Sohan Papdi

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup Gram Glour,1 1/4 cup Maida,250 gms Ghee
• 1/2 cups Sugar,1 1/2 cup Water,2 tbsp Milk
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom seeds crushed coarsely
• 4" squares cut from a thin polythene sheet

Preparation:
. Sift both flours together. . Heat ghee in a heavy saucepan. Add flour mixture and roast on low till light golden. Keep aside to cool a little, stirring occasionally. . Prepare syrup simultaneously. Make syrup out of sugar, water and milk. Bring syrup to 2 1/2 thread consistency. . Pour at once into the flour mixture. Beat well with a large fork till the mixture forms threadlike flakes. . Pour onto a greased surface or thali and roll to 1" thickness lightly. Sprinkle the elaichi and gently press down with palm.. Cool, cut into 1" squares, wrap individually into square pieces of thin plastic sheet. Store in an airtight container.

Capsicum Pasta

Ingredients

3 cups cooked pasta
1 cup chopped red-bellpepper
2 whole red chillies
2 cloves garlic(chopped)
1/2 cup tomato - chopped
6 almonds(skinned and little roasted and ground as a powder)
1 tsp chilli sauce
2 tsp mayonnaise
5 no.s peppercorns
1 tsp or needed salt
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp butter

Directions

1. Grind tomatoes, red chillies, peppercorns, add salt and finally add olive oil to make it like a sauce.
2. Add almond powder,cooked pasta to the sauce and mix them well.
3. Heat butter in a kadai,add chopped garlic,capsicum pieces and little salt and saute for 3 mins atleast so that the capsicum pieces are half-cooked.
4. Now add the mayonnaise and mix well for a min.
5. Add the pasta in sauce to the capsicum mixture and salute well for 2 mins.
6. Serve it hot with Fruit Drink