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MASALA PASTA RECIPE

MASALA PASTA RECIPE / INDIAN STYLE PASTA RECIPE / DESI STYLE MASALA PASTA

Smitha Kalluraya
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Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups Pasta, any variety
  • 1 big onion, finely chopped
  • 2-3 medium size Tomatoes
  • 1-2 nos Green Chilli, Slit
  • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 small capsicum, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Mixed Vegetables, beans , carrot , peas , corn etc
  • 1 tsp Cumin/ Jeera Seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Haldi / turmeric powder
  • 1/2-1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp pav bhaji masala / kitchen king masala
  • 1-2 tsp Tomato ketchup
  • 3-4 tsp Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • few Coriander leaves, chopped
  • grated cheese, optional

Instructions
 

  • Boil water in a large pot. Add salt and tsp of oil. Add pasta into the boiling water and add whole tomato to blanch. Take out tomato after 5 mins .. continue to cook pasta.After 10-12 mins .. pasta would have cooked. Check .. take care not to overcook. It should be al dente ( Cooked just enough be to retain the shape ) . Drain and retain the stock water. Refresh the cooked pasta with running water. This avoids overcooking of spaghetti due to the heat .Cooked drained pasta is ready . Keep aside
  • Once blanched tomato has cooled .. peel off skin . Puree.
  • To begin with .. prepare a tempering ... splutter jeera in oil. Add onion, green chilli, ginger garlic paste. Saute till Onion turns translucent.
  • Add pureed tomatoes and add salt . Saute till oil separates.
  • Add finely chopped veggies , peas / corn etc . Saute 2-3 mins .
  • When veggies are almost done .. add capsicum, salt, sugar, haldi , chilli powder, tomato ketchup and pav bhaji masala/kitchen king masala / garam masala. Combine everything and saute for 1-2 mins.
  • Add 75 % cooked pasta, little pasta water kept aside .. Mix. Cover and cook for 3-4 mins, so that pasta takes in flavour.
  • Anything desi .. is incomplete without coriander leaves :) .. so lastly add chopped coriander leaves. You can add grated cheese also at this stage ( optional). Mix and switch off
  • Enjoy spicy desi masala pasta hot !!!
    INDIAN MASALA PASTA RECIPE

Notes

  • please cook al dente . Else we will end up with mushy mushy over cooked spaghetti and will not taste good .
  • You can use any type of pasta like penne, macaroni, spiral etc.
  • Choice of veggies can vary and you can use just onion & tomato if you don't have any veggie in stock.