Macaroni Payasam / Kheer

Was very busy since few days, thats why couldn't meet you all... And this is the blessed month,so there are many things to do, hope you all are busy with prayers and reciting Quran.. Did any one of you invited few for iftar? I love to do but this time haven't done much... :)
Here you have a simple macaroni / pasta kheer from me, it will be a great addition to the iftar party insha Allah, try out and let me know.. :-)



Ingredients used,
macaroni 2 cups
milk 4 cups
milk maid 1 cup
sugar 1 cup or as desired
cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
rice powder 1 Tbsp
water 1/2 cup
butter 1 Tbsp
cashews and raisins few
ghee



Method,
Cook macaroni according to packet instructions.
Drain and keep aside.
I did pressure cook macaronis up to 3 whistles and cut each into two pieces.
Heat butter in a vessel, saute macaronis in it for 2 minutes.
Add milk, sugar and milk maid and continue stirring.
Allow to boil.
Mix rice powder in water and pour this to the boiling payasam.
Continue stirring and let thicken the kheer.
Add cardamom powder and switch off fire.
Heat ghee, fry cashews and raisins and garnish payasam with it.

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Macaroni With Tuna and Mushroom

How to prepare Macaroni with tuna and mushroom
macaroni 250 g
mushroom 1 can
tuna 1 can
tomato paste 1 table spoon
onion 2
garlic and ginger paste 2 teaspoons
pepper powder 2 teaspoons
soya sauce 1 table spoon
pepper sauce 1 teaspoon
tomato sauce 2 table spoons
coriander leaves chopped few
salt
oil

Cook macaroni and keep aside.
Chop onion and mushrooms. Heat oil, saute onion till soft. Then saute garlic and ginger paste for few seconds. Add mushrooms, tomato paste,and tuna and stir for one minute. Then add soya sauce , pepper sauce , macaroni and pepper powder into this. Stir well. Add tomato sauce and coriander leaves and mix, remove from fire.

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Macaroni and Chicken

Ingredients and method of preparation
macaroni 250 g
chicken 500 g
onion 1
tomato paste half of small can
garam masala 1/2 tea spoon
pepper powder 1 tea spoon
garlic cloves 2 small
ginger 1/2 inch piece
coriander leaves few chopped
potatoes 2
salt
oil
cumin seeds 1 pinch



Heat oil, add cumin seeds, add chopped onion. Saute it till transparent. Grind garlic and ginger together to make paste.Then add chicken pieces with pepper, garlic ginger paste ,salt and garama masala. Stir occasionally until chicken is half cooked. Add tomato paste and coriander leaves. MIx and close the lid. Cook on a low flame until chicken is done.

Peel and cut potatoes into pieces. Boil potatoes for 5 minutes and keep aside.Heat oil in a pan and fry potatoes pieces till brown in color.For this I used Prajusha's instructions.

Boil water and cook macaroni according to the package instructions.Add little oil while cooking. Drain. Keep them in a bowl. Then pour the chicken curry and fried potatoes over it. I prepared this following the Cupsa/Arabic rice recipe.

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