lazy cooks macaroni salad

Hi folks.....finally time to put the recipe of the macaroni salad........quite simply because this time I remembered to take the pics ..........this miserable heat is kinda evaporating my brain cells!

This is a lovely summer salad,even my dear husband who likes only really hot and spicy dishes...likes this....its actually a complete meal in itself.......paired with a cool fizzy drink...perfect!
macaroni -2 pkts(I used 1 shell and 1 elbow pkt)
1 big mango(chopped-diced)
1 cup corn(cooked)
1 cup diced cucumber
1/2 cup diced cheese(cheddar)
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup of hung curd/quark(take approx. 2 cups of curd...put this in a muslin cloth and hang for an hour....you'd be left with 1/2 cup of hung curd.........can also be called quark)
2 tablespoons mayonaise(I used eggless)
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp of Italian sesaoning
1 tblsp of honey(optional)
METHOD
1.In a huge pan of boiling salted water,cut open and topple the contents of the two pkts(Of pasta).Cook till al dente,(should not be mushy....your pasta should have a bite in it),drain,and rinse in cold water.
2.Take the mayo,hung curd,salt,pepper , italian seasoningand honey...mix it well.
3.Take the macaroni,mango,cucumber,onion, cheese,corn....toss the dressing into it,taste and now refrigerate till its nice and cold.........perfect to have for lunch on a hot sunny day.

On a completely unrelated note.......does anyone know how to reduce blood sugar in dogs,my poor Casper has been detected with diabetes,and its a bit of a mystery out here..the docs want to put him on insulin....I've got a week left to get his blood sugar down(I'd asked for 2 weeks to work some magic),I've got this chap eating lauki(bottle gourd),paneer,and baba ramdev meds..........does anyone know anything else that might help reduce the blood sugar?

lazy cooks thai cucumber salad

Hi!Though it continues to be really cold out here......eat we must..and if its healthy....all the better!I mentioned the healthy bit because there is nothing better than having maggi,made by the roadside dhabawallah when you are surrounded by snow covered mountains and your teeth are chattering.......its pretty amazing.Seriously!
Anyway to continue.........this thai cucumber salad is refreshing,its pretty healthy and quite frankly the fussy husband loves this.I must also admit that the authencity of this dish has been done away with....cause i do not use fish sauce...i do not like it...but you feel free to add it.....(1 tsp fish sauce goes into the dressing)
INGRDS
1.1 med sized cucumber(you need to get 1 cup thinly sliced cucumber slices)
2.1/2 cup peanuts(plain....simply roast ,peel and lightly pound them)
3.1 small onion chopped fine
4.1tblsp chopped red chilli
5.2 tblsp chopped cilantro(dhaniya)
DRESSING
1.1 tblsp vinegar(or you can use lemon juice)
2.2 tblsp sugar
3.1/2 tsp salt
4.2tblsp water.
5.1/4 tsp redchilli powder
METHOD
1.Simply put all the salad ingrds ,after all the chopping..and pounding, into a biggish plastic dabba(with a tight fitting lid......or else things will get really messy!)
2.Get your dressing ready,put everything into a pan...heat till the sugar dissolves...voila...dressing ready.
3.Pour the dressing onto the cucumber and co........close the lid..shake well......taste.

4.Transfer onto the serving dish,take pictures......then serve to the waiting family members!
entering this salad in Ambrosia's event....http://ambrotos.blogspot.com/2011/12/veggiefruit-of-month-cucumber.html and...
http://mharorajasthanrecipes.blogspot.com/p/veggiefruit-month-event.html
http://kokilasindianfood.blogspot.com/p/fasting-day-menu-1.html