One Pot Pasta

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A fuss free one pot pasta recipe that is flavorful and comes together in less than 30 minutes with the added bonus of very few dishes to clean up.

One pot pasta recipe

Convenient meals. Thats what we are looking for. Or at least I am, especially in this humid and hot as anything climate.

There are certain dishes I like sweating it out for. Sometimes the pleasure of spending time on a recipe brings the most flavor out of the dish. The chocolate ghiya ice cream is one such dish I don’t mind spending a significant amount in the kitchen. Probably because the entire process reminds me of my grandmom, and its my way of feeling some connection to her since I can no longer see her in person. There are other such recipes, but then there are meals you want to spend the least amount of time in the kitchen- either cooking or doing dishes. Today’s one pot pasta recipe lets you do just that.

What’s one pot pasta?

For a long time, I have seen one pot pasta recipes. It was all the rage when Martha Stewart/Nora Singley posted a recipe for it in 2013. You can read more about the discovery of the recipe here. Its only recently that I gave it a try and its been a game changer.

What is one pot pasta? Basically, you cook everything including the pasta in a single pot. No step of boiling the pasta separately, making the sauce separately and then mixing the two. Here everything goes in one pot and gets cooked for the same duration as you would your pasta when boiling separately. And voila, you have your meal ready, with only one pot to clean.

Why make one pot pasta?

Umm… because you only need to clean one pot. Do you need any other reason?

Full disclosure, you would also have the chopping board and the knife to clean, and the mug/measuring glass you use to add the stock/water. But yes, you can remove the second pot you need for boiling the pasta, and the colander for draining cooked pasta from your post cooking washing list. Even two dishes less to wash is a win.

But besides the slightly quicker method, and lesser dishes, do you get good results? With this recipe, you do. Anubhav and I were pleasantly surprised as to how good the pasta tasted. And how easy it was. You get a nice creamy pasta without any addition of cream thanks to the all the starchy water that the pasta releases. And the pasta is so flavorful since its cooked in the tomato-ey liquid.

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Easy Sweet Corn Soup Recipe

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Creamy sweet corn soup recipe- a vegan, vegetarian gluten free option without adding any corn starch.

Creamy Vegan gluten free corn soup recipe

I love corn in any form. I love it when its in salads, pastas, pizzas or actually anything.

While I grew up on sweet corn soup, this blended corn soup has been a recent discovery. By blending corn, you get this creamy soup with the taste reminiscent of sweet corn soup, without the need to add corn starch.

I have made this soup a couple of times now- the first time for a styling assignment for a brand. This time I wanted to try making the soup by roasting the corn in the husk first and then cooking and pureeing it. Unfortunately we could not find any corn in the husk, but if you do let me know how roasting the corn first and then following the recipe steps works for you.

Blending the corn gives a nice creamy thickness to the soup, and I have not felt the need to add any cream to it, even the original recipe had mentioned to add a cup of cream. You could though top the soup with a drizzle of cream or coconut milk, for a vegan version.

This corn soup is a great gluten free, vegan soup option and not that hands-on a recipe – so perfect for a weeknight meal option as well.

If you try this easy sweet corn soup recipe, please tag me in your creations on Facebook, Instagram or leave a comment here. Have a great week ahead.

Creamy Vegan gluten free corn soup recipe

Easy Sweet Corn Soup: gluten free, vegan fresh corn soup
 
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Serves: serves 3-4
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • ¼ tsp red chilli flakes
  • 3 cups corn
  • 1 jalapeno, chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 cups vegetable stock (you can use chicken stock if you like)
  • Cream or coconut milk to garnish
Instructions
  1. Heat oil and butter in a sauce pan.
  2. Saute the garlic till golden brown.
  3. Add the onions and cook till translucent.
  4. Add the corn and jalapeno cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. Add the stock and let simmer for 10 minutes.
  7. Remove from flame, and blend the soup either using an immersion blender or a blender.
  8. When ready to serve, heat again. Check seasoning. You can top the soup with microgreens,a drizzle of cream, a sprinkle of red chilli flakes/chili oil, cilantro or green onions.
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Palak Paneer : Garam Masala Tuesdays

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Palak Paneer | The Novice Housewife
My mom is in town, which means I get the pleasure of eating home cooked meals made by someone else for a change. Yay for me! My mom doesn’t cook as often as she did earlier, but she is an awesome cook and anything cooked by her is always a treat. Thanks to her and her interest in cooking, my brother and I were exposed to different cuisines very early on in life. She is the reason for my love affair with food, and for that I will always be grateful.

Today for GMT, I am sharing her recipe for palak paneer- a spinach based curry with indian cheese cubes. While it is best to separately cook each element in the recipe since it helps to bring out more flavors, it is easier and quicker to just grind the ingredients together and then cook the mixture. It still tastes great, so if you are short on time  or want to spend less time in the kitchen and more time with friends and family, this recipe works very well.

I made the paneer fresh at home but you can use store-bought paneer which is easily available at any indian grocery store.

This post would have gone up earlier in the day today but with mom around and my cousin, who was also here for a week, and who left today, time just flew and writing the post got delayed. I am a little sleepy now, so I will keep this post short and jump straight to the recipe.

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