Amishi 's Kitchen : RED SAUCE PASTA RECIPE

Pasta is an all time favourite at my place be it red sauce pasta, white sauce pasta or simple indian style cooked pasta with veggies.
This is a simple and quick recipe of Pasta which requires basic ingredients which are usually available at home.

If you want you can add vegetables of your choice to the pasta. I mostly use red and yellow bell peppers, boiled sweet corn and broccoli. My kids however do not prefer much of vegetables so I cook the pasta without the vegetables and simply stir fry the vegetables along side for the two of us.

INGREDIENTS

for boiling pasta

1 cup Pasta (you can use any variety)

4 cups of water

1 tea spoon salt

1 tea spoon oil

for the sauce

1 table spoon olive oil ( or any cooking oil)

1/2 tea spoon grated or minced garlic

1/2 onion finely chopped

2-3 tomatoes roughly chopped

1 table spoon tomato puree (home made or ready made)

1/2 tea spoon oregano

1/4 tea spoon black pepper

1/2 tea spoon dried basil or 2-3 fresh basil leaves

1/4 tea spoon red chilli flakes (optional)

salt to taste

1/4 tea spoon sugar

METHOD

1. In a large pan boil 4 cups of water. Add salt and oil to the boiling water. Add the pasta to the boiling water. Cook pasta until al dente or just cooked.

2. Remove a cup of pasta water and keep aside. This can be used to adjust the consistency of the sauce. Strain the pasta and spread it on a plate or tray so that they don't stick to each other and cool down.

3. In a pan heat oil, add the grated or minced garlic. Once the raw aroma of garlic goes add the onions. Cook for a minute.

4. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook till they turn mushy. Add a table spoon of tomato puree.

5. Add oregano, black pepper, basil, red chilli flakes and sugar.

6. Add the pasta water to adjust the consistency of the sauce. Check salt as pasta water too contains salt.

7. Toss the boiled pasta in the sauce and mix everything together till the sauce coats the pasta well. Switch off the gas. Serve hot.

PICTORIAL GUIDE

1. In a large pan boil 4 cups of water. Add salt and oil to the boiling water. Add the pasta to the boiling water. Cook pasta until al dente or just cooked. Do not over cook you should feel a bite.