Tag: ninja foodi

Kalkandu Sadam

Recently I made a quick and easy Kalkandu Sadam in my Ninja Foodi. I really liked it and wanted to share it with you!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup kalkandu (sugar candy)
  • 2 and 1/2 cups milk
  • 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 and 1/2 tbsp ghee
  • 2 tsp cashews
  • 2 tsp raisins
  • a pinch of saffron

Recipe:

  1. Wash the rice and powder the kalkandu until it forms a coarse powder
  2. Add the rice (washed), water, and 1 cup of milk to the Foodi.
  3. Cook for 5 minutes and let the pressure release naturally, then open lid and mash the rice.
  4. Set the Foodi in saute mode and add the rest of the milk, the powdered kalkandu, and the cardamom.
  5. Mix well and cook for around 3-5 minutes.
  6. In a separate pan, heat the ghee then add the cashews and raisins to fry.
  7. Add this to the Foodi and mix well.
  8. Garnish with saffron and enjoy!

Easy Pasta Recipe

I recently made a delicious turkey spaghetti with my Ninja Foodi. It came out really well, so I thought that I’d share it with you!

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lb ground turkey
  • 1/2 of a chopped onion
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 3 fresh basil leaves
  • 1 clove of garlic, chopped
  • 4 oz spaghetti noodles (broken into halves or thirds)
  • 7 oz can of diced tomatoes
  • 12 oz jar of marinara sauce
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup water
  • parmesan cheese (to garnish)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Turn the Foodi on to the Sauté setting. When it is hot, add the ground turkey, 1 tbsp olive oil, and the onions. Break apart the meat by stirring.
  2. Add the salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and basil. Cook for a few minutes, while occasionally stirring until the meat is mostly done.
  3. Add the garlic and cook for around a minute.
  4. Scatter in the spaghetti noodles randomly.
  5. Pour the diced tomatoes over the noodles as evenly as possible and don’t stir.
  6. Pour on the spaghetti sauce completely covering all of the noodles (exposed noodles may not cook fully).
  7. Pour in the broth and the water down the side of the Foodi, so the sauce doesn’t wash off of the noodles. Do not stir.
  8. Close the lid and lock it in place. Set the steam release knob to the Seal position and cancel the Saute setting.
  9. Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button and set the time to 7 minutes.
  10. Wait for the pressure to release naturally. Once all the pressure has released, you can open the lid.
  11. Stir the spaghetti well, so that the sauce and the noodles can blend. Garnish with the parmesan cheese.
  12. Enjoy!

Podalanga Kootu

Kootu is really easy to make, especially in a Ninja Foodi. It is a quintessential Tamil food and I enjoyed learning to make it. I got a snake gourd from my grandmother’s garden in College Station. I had a lot of fun making this recipe and thought I’d share it with you!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup chopped snake gourd
  • 1/8 cup masoor dal
  • 1/8 cup moong dal
  • 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
  • salt (to taste)
To Roast and Grind
  • 1 1/2 tbsp grated coconut
  • 3/8 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/8 tsp peppercorns
  • 1/2 tsp urad dal
  • 3/4 tsp chana dal
  • 1/2 a dried chili
  • 6 to 7 curry leaves (fresh from our garden)
  • 1 tsp canola oil
Tadka
  • 1/2 tsp canola oil
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp urad dal
  • 1 pinch asafoetida

Directions:

  1. Wash the moong and masoor dal and soak them in 1 cup water. Add the turmeric and salt.
  2. Power on the saute mode on medium heat in the Ninja Foodi. Next, add 1 tsp oil and add all the ingredients mentioned under “to roast and grind” and saute until the lentils start turning golden.
  3. Remove from the Foodi and set aside to cool. When cool enough, grind the ingredients with a little water to form a thick paste.
  4. Add 1/2 tsp oil to the pot and add all the ingredients for the tadka. Let the mustard seeds pop. Keep the saute mode on high.
  5. Now add the chopped vegetable, soaked lentils along with water, 1 cup water. Switch off the saute mode.
  6. Add the ground paste to the Ninja Foodi and close the lid. Pressure cook at high for 7 minutes. Wait for the pressure to release.
  7. Enjoy!

This stew tastes best with hot rice and ghee. You can also enjoy it with chapati. Any kind of squash or gourd can be used instead of podalanga.

Recipe: Pasta Chips

Recently, I made pasta chips with an air fryer (using the Ninja Foodi air crisp option). I love the crunchiness and the flavor of the chips and they were great as a snack. There are a few ways to make it and different ingredients that you can use. This is the way that I made it!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup pasta- I used farfalle, but you can use any type
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Directions:

  1. Preheat the air fryer to 400°
  2. Cook the pasta al-dente, following the instructions on the box.
  3. While the pasta is cooking, add the rest of the ingredients.
  4. After the pasta is done, drain it and add it to the seasoning mix.
  5. Stir so that every piece of pasta has some coating on it.
  6. Once the air fryer is preheated, add the pasta in and let it cook for around 5 minutes (make sure that pasta is coating every part of the base)
  7. Then, mix it up a bit and let it cook for another 2 minutes.
  8. Enjoy!