Red Sauce Pasta

Today my fridge is left with only some tomatoes, there are no other vegetables. So thought of trying red sauce pasta, as it required very less ingredients and easy to prepare. Try it out in home and let me know how it comes out.

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Serves for: 2 persons

Ingredients: 

Shell Pasta – 200 gms

Tomato – 2 large

Onion – 1

Garlic – 6-7 Cloves

Grated Cheese – 4tbsp

Oil / Butter - 2tbsp

Herb spices 1tbsp

Chilly flakes – 1tbsp

Turmeric – ½ tsp

Salt – for taste

Coriander – 1/4 tsp

Chilly powder – 1tsp (adjust according to taste)

Direction for Pasta boiling: 

1. Bring water to boil than add pasta, boil pasta 10-12 min (when you buy pasta the packet contains the direction to boil follow them, as each pasta take different time to boil)

2. Drain water from pasta and immediately run cold tap water on pasta (this is to avoid the pasta sticking each other).

Direction for Preparation: 

1. Boil whole tomato for about 2 min.

2. In another pan add 1 tbsp butter, let it heat for while.

3. Add chopped garlic and onion saute for 3 min (always add garlic first then onion saute until the onion turns into transparent).

4. Grind boiled tomato and all sauted mixture; don't make fine paste (grind for 1-2 min).

5. In pan add 1tbsp of butter, when butter is hot mix the grinded mixture and saute for 2 min.

5. Now add pasta, chopped coriander mix them slowly (To avoid breakdown of pasta).

6. Add required amount of cheese and herb spices mix well, plate down hot red sauce pasta. Decorate with coriander and some chilly flakes.