Indian-style Pasta

- submitted by Dahlia on 10-23-2007

(Desi Pasta, Spicy Pasta, Pasta cooked with indian spices)
Ingredients
Pasta - 1 cup
Water - 3 cups
chopped onions - cup (Finely chopped)
tomatoes- cup (finely chopped)
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green chilly- 1 (finely chopped)
Chilly powder/ hot sauce - 1 tsp
Garam masala - tsp
All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 tblsp
Milk - 3 tblsp
Oil- 2 tsp
Salt- to taste
Coriander leaves- for garnishing

Method
1. In a deep pan heat water and bring it to a boil.
2. Add pasta and let cook for 8 minutes, until it is fully cooked (soft but firm).
3. Drain the water and keep aside.
4. In a pan heat oil.Saute the onions and green chilly till golden brown.
5. Next add the ginger garlic paste.Next add tomatoes and saute the mixture.
6. Now add the flour and cook for a minute. Next add the milk,chilly powder/chilly sauce, salt and garam
masala.
7. Mix well and then add the pasta.
8. Toss everything together and garnish with coriander leaves.

Ingredients
Pasta - 2 cups
Kheema - 1 lb (Any ground meat like ground chicken, turkey, beef or pork. For vegetarian version, soya
granules can be used)
Vegetables - 1 cup (Any vegetables like carrot, celery, green leafy vegetable, capsicum etc can be used
can be used. I've used beet leaves in this.)
Onion - 1 (Finely chopped)
Ginger - Garlic Paste - 2 tsp
Tomato puree/ Tomato sauce - 2 tblsp
Chilly Sauce - 1 tblsp
Corriander Power, Cumin Powder, Fennel Powder - 1 tsp each
Garam Masala - a pinch
Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Butter/ Oil - 1 tblsp
Salt - as needed
Cilantro - handful (finely chopped)

Method
1. Bring a big potful of water to boil. Add little salt to it and add the pasta. Let it cook according to the
package instructions.
2. In the mean time, heat the oil/butter in a pan, add the kheema and let it cook for 5 minutes until the
meat is cooked.
3. Add chopped onions and ginger garlic paste and fry for another 5 minutes.
4. Add tomato puree, chilly sauce and all the dry masala powders (corriander, cumin, fennel, turmeric
powder and garam masala).
5. After 2 minutes add the vegetable that you want to add and required salt and let it cook for few minutes
till the vegetable is cooked.
6. Finally add the cooked pasta and toss everything together. Add some finely chopped cilantro and
serve. You can even add some shredded cheese while tossing the pasta.