Thursday, March 26, 2009

Shrimp and Feta Cheese Pasta

"This is a recipe I just kind of fooled around with and made up. When I first tasted it I was proud! I felt like I was eating a meal from a gourmet Italian restaurant!"
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PREP TIME 15 Min
COOK TIME 15 Min
READY IN 30 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon white wine
  • 1 pound linguine pasta
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 (6 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese







DIRECTIONS

  1. In a medium skillet over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook shrimp, garlic and white wine for 5 minutes, or until shrimp is pink. Remove shrimp with slotted spoon and set aside.
  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  3. While pasta is cooking, cook tomatoes with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, oregano and basil over medium heat in wine mixture until tender, 10 minutes.
  4. Toss hot pasta with shrimp, tomato sauce and feta. Feta will melt slightly. Serve.

Achari Gosh

Achari Gosh


meat dish with pickle spices cooked into a spicy curry
Main Ingredient: Lamb
Achari Gosh
2 lbs lamb
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Achari chicken

Achari chicken



Main Ingredient: Chicken
Achari chicken
2 tbsp Cooking Oil
250 grams Plain Yogurt
1 1/2 tsp . Mustard Seeds
1000 grams Chicken
1 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds
1 tbsp Garlic Paste
1 tsp Ginger Paste
6 number Green Chillies
1 large Lemon Juice
1 1/2 tsp Nigella Seeds
4 number Onions

to taste Red Chilli Powder

to taste Salt
3 large Tomatoes
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
) Heat oil in a heavy based pan on medium heat. Add onions and fry (stirring occasionally) until golden brown. Add tomatoes and saute until they are well soft.
2) Add in the chicken pieces, plain yogurt , ginger paste, garlic paste, salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder. Mix and cover pot and let it cook on low heat until the chicken is half done.
3) Seperately put a frying pan on stove on medium heat and roast the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and nigella seeds in a dry pan. (Do not use oil.) Roast these seeds until the cumin turns brown.
4) Take 2 teaspoons of this roasted mixture and set it aside. Grind the rest of it in a grinder to a fine powder. Then add the turmeric powder to this grinded powder and make it into a thick paste by adding the lemon juice. Now stuff this paste into the green chillies and set them aside.
5) Add the remaining paste to the chicken and sprinkle the roasted mixture over the chicken and further cook the chicken until it is well done. Then add the stuffed chillies to the chicken and cook on very low heat for another 5 minutes.

Ablama

Ablama



Main Ingredient: Brinjal Eggplant Aubergene
Ablama
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
12 number eggplants
3 clove garlic, crushed
3/4 lbs ground beef
1 number medium onion, finely chopped
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup rice, rinsed

to taste salt

to taste yogurt sauce

Core the eggplants with a sharp knife or, better yet, with an eggplant corer (found in Middle Eastern stores), making sure not to break the skins.

In a frying pan, heat 1/2 cup of the oil and sauté the eggplants over a medium heat, turning often until they cook on all sides; then remove and place in a strainer to drain and cool.

To the same oil, add the onion and garlic; then sauté over a medium heat for a few moments. Add more oil if the onions begin to stick. Stir in the meat, rice, salt, pepper, allspice, cinnamon, and oregano and stir-fry until the meat is browned. Remove and allow to cool.

In the meantime, heat the remaining 1/4 cup of oil in another frying pan and add the pine nuts; then stir-fry over a medium heat until they turn golden brown. Remove and drain.

Make a filling by mixing the pine nuts with the meat mixture. Stuff the eggplants; then set aside.

Prepare the yogurt sauce. Place the stuffed eggplants in the yogurt; then simmer uncovered over very low heat, for 30 minutes. Serve hot.

Aam Chutney

Aam Chutney



Main Ingredient: Mango
Aam Chutney
4 number Green Chillies (Hari Mirch)
1 bunch Mint Leaves (Podina)
1 number Raw Mango (Kairi)
3/4 tsp Salt
Grind all of the ingredients together and mix well.

Aaloo Gobhi

Aaloo Gobhi



Servings: 4 persons
Main Ingredient: Cauliflower
Aaloo Gobhi
1 tbsp Cooking Oil
1 number Cauliflower
1 tbsp Cumin Seeds (Zeera)
1 tsp Grounded Ginger (Adrak)
1 tsp Mustard Seeds (Rai)
1/4 cup Plain Yogurt
3 cup Potatoes
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder (Pisi Lal Mirch)
1 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
1/4 cup Vegetable Stock

1) Heat oil in a heavy pan. When oil gets hot add in the seeds, stir until they begin to pop. Then add in all of the other spices, cauliflower, potatoes and vegetable stock. Stir to mix evenly. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the cauliflower is done but still crisp.

2) Finally stir in the yogurt and mix. Let simmer on low heat for another 5 minutes or until well hot.

Aaloo Bhurta

Aaloo Bhurta



Main Ingredient: Potatos
Aaloo Bhurta
2 cup Cooking Oil

bunch Coriander/Cilantro Leaves (Hara Dhania)
3 number Onions
1/4 grams Plain Yogurt
1/2 grams Potatoes
1 tbsp Red Chilli Powder (Pisi Lal Mirch)

to taste Salt

1. Boil the potatoes in a pot of water on the stove. Once the potatoes are well cooked, drain the water and let the potatoes cool. When the potatoes are cool, peel them and mash them well in a bowl.

2. In a separate bowl combine the salt, red chilli powder and yugurt. And beat it well.

3. In a heavy based pot heat some oil. When oil is hot add in the sliced onions and fry the onions until golden brown. Then add in the yugurt mixture to onions and stir. Add the mashed potatoes, mix well and take off heat. Finally garnish with the fresh coriander/cilantro leaves and mix well.