Masala pasta recipe
Pasta is an Italian Dish, but we Indian convert them to suit our taste with our culinary skills to make it more healthier and suitable for kids.That is how this masala pasta came.
Servings: 3
Ingredients
To cook pasta
- Pasta - 1 Cup
- Olive oil - 1 tbsp
- Salt - 1/2 tsp
- Water to cook pasta
For Masala
- Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Urud dal - 1/2 tsp
- Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Onion - 1 big size, chopped finely
- tomato - 2 medium size, chopped finely
- Garlic - 5 chopped finely
- green chili - 2 chopped
- Curry leaves - little
- salt - 1/2 tsp or as per taste
- chili powder - 1/2 tsp
- coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
- turmeric -1/4 tsp
- cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
- garam masala - 1/4 tsp
- olive oil - 5 tbsp
- Parmesan cheese - 1 tsp or more
- coriander leaves - for garnishing
- mixed veggies - 1 cup like carrot, beans, sweet corn, cauliflower, broccoli, Greenpeas
Instructions
To cook pasta
- Cook pasta as per the instructions or add enough water, oil and salt and add the pasta.
- Cover and cook the pasta 8 to 10 minutes or until the pasta is cooked well. Filter and drain the water. Keep the cooked pasta aside.
To prepare Masala
- In a pan add oil and when it is hot and mustard seeds and the urud dal.
- Add the cumin seeds and fennel seeds and fry them for a minute do not over fry them.
- Now add Onion and garlic and saute them nicely till the onions become translucent.
- add green chilies and the curry leaves and again saute them.
- Now add the chopped tomatoes and sautè them nicely
- Add the mixed vegetables and saute then again. If you want add little oil and saute them so they get cooked nicely.
- Add salt, turmeric, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, garam Masala and mix well.
- Also add cumin powder and the dried fenugreek Leaves ( kasoori methi ).
- Let the veggies gets cooked with the Masala.
- Now add the cooked pasta and mix well for 5 to 7 minutes another pasta is also coated well with the Masala.
- Now add the tomato sauce and mix well. This step is optional but it gives great taste to this Masala pasta.
- Add the parmesan cheese and garnish with coriander leaves and serve it.
- Yummy yummy Masala pasta is ready.
Notes
See below notes