INDIAN STYLE MASALA PASTA , EASY PASTA RECIPES

Pasta made with Indian spices and masala, to give it a desi Indian touch. Generally i make pasta  for kids with  Home made pasta Sauce , and being bored with the usual style i wanted to try a new version of pasta. My daughter Varsha came up with the idea of this Desi Masala pasta and i tried with a small batch of pasta last week for her and she enjoyed it a lot. Last weekend i made this for all of us and sharing the recipe of Indian style Masala pasta recipe here.
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Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time:25 minutes Serves:2
INGREDIENTS:

PASTA (ANY VARIETY)	1 CUP
SAMBAR POWDER	1 TSP
ONION	1
TOMATO	1
TURMERIC POWDER	1/4 TSP
MIXED VEGETABLES*	1/4 CUP
OIL	1 TBLSP
MUSTARD SEEDS	1/4 TSP
CURRY LEAVES	FEW
PAV BHAJI MASALA	1/4 TSP

METHOD:

• Cook the pasta according to the instructions. Drain the water and keep it aside.
• Slice the onions and finely chop the vegetables and tomatoes. * I used  carrots, capsicum,corn kernels, green peas, broccoli, and cauliflower.

• In a pan add oil and throw in the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Add in the sliced onions and when it turns pink add the tomatoes.
• Cook in a medium flame till the tomatoes are cooked.

• Add in the chopped veggies and add the sambar powder, salt ( just for the veggies), turmeric powder and the pavbhaji masala.
• Mix well and cook it for sometime , let the vegetables be crunchy and not over cooked.

• Add the cooked pasta to this. Before adding the pasta run the pasta in cold water in a colander. This is to get moisture to the pasta.
• Mix well and cook in a low flame for 3-4 minutes.

• Switch off the flame. Serve hot .

     
Note:

• You can add any veggies of your choice. 
• Instead of sambar powder you can add pepper too.
• Whole spices can be tempered and ginger garlic  paste can be added in the oil, in the beginning.

Will post more varieties of Indian style pasta soon.

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