ME, the lazy foodie !!

Truly a bowl of delicious health !! I am not really a big fan of bell peppers but I just could not resist trying out roast pepper sauce in my pasta this time. I loved the result. Without more blabbering I'll just get on to the recipe. I need to warn you that this is not the authentic roast pepper sauce. Its just my take on the recipe. The recipe serves 2 people INGREDIENTS Fusilli pasta - 4 cups Bell Peppers - 2 (any color) (diced) Onion - 2 large (half diced and half julienned) Tomato - 2 large (half diced and half finely chopped) Garlic - 10 - 15 cloves (finely chopped) Coriander leaves - few sprigs (finely chopped) Potato - 1 large (optional - You can add any veggies of your choice or skip) (chopped) Chilli Flakes - 1 tbsp (use as per taste) Oregano - 1 tbsp Mozzarella or parmesan cheese (grated) Salt to taste Olive oil to cook (You can use any oil of your choice though) Water to boil METHOD Boil pasta as per instructions on the packet. Strain the p...

See these yummy looking fritters ? Ever had these ? These are called GoLi Baje. GoLi means round like a marble and Baje means fritters. These fritters are a speciality of Mangalore. Hence they are also called Mangalore Bajji. My mom makes a very good version of these. Although I like my version better. I add a little more refined wheat flour than her and this makes them softer and fluffier. Lets move on to the recipe now. INGREDIENTS Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) - 2 tbsp Gram Flour (Chickpea flour / Besan) - 1/2 tbsp Sugar - 1 tsp Curd - to mix Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp Ginger (grated / paste) - 1 tsp Green chillies (finely chopped) - 2 to 3 Salt to taste Little water to mix Oil to cook METHOD Mix sugar and curd and keep aside. Let the sugar melt and mix well. Mix the other dry ingredients together along with ginger and green chillies. Add the curd and sugar mixture and mix well with a whisk / fork. I prefer to mix with a fork as it breaks any lumps that get formed....