Quick Pasta

Quick Pasta is a very easy method to cook pasta within 30 minutes. Generally, pasta recipes are prepared with tomato sauce, Italian herbs, chili flakes and basil leaves etc. however in this recipe, I have used the very common ingredients from the kitchen, giving it a touch of the Indian food recipes. Pasta recipes are usually served as a main course meal for lunch or dinner, but I preferably prepare pasta during evening snacks time for a light meal to fill the tummy.

As we Indians prefer to eat rice or chapattis (Indian flatbread) in the lunch or dinner, so basically pasta is prepared in the breakfast or for a tummy-filling option. However sometimes even we depend on this pasta or noodles even for the main meals, especially when I used to be alone at home, I did not prefer to cook heavy courses for my lunch or dinner, so for my lone sake, I cooked only pasta or noodles.

Pasta recipes are the staple food of traditional Italian cuisine and it is prepared with varieties of sauces, among which the easiest and commonly used pasta recipes are prepared from tomato sauce. Pasta sauces can be prepared at home or we definitely have the option to buy them from the market. I have used the penne pasta for this recipe, however, you can also use macaroni, spaghetti noodles or any other varieties of noodles for the same recipe. I have given Indian cuisine touch for this recipe, therefore it can be called a fusion of Italian and Indian recipes.

So here’s the recipe guys, please follow and share your feedback.

[Veg]

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Total time: 15 minutes

Serves: 2

Measuring items: Teaspoon, 1 cup=150 ml

Ingredients:

1. Pasta- 250 grams
2. Garlic- 5-6 (big cloves)
3. French Beans- 10-12
4. Carrot- 2
5. Capsicum- 2
6. Tomato- 4
7. Butter/Oil
8. Salt
9. Turmeric & Mirchi powder (a pinch of both)
10. Tomato, soya & chili sauce (2 tsp each)

Method:

1. Boil pasta in water (3 cups) for 10-15 minutes (or boil until pasta turns soft), put ½ tsp oil while boiling.
2. Drain the water and keep the pasta aside.
3. In a medium heated pan, put 2 tsp oil and 3 tsp butter. Add garlic (finely chopped) and all the other vegetables.
4. Put salt (as per taste), a little bit of turmeric and Mirchi powder. Fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add boiled pasta and the sauces. Cover the lid of the pan and simmer for 2 minutes. Open the lid and mix well.

The tangy pasta is ready to be served. You can also add cheese on it, however, I usually skip cheese in my recipes, because of my diet. You can have it as snacks or as a substitute for lunch or dinner. It is very easy to prepare and you can prefer to eat it at any time of the day depending on your mood or whenever you feel like hungry. Enjoy cooking, serving and eating!!

Paromita Pramanick ©2017. All Rights Reserved.