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Monday, 28 August 2017

Pasta in creamy veg sauce

This is my son's most favorite pasta recipe . Pasta/macaroni are wheat based noodle like food, that are cooked in hot water and mixed with any sauce of your choice. You can make your own sauce or buy outside. Usually tomato sauce,pesto sauce are most widely used . This creamy veg sauce is made of carrots,potatoes,onions and garlic which is pureed to a smooth paste with some other ingredients as well. This dish will be most filling and very healthy. Good for lunch box packing too !.


Preparation Time: Under 10 minutes
Cooking Time: Under 20 minutes
Serves:2 to 3 people

INGREDIENTS:

Elbow macaroni/pasta - 2 cups
Carrot - 1 medium sized
Potato - 1 medium sized
Onions - 1 cup chopped
Garlic - 2 to 3 pods
Red chilli powder -1/2 teaspoon
Paprika or kashmiri chilli powder -1/2 teaspoon
Milk - 1/4 cup
Cashews - 1/4 cup
Butter - 2 inch sized block
Pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
Salt - as required
Italian seasoning(optional) - 1/2 teaspoon
Dry basil leaves(Optional) -1/2 teaspooon
Water - as required for boiling pasta.

METHOD:

1. In a pan, add sufficient water and some salt. Allow it to boil well. Now add elbow macaroni or pasta and cook for 10-12 minutes. Filter the water out and keep aside the macaronis.



2. Now cut carrots,potatoes in medium size. Need not cut it too thin, as we are anyway going to to blend them. Take diced carrots,potatoes and onions in another pan. Add about 2 cups of water and boil them for 6 to 7 minutes, till they are soft. Filter the water. Do not throw the water away. We need the water when we blend the contents.




3. In the meantime, in 1/4 cup of milk,  soak 1/4 cup of cashews.


4. In a mixer, add the boiled vegetables,milk and cashews,butter,salt and paprika powder.  Now in a small pan, add some oil and fry chopped garlic till they change color. Now switch off the stove and add some red chilli powder in the oil and mix . Please be careful, red chilli powder get burnt very easily. So add it after you switch off the stove. Now immediately pour the garlic and chili powder mix in the mixer.


5. Blend them all in to a smooth paste. You can add the filtered water from boiled veggies in step 2 .


6. Pour the sauce over cooked pasta. Sprinkle pepper powder,Italian seasoning and dry basil leaves and mix well. Serve hot !. For kids, you can add some shredded cheese on the top for more taste !.



SEE ALSO MY OTHER PASTA RECIPES:  One pot milk pasta, White sauce pasta, Quick pasta 






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