Easy, Scrumptious Recipes For The Pasta Soul

Try these easy recipes and let us know how it went. Pasta is the staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, with the first reference dating to 1154 in Sicily. It is made from an unleavened dough of a durum wheat flour mixed with water or eggs and formed into sheets or various shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking.

Masala Pasta Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pasta
• 2 small chopped tomatoes chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped capsicum
• 1 small chopped carrot
• 2 tsp crushed garlic
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• 1 tsp red chilli paste
• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp chopped coriander leaves
• Olive oil

Method: 

• Puree chopped tomatoes and set it aside.
• In a pan boil water.
• Add pasta, and sprinkle some salt as per taste with 1/2 tsp of oil. Buy Borges Penne Rigate Durum Wheat Pasta, 500g at a discounted price of Rs 108 here.
• Cook pasta until soft yet slightly crunchy enough to bite. Rinse it in running water then drain and set aside.
• In a pan heat oil, add jeera let it crackle then add crushed garlic and onion. Saute till it becomes transparent. Buy Figaro Olive Oil Tin, 200ml at a discounted price of Rs 265 here.
• Add carrot and saute for 2 mins. Add tomato puree, red chilli paste mix well and cook for a minute.
• Then add garam masala powder, coriander powder and some salt.
• Cook until the raw smell of tomatoes leave.
• Add capsicum and cook for 2 more mins until the mixture becomes thick.
• Add cooked pasta and toss well until the masalas coat the pasta well. 
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

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Red Sauce Pasta 

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Ingredients:

For the Tomato Sauce:

• 5-6 tomatoes (diced)
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 onion
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 4-5 basil leaves
• 1 tbsp onions, chopped
• 1/2 tbsp garlic, chopped
• Salt to taste
• Oil to saute

For the Pasta:

• 110 grams pasta
• 3 cups water
• Salt to taste

Method:

Prepare Sauce:

• Cook the tomatoes in a pan.
• Add the clove of garlic, onion and bay leaf to it.
• Add water and then season with salt and sugar.
• Cover and let the tomatoes boil.
• Cool and then grind to a puree.
• Now in a separate pan, heat oil and add chopped onions and chopped garlic.
• Add the tomato puree. Cook till it reduces to half.
• Add basil leaves and keep aside.

Prepare Pasta:

• Boil water with salt.
• Add the pasta to it and let it boil. Drain when done. Buy Brunella Pasta Farfalle, 500gm here at a discounted price of Rs 127 here.
• Transfer in a serving dish and serve with the tomato sauce.

   

Chicken Pasta In White Sauce

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Ingredients:

For White Sauce:

• 2 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp butter
• Pepper 
• Salt  
• 3/4 cup milk

For Pasta:

• 250 grams penne pasta 
• 1/2 cup chicken broth 
• 300 grams large chicken breast
• 1/2 cup chopped broccoli 
• 1/2 cup chopped mushroom 
• 1 cup white sauce  
• 3 tbsp butter
• 3 cloves chopped garlic  
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley 
• Olive oil for saute 
• Pepper to taste
• Salt to taste

Method:

For White Sauce:

• Melt butter in a pan, add flour and whisk vigorously to prevent sticking to the bottom.
• Add milk and whisk in low heat for 2 minutes until it becomes thickened.
• Season with salt and pepper.

For Pasta

• Cook pasta as per the instructions specified in the packet. As it gets cooked, drizzle olive oil to prevent pasta from sticking.
• Clean and slice chicken into small pieces. In another pan cook chicken with water, salt and pepper. Keep aside once cooked.
• In another pan add butter, as it melts add chopped garlic. Saute on low heat till it loses its raw smell.
• Add broccoli florets and mushrooms. Season with pepper and salt. Close the lid and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked chicken pieces and mix in white sauce.
• Add pasta and chicken broth.
• Bring to simmer by cooking in low heat till the sauce starts thickening.
• Garnish with chopped fresh parsley leaves.