Renus Kitchen

Ingredients: Whole Black Lentils [Urad daal] - 1/2 cup Kidney beans [Rajma]- 1/4 cup Bengal Gram [chana daal] - 1/4 cup Yellow Lentils [Arhar daal] -1/8 cup large onion -1 large tomato -1 tomato puree' - 1tbsp [optional] ginger-garlic paste - 1tsp green chillies/red chillie powder- as per your taste bay leaf -1 dhania[corriander] powder - 1 tbsp garam masala - 1tbsp Rajma masala - 1.5 tbsp Turmeric powder - 2 tsp asfotedia - pinch cumin seeds - 1.5 tsp oil- 4.5 tbsp salt to taste fresh cream Method: soak all the daals overnight or for at least 5 hours once the soaking is complete pressure cook the daal with turmeric powder, dhaniya powder and some salt cook it for 3-4 whistles [it depends on your pressure cooker, mine takes 4], you don't want to over cook the daal Heat oil in another pan and add cumin seeds let it crackle and then add asfotedia and bay leaf followed by chopped onions and fry till they become translucent add ginger garlic paste fry it a bit add the chopped gre...

Ingredients for Marinara sauce : medium plump tomatoes - 5 medium sized onion-1 garlic pods -3-4 bay leaf - 1 extra virgin olive oil - 1/4 cup tomato puree - 1-2 tsp salt - according to your taste black pepper - according to taste basil leaves - 5-6 Ingredients for Pasta: Penne pasta - 2 cups blend of veggies [bell pepper, beans, broccoli, baby corns, carrots] Ingredients for garnishing : shredded Mozrella cheese - 1 cup chopped basil leaves - 5-6 Method: First prepare the marinara sauce: heat olive oil add minced garlic [make sure you don't burn it] add bay leaves and chopped onions and some sprinkle salt saute the onions till they get translucent add chopped tomatoes and give a nice stir and cover the pot and cook on low heat when the tomatoes become mushy add in the tomato puree' , stir the contents and let it cook on slow flame for atleast 30 minutes keep checking in between to ensure the mix does not stick at the bottom of the pan in the end add in the chopped basil leave...