Saturday, 23 January 2016

Penne Pasta ....!!! Loved the homemade version

To prepare pasta
For 1cup pasta -boil 5-6 cups of water with little salt n few drops of coking oil .
To the boiling water slowly add pasta and continue cooking for approx.10-11 min. stirring continuously tii pasta is cooked well .
Drain the cooked pasta and rinse in fresh cold water n keep aside .

Ingredients :
2Cups boiled pasta
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp chopped green chillies
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped capsicum
2 cups tomato juice /puree
a pinch of chilli powder
1 tbsp dry oregano
1 tbsp dry red chilli flakes
salt to taste
grated processed cheese

Process :
Heat oil in a pan .add onion ,garlic ,green chillies and saute the onion till it turns golden brown . Add the tomatoes ,capsicum n saute on a medium flame for 2 min. Add the tomato juice ,chilli powder ,oregano n salt . Mix it well . Cook for anothet 3 min on medium flame . At last add the pasta and mix well so that the sauce is well mixed onto it .
Remove from heat and add cheese for garnishing . Serve hot and enjoy ......
Note -
Keep a cup of water in which we boiled the pasta n use it while cooking pasta if it's too dry .
I made the pasta ,removed it in a microwave bowl n added grated cheese ,little black pepper powder ,chilly flakes and oregano n microwave it for nxt 5 minutes and then served ...
Kids loved my first try......

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