Monday 9 February 2015

Masala Fusilli Pasta - Desi Style




We love pasta for dinner! This recipe is super easy and suits our Indian taste buds who love spice in every dish. This one does not included any special sauce just the usual masala's we use day to day! So here's the recipe.

Serves: 3
Prep Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 20 Mins

Ingredients:

Fusilli Pasta - 3/4 cup
Soya chunks [small size] – 1/4 cup [optional]
Onion - 1 Small Chopped finely
Tomato puree - 1 big tomato 
Garlic finely chopped - 1 tsp
Tomato sauce - 3 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp
Butter – 1 tbsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste
For garnish – shredded Mozzarella cheese & Italian seasoning. 

Method:
- Boil water and cook fusilli pasta with salt until slightly soft.  Drain water and Keep aside. Also in another pot boil water and add soya chunks & 1 tbsp milk and cook, Drain & keep it aside.

- Heat oil and butter in a pan, Add Garlic and sautee till slightly browned and onions and sautee further, Now add the tomato puree and stir and wait until the raw smell goes off.

- Now add all the masala's, Chilli powder,Turmeric powder,Coriander powder & garam masala and also add salt, Mix well.

- Now add cooked soya and pasta into the masala mixture and stir well and combine altogether,Now keep the flame on high & add tomato sauce and give it a good stir for 2 mins and switch it off.

While serving grate some mozzarella cheese and sprinkle some Italian seasoning if you have at home! I bought my Italian seasoning for nuts & spices. 

Enjoy this Quick Low-fat Pasta and let me know!


Note: If you dont like soya chunks, you can very well add veggies of your choice like corn,carrot,peas or any color capsicum, mushroom etc..





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