Dinner Quick-fix Recipe#2- Cauliflower Bake

I always love to prepare my little one's fave food.
And this is cauliflower with a twist in using the usual bechamel sauce and is really yummy, for those who love the taste of cheese.

Ingredients: Serves 2 (when accompanied with brown bread)

1. Cauliflower- (separated into small segments), blanched, about 2 cups
2. Onion -1/2 (very finely chopped)
   
3. Parmesan Cheese -1/2 cup or Milkman/Amul cheese slices - 4
4. Butter - 2 tablespoons
   
5. Milk -2 cups
   
6. Cornflour - 2 tablespoons
7. Salt- according to taste
   
8. Pepper -Freshly ground

1. In a medium saucepan, heat the butter over medium-low heat until it melts. Then add the chopped onions and fry them till they are translucent.
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3. Add the blanched cauliflower.
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5. Meanwhile, heat the milk in a separate pan until just about to boil. Add the hot milk to the butter mixture 1 cup at a time, and bring to a boil.
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7. In a cup, mix the cornflour with 2 tablespoons of milk and add it to the above mixture.
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9. Cook for about 6-10 minutes, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens. Season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with the grated cheese/slices.
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11. Remove from heat and put a lid on the mixture, allowing the cheese to melt.
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13. Serve with brown/white sandwich bread or layer it between buns. You can have it without the bread as well.
    

Create your own salad Bar

Back home after a tired day...The ready made food is either too fattening or boring. Most of the salads and preparations on the net are either non-veg or are un-appealing to our Indian tongue. For those of you who are in the same situation as me, then I have a few quick fixes which are just fine. These can double as a meal by themselves.

Equip your Salad Bar with the following:

Create your own salad bar at home by stocking a few cucumbers (or kheeras as they are known in Hindi). A cabbage, red one is preferable. (These are widely available in Namdharis, Food World and Reliance Fresh kind of supermarkets.) Broccoli, Cherry tomatoes, Pickled Olives(green or black or stuffed), harkot beans, some Iceberg Lettuce, baby carrots, potatoes, pineapple slices and frozen peas.

You also need

A bottle of Eggless Sandwich spread mayonnaise (Funfoods, India)
Some ground pepper
Olive oil

Recipe #1

Ingredients Needed Serves: 1 (for dinner)
2(for entrée )

• Iceberg Lettuce(torn into shreds)
  
• Broccoli florets (a cup)
• Peas (a handful)
• Carrots(about 1/2 cup)
  
• Red cabbage(1/2 cup finely shredded)
• 10 Black or green olives(cut into halves)
• 2 pineapple slices cut into cubes
• 2 tablespoons of Egg-less Mayonnaise
  
• salt
  

Preparation:

1. Boil about a liter of water until it starts bubbling and add 1/2 a tsp of salt.
   
2. Add the thawed peas, carrots and broccoli florets
   
3. Wait a minute and remove the vegetables.
4. Drain the water let it cool.

Recipe:

Combine all the vegetables in a bowl and toss them together with olive oil and mayonnaise.
And the portion is very filling and full of anti-oxidants that you'll have a glow on your cheek if you can eat them every night...