PASTA DHOKLANA

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time 15-20 minutes

Serves: 3-4

Ingredients:

For pasta

1/2 cup wheat flour

2 tbsp besan  (chick pea flour)

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp turmeric powder (optional)

2 tsp refined oil

For sauce

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 or corn kernels which ever is available
2-3 olives black/green or both sliced
10-12 french beans chopped
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper or as per taste

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients of pasta in a bowl. Add water little by little and knead soft dough as we knead for making chapattis. Cover the dough and keep it aside for 10-15 minutes on rest.
2. Divide the dough in three equal parts, greese then with little oil or dust them with some flour and roll out in to a circular disk taking one at a time. 
3.  Now cut chapati in desired shape either long strips or small rectangles or triangles. do the same with rest of the chapatis and keep aside. 
4. Boil 4 cups of water in a big vessel,add 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tbsp refined oil.
5. Add pasta when the water is boiling hot and boil for 5 minutes.When it is done drain out extra water and put the pasta in cold water.
6. When the pasta becomes completely cool,drain out the cold water as well and keep the pasta aside.
7. Heat olive oil in a pan add diced onions,capsicum ,broccoli ,baby corn or corn,french beans and salt to taste and black pepper and cook for a minute or two.
8. Add pizza pasta sauce,tomato ketchup,1/2 cup water and Amul cheese spread to it and mix well. Cook further for 2 minutes.
9. Now add boiled pasta to the above mixture and cook for 2 minutes.
10. Add mixed herbs and mix well.
11. Now the pasta dhoklana is ready to be served.