Home made Potato Gnocchi

Gnochhi is a traditional italian dish and are little Pastas. It has a light and fluffy texture and goes well with any sauce.

Nutritional Information  (Approx)
(per serving)
Energy	250		Calories
Fat	18		%
Carbohydrate	11		%
Dietary Fiber	8		%
Sodium	22		%
Vitamin A	0		%
Vitamin C	6		%
Calcium	4		%
Iron	7		%
Protein	4.44		Grams
Sugar	1.82		Grams

To make the dough:

Ingredients
Big Potatoes Cooked	2
Salt	1 tsp
Pepper	1/2 tsp
Egg beaten	1
Flour (Whole wheat or refined wheat)	2 Cups

Peel the potatoes and mash them with a fork and keep it aside to let it cool down. In a bowl, mix flour, salt and pepper powder. Add potato mash and egg ans mix together with a spoon till the dough starts coming together.

Knead the dough with your hands and add more flour if the dough seems too soft and sticky.

Cut the dough into small parts. Take one part and roll it into a rope gently pressing with your fingers. Sprinkle some flour on the surface before rolling.

Cut the rope into small pieces. In the traditional Italian recipe, they roll these cut pieces with a fork. I usually give it a press with the fork just to give it a traditional Gnocchi look. You can roll it, press it or just leave it the way it is because the shape doesn't really matter.

Dust the pieces with some flour and keep them till you are done with enough Gnocchi. You can store the left out dough for future use by refrigerating it in an air tight container.

To cook Gnocchi:

Ingredients Water Salt 1 tsp

Boil a large pot of water and add salt to it. Add the Gnocchi to the boiling water. They rise and float at the top after a while. Cook them for 5-6 minutes.

Remove them from boiling water, toss them in any sauce of your choice, cook for few minutes and serve hot.  You can even try my recipe for Gnocchi with Onions and Bell peppers to go with this home made Gnocchi. 

I even tried baking these Gnocchi with sprinkled salt and pepper and they came out very crispy and fluffy.

Mushroom Garlic rice

A simple and classic dish to prepare for a Sunday Brunch. Colorful on plate and tasty to taste.

Nutritional Information  (Approx)
(per serving)
Energy	230		Calories
Fat	10		%
Carbohydrate	17		%
Dietary Fiber	1		%
Sodium	39		%
Vitamin A	4		%
Vitamin C	0		%
Calcium	2		%
Iron	10		%
Protein	6		Grams
Sugar	2		Grams

Ingredients
Rice cooked	2 cups
Mushrooms cleaned and chopped	2 cups
Garlic chopped	8-10 cloves
Onion chopped	1
Carrot chopped (Optional)	1
Green beans chopped	1 cup
Bell pepper chopped	1
Green chillies slit	8
Salt	to taste
Water	1/2 cup

To Temper
Oil	2 tsps
cardamoms	3
Cinnamon	1 small stick

Heat oil in a pan, add cardamoms and cinnamon and fry for a minute. Add chopped onion and green chillies and fry till they look transparent.

Add water, mushrooms, chopped carrot, Green beans, Bell pepper and other veggies if you are adding any and fry with the lid covered for 5 minutes. Add garlic, salt, mix well and cook for 2 more minutes with the lid covered.

Add the cooked rice to the pan, give it a stir to mix well and let it stand on stove for a minute. Serve hot with Raita or any gravy.

• I add some vegetables to all the rice dishes I prepare to make it a bit more healthy. You can skip the veggies or add any if you wish.
• Decrease the number of chillies you add if you want it less spicy.
• I have added Red bell peppers, you can add green ones if you want.