The cold months are the best time to indulge in a warm pasta’s that not only tickles your taste buds but is also healthier. In honor of our 1st anniversary, I present to my readers a best-loved pasta recipe.

Pasta

Pasta ( Red Sauce )
 
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The cold months are the best time to indulge in a warm pasta’s that not only tickles your taste buds but is also healthier.
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Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4 - 5
Ingredients
For Red Sauce :
  • 1 kg tomatoes ( blanched, de skinned and crushed )
  • 125 gm onion ( 1 ½ medium-large onion )
  • 1 tsp garlic paste
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder ( socked in ½ cup of water )
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin cooking olive oil
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • ½ tsp chili flakes
  • ½ tsp pasta seasoning
  • ½ tsp pepper powder ( freshly crushed peppercorns )
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • Pinch of sugar
  • Salt according to taste
For Boiling :
  • 125 gm pasta ( penne pasta )
  • ½ tsp oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Water
For Pasta :
  • ½ cup zucchini ( sliced / diced )
  • ½ yellow bell pepper ( diced )
  • ½ red bell pepper ( diced )
  • ½ green bell pepper ( diced )
  • ½ cup broccoli florets
  • ½ cup baby corns ( sliced )
  • 125 gm white onion ( sliced )
  • 2 tbsp olive ( rings )
Instructions ( 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml)
  1. Boil pasta and once cooked drained.
  2. Wash them with chilled water and keep them aside.
  3. Heat olive oil in one deep nonstick pan.
  4. Add onion. Sauté till onion get transparent.
  5. Add garlic. Sauté for a while.
  6. Add tomato puree.
  7. Add Kashmir red chili powder.
  8. Add all seasonings.
  9. Cook till water get burn.
  10. Add tomato ketchup and sugar.
  11. Add all vegetables.
  12. Add salt according to vegetables except white onion.
  13. Cook till vegetables gets half cooked.
  14. Add pasta. Cook for few minutes.
  15. Mix well.
  16. Turn off flame.
  17. Add olives and white onion. Mix well.
  18. Add some extra pasta seasoning and oregano while serving.
  19. Garnish pasta with broccoli and serve hot with garlic bread,
    bruschetta or any kind of Italian bread.
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