Gnocchi in Pesto.

Oh NO! Block, block, all sorts of block. When faced with the persistence of the human quandary of a tired mind, waiting for inspiration to come charging and hit one right in the face, one should channel this pent up energy as constructively as possible. When I cannot write, I read a book, go for a photo walk, attempt painting on that handkerchief begging to be disposed and try my hand at a recipe which has been beguiling me from quite some time. The mantra being: Stay calm and eat good food! We are often welcomed by days, rife with challenges that leave us a little more distraught, than usual. I say, Pasta is the answer. So I made some Gnocchi in a Basil Pesto sauce. :D Yum! 

Ingredients 

For the Gnocchi> 
1) 1 cup boiled mashed potato
2) 1/4 cup flour
3) 1 tsp egg yolk(Optional)
5) 1 tbsp Black Pepper powder
6) 1 tsp salt

For the Pesto sauce>(The compromises I had to make! :| )
1) 8-10 Basil leaves( I used 20-25 Tulsi leaves O__O)
2) 1/4 Grated cheese(Parmesan preferably!)
3) 10 Pine nuts/Almonds/Cashew nuts.
4) 1/2 cup Vegetable oil.
5) 2 cloves of garlic.
6) 1/2 tsp Black Pepper.
7) Salt to taste.

Recipe

1) Sieve the mashed potato into another bowl, to remove lumps.
2) Mix the other ingredients lightly.
3) Dust a plate with some flour. Take a little bit of the dough and make a cylindrical shape, out of it. Cut it into small Gnocchi pieces. (Remember to keep dusting the Gnocchi pieces so that they do not clump.)
4) Fill a saucepan with 2 liters of water. Add a little bit of salt and let the water boil. Then, boil the Gnocchi on medium heat. The Gnocchi is done when it starts floating. Remove and set aside.
5) Grind all the pesto sauce ingredients together. Add a little bit of water or oil to thin down the sauce.
Serve the gnocchi in the Basil pesto with Fried Sausages and drizzle some Olive oil on top. Voila!

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