon Powder
Salt
1 Large Onion, diced
¼ each Red, Yellow and Green Bell-Pepper, diced
3-4 Broccoli Florets, boiled
2-3 Mint Leaves, chopped
2 tbsp Olive Oil
Directions:
- For Marination: In a bowl, add gram flour, 3 tbsp mayonnaise, chilli powder, cinnamon powder and salt. Mix well.
- In above marination add onion, bell peppers and broccoli. Mix well. Place vegetables one after another in skewers and keep in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- For sauce: In a bowl add remaining mayonnaise and mint. Mix well.
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan (medium flame) and grill skewers from both sides until light brown in colour. Serve skewers with sauce.
Level: Beginner
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 10 Minutes
Mini Pizzas
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
For Chilli and Cheese Pizza
1 Green chilli, chopped
½ medium Onion, chopped
¼ tsp Red Chilli Flakes
¼ Green Capsicum, chopped
Salt
1 tbsp Dr. Oetker FunFoods Pizza Topping
1 Mini Pizza Base
50 g Mozzarella Cheese, grated
For Paneer and Olive Pizza
50 g Paneer, chopped
2-3 Black Olives, chopped
Black Pepper Powder
Salt
1 tbsp Dr. Oetker FunFoods Pizza Topping
1 Mini Pizza Base
50 g Mozzarella Cheese, chopped
For Corn and Jalapeno Pizza
2 tbsp (30 g) Sweet Corn Kernels
1-2 Jalapenos, chopped
1 tbsp Dr. Oetker FunFoods Pizza Topping
1 Mini Pizza Base
50 g Mozzarella Cheese, chopped
Directions:
- For Chilli and Cheese Pizza- In a bowl, add green chilli, onion, chilli flakes, capsicum and salt. Mix well.
- Spread pizza topping equally on pizza base, place above mix and top it up with cheese.
- For Paneer and Olive Pizza- In a bowl add paneer, olives, black pepper powder and salt. Mix well.
- Spread pizza topping equally on pizza base, place above mix and top it up with cheese.
- For Corn and Jalapeno Pizza- In a bowl, add sweet corn and jalapenos. Mix well. Spread pizza topping equally on pizza base, place above mix and top it up with cheese.
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Place all 3 pizzas and bake in pre-heated oven for 3-4 minutes or until cheese melts & pizza base turns light brown in colour. Serve hot.
Level: Beginner
Preparation Time: 20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 10 Minutes
Assorted Dips
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
Cashew Dip
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
½ small Onion, peeled and chopped
6-7 Cashewnuts, chopped
50 g (3 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Veg Mayonnaise Garlic
30 g (2 tbsp) Curd
Salt
Black Pepper Powder
1 small Parsley leaf (for garnish)
Cheesy Dip
½ tbsp Vegetable Oil
4-5 Spring Onion Greens, chopped
50 g Processed Cheese, grated
¼ tsp Oregano
50 g (3 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Veg Mayonnaise Original
Black Pepper Powder
Fried Tomato Dip
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
2 small Tomatoes, diced
2 Garlic Cloves, peeled and chopped
50 g (3 tbsp) Dr. Oetker FunFoods Veg Mayonnaise Olive Oil
30 g (2 tbsp) Curd
Salt
Black Pepper Powder
¼ tsp Chilli Powder
Directions:
For cashew dip-
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan (low flame). Sauté onion and cashews for 2-3 minutes.
2 In a bowl add sautéed cashews mixture, mayonnaise and curd. Mix well.
3 Season it with salt and black pepper powder. Garnish with parsley leaf and serve.
For Cheesy dip-
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan (low flame). Cook 3-4 spring onion greens, processed cheese and oregano for 1 minute or until cheese melts
- In a bowl add melted cheese and mayonnaise. Mix well. Season it with black pepper powder.
- Garnish it with remaining spring onion and serve.
Fried Tomato dip-
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan (low flame). Sauté tomatoes and garlic for 3-4 minutes or until garlic is light brown.
- In a bowl add cooked tomato mixture, curd and mayonnaise. Mix well. Season it with salt and black pepper powder.
3 Sprinkle chilli powder on top of dip and serve.
Note- Serve above dips with bread sticks, lavash or raw vegetables
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Level: Beginner
Preparation Time: 20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 20 Minutes
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