ITALIAN SIZZLLER

Noodles Sizzling with a combination of vegetables and pizza sauce.

Cooking Time : 20 minutes.
Preparation Time : 20 minutes.

Serves 1.
Ingredients
10 to 12 big pieces of carrots, boiled
5 to 6 florets of broccoli
2 tablespoons green peas, boiled
2 tablespoons sliced mushrooms
5 to 6 baby corn, parboiled and sliced
1/2 teacup boiled green pasta
1/2 teacup boiled white pasta
1/2 teacup tomato gravy, see below
salt and pepper to taste
butter for cooking

For the tomato gravy
1/2 kg. red, ripe tomatoes, cut into big pieces
2 tablespoons fresh cream
2 to 3 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon oregano or 1 teaspoon fresh chopped tulsi leaves
1 pinch ajwain
1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
salt to taste

Method
1.Heat a little butter and saute the carrots for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
2.Blanch the broccoli in salted boiling water for a few minutes. Drain.
3.Heat a little butter and saute the broccoli for 1 minute. Season with salted with salt and pepper.
4.Heat a little butter and saute the green peas for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
5.Heat a little butter and saute the mushrooms and baby corn for 1 minute.
6.Season with salt and pepper.

For the tomato gravy
1.Boil the tomatoes without any water. Blend in a liquidiser and strain.
2.Add the sugar, oregano, ajwain, chilli powder and salt and boil for 10 minutes on a slow flame.
3.Add the cream

How to proceed
1.When you want to serve, heat a sizzler plate on the gas and brush with butter.
2.Arrange the vegetables and paste and heat the plate for 1/2 minute.
3.Sprinkle a little tomato gravy over the pasta and put very small knobs of butter over the plate to get the sizzling effect.
4.Serve immediately.