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Sunday 16 August 2015

FUN WITH FARFALLE



There is no sincere love than the love for food.
- George Bernard Shaw

Food is something
That melts your heart
Awakens your soul
Enlightens the mind
Tickles the inner spirit

Food is the most mysterious thing in the entire universe. What is so mysterious about it? 
The taste a person brings to a recipe will never match equally to the taste that the other person brings! Isn't that so unique! Even more unique than the fingerprint! 
The variety, the richness, the taste, the aroma, the flavour and the secret activation of salivation, once the smell reaches the tip of your nose. It creates anticipation; the anticipation for taste and satiety. Good food gives you joy; the joy of having had a good meal, the fullness it gives your heart. 
Like an antidepressant drug trying to elevate the mood, good food uplifts your mood. 
Food creates a mini 'life' within us. It gives you everything that the whole life will bring you, in just one meal. It doesn't matter whether your plates are filled with a three course meal or a single course meal; the only thing that matters is the food itself and a true spirited lover can understand what I mean.
If food is Heaven, cooking is Paradise.
Cooking gives you plentiful energy which penetrates the deepest parts of your soul and activates  every nerve in your body and makes the spirit, an enhanced one. Cooking for others gives you, fulfillment on seeing them eating to their hearts content, resolve to do better on seeing them crunch their faces, satisfaction on time spent well. Cooking for yourselves gives you something even cchicks hard to put down in words.
Here, I have tried a pasta recipe with Farfalle pasta, chicken and mint. For seasoning I have used Thyme and Oregano. And for the cheesy part - I used Mozzarella. 
The choices I have made was entirely out of my own likes and dislikes. I love chicken and mint combination and I like Mozzarella better than Parmesan. 

So, let us go in depth into the recipe.


 INGREDIENTS:
DEL MONTE FARFALLE PASTA - 1 CUP
OLIVE OIL - 2 TEA SPOONS
TOMATO - 1 
ONIONS CHOPPED- 1/2 CUP
GARLIC - 2 CLOVES
CHICKEN - 100 GMS
MOZARELLA CHEESE - REQUIRED QUANTITY
THYME - 1 TEASPOON
OREGANO - 1 TEASPOON
BLACK PEPPER - 1/2 TEASPOON 
SALT - 1/2 TEASPOON
MINT LEAVES - 2-3 LEAVES
 
 

 
 FARFALLE PASTA






 
                                                                     


                                                                       OLIVE OIL






                                                            MOZARELLA CHEESE




                                                                       TOMATO




                                                               GARLIC CLOVES



                                                              
                                                                  MINT LEAVES



                                                               
                                                               BLACK PEPPER 





                                                              CHICKEN PIECES




                                                                    ONIONS






THYME (LT)     OREGANO(RT)


Having seen the ingredients, I will tell you about the duration of time you will need to spend. 
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes

Preparation time involves something like the following.
- Preparing the chbrown.   
- Preparing the tomato puree
- Preparing the pasta

Let me explain one by one. 

PREPARING THE CHICKEN.
Clean your chicken thoroughly. After cleaning twice, I added a pinch of turmeric to little amount of water and washed the chicken pieces with the turmeric water. It is not necessarily needed, but this will help in eliminating the raw smell that chicken carries with it. 

The next step is to boil it. I have used 100 GMs of chicken and I added 1 and a 1/2 cups of water for boiling. I boiled it for 5
 minutes. For chicken , it is enough if you boil it for 5-7 minutes. If you go beyond that, you will end up in eating a chicken that will taste like rubber in your mouth.

Having boilt it, I cut them into small pieces like in the pictures. After cutting them, I kept them aside and went on to part 2.



Boil the chicken with 1 and a 1/2 cups of water for 5-7 minutes in slow flame




       PREPARATION OF TOMATO PUREE
  It is as simple as it looks. I have used only one big ripe tomato. I peeled off the outer layer and added the cut pieces into a mixer. The fresh tomato puree was ready.





                                                           Make fresh tomato puree







   PREPARATION OF PASTA
This is the major step involved in the preparation time. I took handful of pasta in a vessel and added two cups of water and boiled it till it turned into the right consistency. Consistency is important because it should neither be undercooked or overcooked. It should be 'all dente' or rather, 'just cooked'. I checked constantly for the consistency and when it turned out right, I switched off the gas.
Having cooked the pasta, I took them out from the vessel and placed them in a wide vessel. I added a few drops of olive oil over it and mixed it well. The oil will help them maintain the consistency and will also avoid the sticking.

                                                boil the pasta with two cups of water for 15 minutes, check it frequently after 10 minutes for the consistency.




                                                      chop the onions into fine pieces



                                                     pasta is boiling




                                                               take the boiled chicken and cut into small pieces




                                                    pasta has boiled


                                                take it out and sprinkle some olive oil over it


PREPARATION OF 'FUN WITH FARFALLE'



I took a vessel and added a few drops of olive oil. I let the oil heat for a few minutes. Then i added fonely chopped garlic cloves and cooked them for a minute. I then added the chopped onions and a pinch of salt along with it. I sauted them until the onions turned a little golden brown. I added the chopped mint leaves and cooked them for a minute. Then it was time to add the tomato delicacy. I added the tomato puree that had been kept ready. I mixed it well with the contents and let them cook for a while. I then added the chicken pieces and waited a while before adding Thyme and Oregano. The sauce was almost done and I added the scraped Mozzarella cheese. The amount of cheese is always according to the desire of the person who is cooking or eating. I have added it according to my taste. After the cheese had melt, I added the boiled pasta to the sauce and switched off the gas after two minutes. The aroma had filled the room and I transferred little of the contents to a plate. I garnished it with little cheese and chopped mint leaves on top of it. The cheese had melt and it was a wonderful sight to look at! 



                                                        add chopped garlic



                                                      saute it till it turns golden



                                                      add onion and a pinch of salt




 after it turns golden, add chopped mint leaves



                                                       saute it nicely



                                            add tomato puree to it



                                                   let it cook well




                                                      add the chicken pieces to the mixture


                                                             mix it well. then add a little thyme





                                                         then add a little oregano







                                                        mix it well



                                                 add scraped mozarella cheese to it




                                                   then add the cooked pasta to it and add little pepper. mix well.








                                          Add a little cheese on top and serve it hot.









                                                                  Fun with Farfalle!!!




































 


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