Bidisha's Corner

Monday 21 July 2014

Pasta with Indian twist

Basically pasta is a Italian dish and lets give it an Indian tadka.

INGREDIENTS:
Shell Pasta (200gms).
Chopped onions (1 big).
Chopped capsicum (1 big).
Chopped tomatoes (2 big).
Ginger-Garlic paste (1 TBs).
Cumin seeds (1 Tsp).
Red chilli powder (1 Tsp), Turmeric powder (1/2 Tsp).
Garam masala (1 Tsp).
Salt to taste.
Cornflour (1 TBs).
Chopped coriander.

PROCEDURE:
Boil water in a pan and add few drops of refined oil in it, as it starts to boil add pasta and allow it to cook for 4-5 minutes and off the flame, drain the water and immediately add cold water to it.
Heat oil about 2-3 TBs in a non-stick wok, add cumin seeds and as they pop up add onions, capsicum and fry them till golden brown, add chopped tomatoes, salt, ginger-garlic paste and allow them to cook till oil leaves the walls of wok, now add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder and cook well, till it forms a paste type, now add boiled pasta to it and mix up well, now make a paste of cornflour with water and add to the wok, stir it up well and garnish with chopped coriander.
Serve it up and enjoy a tummy filling and tongue tasting twist with pasta.

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