Carrot Pasta
Here's a Creamy and absolutely delicious Carrot Pasta... That your kids will absolutely love!!
Ingredients
To Cook Pasta
- 1 big cup Pasta
- 4 cup Water
- tsp Salt
- tsp Oil
Carrot Sauce
- 2-3 medium size Carrot
- 4-5 flakes Garlic
- 1/2 medium size Onion , diced
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 5-6 nos Almonds
- 3-4 nos Walnuts
- 1 tbsp Pasta sauce , ( optional )
- 1 tsp Chilli flakes
- 1 tsp herbs
- tsp Butter / Olive Oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Cook Pasta
- In a large pan take 4 cups of water . Add little salt and a tsp of oil . Allow water to boil . When it boils add 1 cup pasta into the boiling water.
- After 6-7 mins .. pasta would have cooked . Check , take care not to over cook . It should be al dente ( Cooked just enough to retain the shape ) . Drain and retain the stock water . Refresh the cooked pasta with running water . This avoids over cooking of pasta due to the heat .
- Cooked drained pasta is ready . Keep aside pasta
To Make Carrot Sauce
- To a thick kadai / pan , add tsp of Butter or olive oil . Once hot add 4-5 flakes of Garlic . Toss a minute .
- Later add 1/2 diced Onion and 1/2 tsp Pepper .
- Saute until they turn translucent . Let the raw smell from garlic go .
- Meanwhile , wash , peel and dice 2-3 carrots . Add into the pan . Add 5-6 Almonds , 3-4 Walnuts , salt . Saute 2-3 mins . Let the carrot shrink a bit and loose its raw smell .
- Add a cup of water . Cover and cook till carrots are soft.Once carrots are soft , allow the mixture to cool a bit .
- Transfer into a blender and grind into a very smooth puree .Transfer the carrot puree into the pan . Add pasta water and adjust consistency . Mix
- Add tbsp of Pasta sauce ( optional ) , tsp Chilli flakes and tsp herbs . Combine . Simmer & bring the sauce to boil . Creamy carrot sauce is ready
- To the carrot sauce add cooked Pasta . Mix . Simmer and cook for 2-3 mins . Let pasta take in all flavors .
- Serve Carrot sauce pasta hot .Creamy and so delicious indeed .