Posted By : IamFresh Team

7 Aug, 2021 12:04 PM

Masala pasta Ingredients:

• Oil - 1 tsp • Butter - 2 tbsp

• Jeera (cumin seeds) - 1 tsp

• Pyaaz (onions) - 2 medium sized (chopped) • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

• Hari mirch (green chillies) - 2-3 nos. (chopped) • Tamatar (tomatoes) - 2 medium sized (chopped)

• Salt to taste • Ketchup - 2 tbsp • Red chilli sauce - 1 tbsp

• Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1 tbsp • Dhaniya (coriander) powder - 1 tbsp

• Jeera (cumin) powder - 1 tsp • Haldi (turmeric) - 1 tsp • Aamchur (mango) powder - 1 tsp

• A pinch of garam masala • Penne pasta - 200 gm (raw)

• Carrots - 1/2 cup (chopped) • Sweet corn - 1/2 cup • Capsicum - 1/2 cup (diced) • Fresh coriander a small handful

Method:

• Set a pan on high heat, add oil, butter & jeera, allow the jeera to crackle, further add onions, ginger garlic paste and green chillies, stir and cook until the onions turn translucent.

• Further add tomatoes, salt to taste, stir & cook on high flame for 4-5 minutes. Use a potato masher to mash everything together, make sure you cook the masala well.

• Now, lower the flame and add ketchup, red chilli sauce and all the powdered spices, add some water to avoid the spices from burning, stir well and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium flame.

• Now, add the raw pasta, am using penne pasta you can use any pasta of your choice. Along with pasta add carrots & sweet corns, stir & mix well, add enough water to cover the pasta 1 cm above its surface. Just stir once

 • Now, cover and cook on medium low flame until the pasta gets cooked, open the lid & do stir in intervals to ensure the pasta doesn’t stick to the bottom.

• Open the lid and check for the doneness of the pasta, you can tweak the cooking time of the pasta depending on the quality of the pasta and the instruction given on the packet.

• Once the pasta is almost cooked, check for the seasoning and adjust the salt as per taste.

• Further add capsicum and cook for 2-3 minutes on high flame.

• Now, lower the flame and grate some processed cheese as per your preference, finish with some freshly chopped coriander leaves and just give a gentle stir, your masala pasta is ready, serve hot with some cheese chilli garlic bread/toast.