Desi Vegetable Pasta Recipe / Vegetable Pasta Recipe / Indian Pasta Recipe / Indian Style Masala Pasta

Pasta, such a versatile ingredient, you could probably cook it thousand of ways..I have quite a few recipes in my blog. You can check all of them here.

This is a different pasta recipe with a indian twist. i added some indian spices to it to make it indianized, and it really worked. So try this out and let me know how it turned out..

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serves : 2 to 3

Ingredients:

Pasta - 1 cup dry ( I used trottole pasta)
Onion - 1 small sliced
Garlic - 4 cloves
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Carrots - 1 small chopped into small pieces
Beans - 6 chopped into small pieces
Cauliflower - 1/2 cup chopped finely
Tomato - 1 large pureed
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tblspn
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves / Cilantro - 3 tblspn finely chopped
Water - 1 cup
Oil - 1 tblspn

Method:

Cook pasta in lots of salted water as per package directions. Drain it and set aside.

Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in mustard seeds, garlic and curry leaves. Let them sizzle for a min.

Add in onions and saute for a min.

Now add in all veggies and saute for a min.

Add in all spice powder and mix well. Add in tomato puree , salt and sugar. Add in 1 cup of water and cook till the veggies are cooked.

Now add in 1/4 cup more water and bring it to boil. Add in the cooked pasta and toss well. Let it cook and simmer for 5 mins or so, till the pasta absorbs the masala and all the masala gets stuck to the pasta.

Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve.

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