Tuesday, 23 July 2013

PASTA IN RED SAUCE

http://paakvidhi.blogspot.com/2013/07/pasta-in-red-sauce.html
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4-6

Ingredients:
150 gms Ribbon pasta / Penne  Pasta /Spiral pasta or macroni
1 tbsp refined oil
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp pizza pasta sauce
1-2 tbsp Amul cheese spread(preferably) or you can use any other processed cheese (as per taste)
1/4 tbsp mixed herbs
2 tsp tomato ketchup
2 medium onions cut into cubes
1 cup red,yellow,green capsicum cut into cubes
2 florets broccoli (blanched) and cut into small pieces (optional)
2 -2 baby corn (blanched) and chopped
2-3 olives black/green or both sliced
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper or as per taste

Method:
  1. Boil 8 cups of water in a big vessel,add 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp refined oil.
  2. Add pasta when the water is boiling hot and boil for the time as per the instructions on the packet(as cooking time variates according to type of pasta),when it is done drain out extra water and put the pasta in cold water.
  3. When the pasta becomes completely cool,drain out the cold water as well and take a little bit oil in your hand and gently rub it on pasta and keep the pasta aside.
  4. Heat olive oil in a pan add diced onions,capsicum ,broccoli ,baby corn and 1tsp salt and cook for a minute or two.
  5. Add pizza pasta sauce,tomato ketchup and Amul cheese spread to it and mix well.
  6. Now add boiled pasta to the above mixture and cook for 3-4 minutes.
  7. Add mixed herbs and mix well.
  8. Now the pasta is ready to be served.

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