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myspicyworld: Macaroni payasam

Macaroni payasam

Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony
Stuck a feather in his hat
And called it macaroni.......
ooo akshu's favourite lines and hearing this suddenly thought its long time since i made macaroni payasam :-) i always love that and it was a hit when me n ama made it first time for my friends..now goes the recipe

Ingredients
macaroni/shell pasta -2 cups
Milk - 5 cups
Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
Custard powder - 3 tbsp
Ghee
Cashew & Raisin

Method:

• Cook the pasta as instructed in the package,usually 4-5 cups boiled water ,and add these pasta/macaroni and wait until it cooks softly ,u can add a pinch of salt and sugar to it.Drain immediately after it cooks and run through the cold water for several times to remove the starch,add a spoon of oil and gently mix n keep (to prevent sticking).

• Take milk in a heavy bottomed vessel and bring it to boil,retain few spoons of milk to make custard paste,after that jus simmer and add half the sugar n keep for 15 min ..u can noticeably see milk layering n becoming little thick .
• At this time add the pasta and remaining sugar ,keep in simmer for 20 min until the pasta slightly absorbs sugar..u can adjust the consistency by adding boiled water little
• Now make a paste of the custard powder and add lil by lil to the payasam and jus 2-3 mins you can remove from the stove.
• Jus garnish with fried cashew n raisins..

This will be good with thick consistency and may be served chilled too...would be like a sweet cheese pasta..with lovely colour of the custard...

Tomato Roast

This is a quick n no fermentation needed dosa...with lovely red color...and a crispy texture,its jus too gud when had hot..
Ingredients
To soak
rice-1 cup
urad dal - 2tbsp
fenugreek - 1/4 tbsp
Other items:
Vine ripe Tomato -4
red chilli-3
jeera -1tbsp
asafoetida
salt
To garnish:
cilantro
Preparation:
Soak all the items mentioned above for minimum 3 hrs
In a wok heat 2 tbsp oil and add the tomato pieces ,let it cook until mushy and all raw smell goes off.
now add jeera,red chilli,asafoetida,let this cool for a while
grind the soaked materials to fine batter,finally add this tomato mixture and grind it.
adjust salt to your taste and add chopped cilantro
The batter should be little consistent like for normal dosa,you can make dosas as usual...leave 2-3 sec more in the pan so that it gets nicely cooked before you flip the other side...

This is so delicious with peanut chutney....and just dont count the numbers...enjoy..