HOME MADE PASTA SAUCE RECIPE- TOMATO SAUCE AND WHITE SAUCE RECIPE.

Pasta sauce - Red sauce and white sauce -Recipe with video   

The very first time I was introduced to pasta by a friend after coming to Singapore 4 years back. When she was talking to me, she was telling that she made pasta for dinner and when i asked about her the recipe she told that she always makes with store bought pasta sauce. So i followed the same way and made for kids and they liked that very much. Now after few years I am so bored with this store bought pasta sauce and wanted to make on my own. The tomato based sauce i learnt from a friend and for the white sauce i followed the recipe from Tarla Dalal.
Check out how i made veg pasta recipe using this home made pasta sauce recipe.

Pasta sauce| Tomato pasta sauce

  Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins |Yields: 1 and 1/4 cup

     Tomato   4 
     Onion    2
     Garlic   4 cloves
     Green chili 1
     Red chili powder  1 tsp (reduce if you want less spicy)
     Ajwain | Omam  1/2 tsp
     Sugar  1 tsp
     Salt as needed
     Olive oil   2 tblsp
     Oregano | Italian seasoning  1/2 tsp 
                                            Video on how to make pasta sauce (both sauce)

                           

Method: 

• Chop the onions and tomatoes roughly and peel the skin of the garlic.
• In a pan, add a tblsp of oil to this and add the garlic, onion and green chilli to this and saute for few minutes.

• Now add the tomatoes to this and saute nicely in a medium flame till the tomatoes shrink nicely.
• Add ajwain seeds, salt, redchilli powder,sugar and tomato ketchup.

• Allow this to cool completely and grind into a fine paste.

• When done, again add oil in the pan and add the ground  tomato paste to the this and add the oregano powder and saute this in a medium flame for 5 minutes stirring in between. 

• Allow this to cool and store it in a airtight container and can be stored in the fridge for a week.

White sauce for pasta

  Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins |Yields: 1 cup 

     Butter  1 tblsp
    Garlic  1 tblsp (finely chopped)
    Maida or millet flour  2 tsp
    Low fat milk  2 cups
   Oregano   1/2 tsp
   Black pepper  1 tsp
   Red chili flakes   as needed
   Grated cheese  1 tblsp
   Salt  as needed 
     
     

Method:

• In a pan add the butter and add the finely chopped garlic and saute for a minute.

• Add the plain flour or millet flour and saute for a very few seconds.

• Add milk to this and whisk it well.
• Stir well not to form any lumps.

• Keep it in a medium flame and stir well till it thickens.
• Once done add oregano powder, pepper powder and red chilli flakes.
• Mix it well and let this boil to get a saucy consistency.

• Add grated cheese to this.
• Mix well. Switch off the flame.
• Add salt to this. 

• Cool and store in the refrigerator for a week.

Notes:

1. For both the pasta sauce recipes i added spices as per my preference, as we all want it bit spicy.
2. You can reduce a little bit if you want it less spicy.