#532 My go-to meal

 My go-to meal

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On days when I am sick or too lazy to cook anything, my go-to meal is a bowl of steamy veggie-loaded Macroni. To make this dish healthy and fulfilling, I add a lot of seasonal veggies and prefer the Macroni(no-maida) to be made up of wheat flour wheat or corn flour. Even though no-all-purpose flour Macroni looks not-so-appealing as compared to the all-purpose flour Macroni but I have omitted all-purpose flour(Maida) from my plate a long ago.

Ingredients:

• ·      Sliced onions
• ·      Garlic
• ·      Bell papers
• ·      Green chillies
• ·      Mushrooms
• ·      Beans
• ·      Flat beans
• ·      Zuchhini
• ·      Diced Carrots
• ·      Cabbage
• ·      Brocolli
• ·      Salt
• ·      Black Pepper
• ·      Chicken Masala(optional)
• ·      Sauces of your choice
• ·      Coriander leaves to garnish

Procedure:

• ·      Take some water in a pan and add some salt and a few drops of oil to it. Drops of oil will prevent the Macroni from sticking to each other.
• ·      Once the water starts to boil, put the Macroni into it.
• ·      In the meantime, you can start chopping vegetables sidewise. Once the Macroni is 70%-80% cooked, strain them and put them under cold water. Then put them aside.
• ·      In the same pan, add some oil/butter and chopped garlic, and stir them till they become a little brown.
• ·      Then on high flame, start adding all veggies one by one and stir them for 3-4 minutes. High flame maintains the crunch of these veggies without making them turn soft or mushy.
• ·      Add the salt, spices, and sauces of your choice. I added black pepper, chicken masala, and soya sauce. Then mix all and stir for 3-4 minutes.
• ·      At the end, serve it hot with chopped coriander leaves.

If you’re an eggetarian, you can add eggs to it too. It tastes good with that too. Alternatively, soya chunks can be a substitute for eggs for vegetarians. This might look like a lot of tasks for some but trust me, the taste will take away all the pain of cooking.

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Swati Sarangi

18.06.2024

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