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FOOD RECIPE This vegetarian soup brings together hot, sour,salty,bitter  and sweet tastes , in a fine balance. www.askvikass.in serves  4-6 , cooking time 1 hour Ingredients 250 gms mooli, cut to bite-sized pieces 250 gms cluster beans,chopped 4 slices dried fig 1/2 cup garlic 1/2 cup fresh dill leaves (sowa) 3 tbsp ginger,grated 4 cups vegetable stock. For garnish Juice of 1 lemon 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil (see box) 1/2 cup green onioms,finely sliced. Method Place all the ingredients in a pot and cover.Fill a larger pot with water,bring to a boil  and place the smaller pot in it.Cover and cook on a low flame until the vegetables  are tender.Leave covered until time to serve.Stir in sesame oil and lemon juice.Garnish with sliced green onions. To make toasted sesame oil, toast 500 gms sesame seeds in a pan and process in a blender  while still warm until oil is released .Leave in a jar  for a few hours and the oil will raise  t...

food Ingredients  1 kg Mutton or beef mince, 2 slices bacon finely  chopped (optional), 3 carrots finely chopped, 2 large celery sticks with leaves finely chopped, 4 tb sps olive oil, 1 cup dry red wine, 3 cups basic tomato sauce, 1/2 cup water. Tomato puree 200 gms, and Salt and pepper to taste. wizardrecipes.com Simmer the bacon ,onions carrots and celery in olive oil for 15 minutes. Add the meat and brown thoroughly. Pour the wine and tomato sauce and simmer for an hour or till tender . Add some water if the sauce is too dry.Then simmer uncovered for another 15 minutes after adding the tomato puree . Season and serve with spaghetti. This sauce  can be frozen for up to 3 months. NOTE : Spaghetti can also be boiled ,oiled  and frozen for a month- thaw outside or in a microwave.

S auces are really matter if you want to enjoy an Italian meal. Tomato sauce is probably the most popular sauce for pasta dishes .This page describes how to make tomato sauce  - one that may use meat, while the other is truly vegetarian. The sauce can also from the base for many other Italian sauces. Basic Tomato Sauce . Ingredients: 5 packets of 200 gms Tomato Puree, 1/4 cup of olive oil  , 3 large onions thinly sliced, 1 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp dried basil, 2 tsps sugar(optional) 4 cloves garlic chopped and  Salt and pepper for taste. In a saucepan,pour the olive oil  and simmer with garlic and onions till tender, about 15 minutes ,stirring frequently . Add tomato puree ,herbs and seasoning. Simmer uncovered  till thick,stirring often to avoid sticking and burning .Meatballs can be added to the sauce if desired. Sauce can be frozen for 3 months. Note : For a pure vegetarian sauce slice 500 gms button mushrooms and add salt in a little olive oil...

FOOD To make Bechamel sauce. M elt the butter over medium heat and add the flour .Cook for 2 minutes stirring constantly .Re move pan from heat and add warmed milk stirring  constantly. Cook further till thickened, add seasoning and nutmeg. Keep aside. Grease a baking dish and cover the bottom with a thin layer of meat  sauce and then a thin layer to bechamel sauce . Cover this with  a layer of lasagne sheets . Keep repeating the layers ending with the bechamel sauce ,till all the ingredients  are used up. Sprinkle the cheese on the top and bake for 35-40 minutes or till golden brown.Keep aside for 10 minutes before cutting. NOTE : The Bechamel sauce can be refrigerated for 2 days and the cooked flour(before adding the milk) can be frozen for up to 3 months. CIAO! An Italian meal will frequently end either with cheese(gorgon-zola,provolone,belpaese, herbed mozzarella)or fruit followed by strong espresso coffee.