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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Vegetable Pasta

INGREDIENTS
2 Tbsp oil
5 cups water for boiling pasta
2 cups pasta
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 green bellpepper(capsicum) chopped
1/2 red bell pepper chopped
2 spring onion chopped (just the green leaves of onion)
2 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp chili garlic sauce (optional)
2 cups pasta sauce (readymade or homemade)
salt to taste
1 tsp Red chili crushed or red chili powder.
1/4 bunch fresh parsley leaves chopped  / 2 Tbsp dried pasley (optional)
1 tsp oregano leaves
1 Tbsp tomato sauce



METHOD
  • Take water in a vessel and add salt to it. Add 1/2 tsp oil to this so that the pasta does not stick while boiling. Heat it for 2 minutes.
  • Then Add Pasta to it. Let this boil for 15 minutes or till the pasta gets cooked. 
  • Drain out the water and keep the pasta aside.
  • Take a Pan , heat oil in it. Add garlic paste and let this fry for 20 seconds.
  • Now add chopped onion & little salt. Let it fry for 30 seconds.
  • Add chopped capsicum and red bell pepper & little salt. Let this fry for 30 seconds.
  • Add spring onions. Let the mixture fry for more 30 seconds.
  • Now add crushed red chili, oregano & parsley.
  • Then Add Pasta sauce. Add some salt.
  • Stir it well to mix all the spices with sauce. let this cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add boiled Pasta to to this.
  • Mix well and let it fry for 7 minutes. 
  • And Veggie Pasta is ready to be served.
** For Pasta sauce
You could  either use the readymade pasta sauce available in the market or make it fresh at home.
For making Pasta Sauce at Home you need the following:

Ingredients
2 cups tomato paste.
2 tsp dried basil leaves
1 tsp dried oregano leaves
1 tsp garlic paste.
1/2 onion chopped
2 Tbsp olive oil
salt to taste
1/2  tsp white pepper
1 Tbsp tomato sauce.

* For making tomato paste, boil the tomatoes , remove the skin and some of the seeds, then make the paste for smooth pasta sauce.
Method
Heat oil in a pan.
Add garlic paste.let it fry for 30 seconds.
Add chopped onion.let it fry for  a minute.
Add salt.
Add basil and oregano leaves.
Add tomato paste, white pepper.
Let this cook for 15 /20 minutes.
And now the pasta sauce is done.

5 comments:

  1. Shiba, I am awaiting to eat this yummy pasta. As u know , I was unable to eat it while I was in LA and u were in India. I think I'll have to just look at the awesome photos of Pasta and enjoy.

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  2. looks yummy.....not sure if u took the pics from ur camera of from the net ;)
    Hey the only concern I have here are the following readily available in India
    1)Pasley
    2)Pasta sause
    3)Oregano leaves???

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  3. looks yummy.....not sure if u took the pics from ur camera of from the net ;)
    Hey the only concern I have here are the following readily available in India
    1)Pasley
    2)Pasta sause
    3)Oregano leaves???

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  4. hey thanks a lot for the comments !!

    everything in my blog from dishes ,pics and description is my own.
    i take the pics from my camera.

    Parsley is optional.
    Oregano leaves & Pasta sauce r available in India in malls. now days u get Parsley also in malls. u could use fresh parsley or the dried ones.

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  5. hi Roll#5,

    could u share ur email id with me.
    u could also sign in and follow my blog to get the latest postings weekly.

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