The Magical Macaroni
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Macaroni, a well-known pasta shaped in a curve, looks like our elbow shape is one of the easiest and tasty versions of pasta which has been known to us. A lot many ways with macaroni have been designed and presented to our guests, from the classic Italian to the contemporary versions and the creative concoctions, which are my favourite and out of the box offerings!
A pasta is one of the easiest dish to prepare since it just needs a few basic tips to adapt to and the recipes from the simplest to the fusion are just a thought process which is imaginary and full of aromas and flavors to balance that perfect pasta plate to indulge into at any hour of the day.
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Macaroni pasta is small in size and easy to handle for someone working with pasta for the first time, and is also good to learn with a variety of sauces, ingredients and taste-enhancing ingredients to make the pasta experience all the more enticing and mesmerising.
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Here are a few tips on how to combine Macaroni Pasta in our day-to-day cooking:
- Combine boiled macaroni with boiled green peas and cook it in tomato based masala with simple home spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, red chili, mixed herbs and a little salt to taste, fresh coriander leaves and have it with a little topping of grated cheese, good munch for the kids and teenagers.
- Macaroni pasta goes well with our palak paneer gravy as well. Try using a little leftover gravy next time, add boiled pasta to it and some sweet corn, capsicums and chilli flakes, top it with cheese and bake.
- Adding macaroni pasta to a chana chaat, tossing it together with a sprouts salad with desi chutneys for dressing, serving it with roasted crushed peanuts with a little curd and chaat masala, mint and coriander in a raita format for a change with a tadka of curry leaves and mustard seeds is just yummy!
- I have always enjoyed macaroni with cubes of hard-boiled eggs, boiled shredded chicken pieces, sautéed prawns or boiled shrimps, some sliced chicken sausages, salami, bacon, etc, dressed in a little mayonnaise with some mustard paste and a dash of Capsico or tabasco sauce for a snack.
- Macaroni pasta can also be done with a tomato/onion-tomato masala, and additions can be potato cubes, a few fox nuts/makhanas or phool patasha, as we call it in Sindhi, it’s a little gravy to it and eaten with rotis.
- I also enjoy macaroni pasta with a methi garlic masala, and with some paneer or colourful capsicums/ little lady fingers/ bitter gourd/ small baby onions cooked in a green masala, is also a good choice as a variety.
Here are a few easy and yummy recipes with macaroni pasta for a perfect Sunday Brunch!
Recipe-1] MACARONI MASKA MASALA
Recipe-2] SPICED TOMATO MACARONI SOUP
Recipe-3] THE HEALTHY MACARONI SALAD BOWL
Recipe-4] SOY MACARONI COMBO MEAL
Recipe-5] MACARONI MUSHROOM MELANGE
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Dr. Kaviraj Khialani, celebrity master chef is a Mumbai based food and hospitality consultant. He is specialised in over 33 plus international cuisines & is a two times national award winner for his excellence in his field of expertise. Chef Kaviraj has worked with some of the reputed hotel chains & airline companies in India & Overseas. He is a renowned academician, food designer & author- writer on food and culinary features, besides having been featured on Colors Television & Star plus he loves trying global fusion cooking promoting Indian food on an international platter for the diaspora.
