Pasta ( Red Sauce )

The cold months are the best time to indulge in a warm pasta’s that not only tickles your taste buds but is also healthier. In honor of our 1st anniversary, I present to my readers a best-loved pasta recipe.

Servings : 4-5

Preparation time : 20-25 min

Cooking time : 30-35 min

Ingredients :

For Red Sauce :

• 1 kg tomatoes ( blanched, de skinned and crushed )
• 125 gm onion ( 1 ½ medium-large onion )
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder ( socked in ½ cup of water )
• 1 tbsp extra virgin cooking olive oil
• ½ tsp oregano
• ½ tsp chili flakes
• ½ tsp pasta seasoning
• ½ tsp pepper powder ( freshly crushed peppercorns )
• 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
• Pinch of sugar
• Salt according to taste

For Boiling :

• 125 gm pasta ( penne pasta )
• ½ tsp oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• Water

For Pasta :

• ½ cup zucchini ( sliced / diced )
• ½ yellow bell pepper ( diced )
• ½ red bell pepper ( diced )
• ½ green bell pepper ( diced )
• ½ cup broccoli florets
• ½ cup baby corns ( sliced )
• 125 gm white onion ( sliced )
• 2 tbsp olive ( rings )

Method :

• Boil pasta and once cooked drained.
• Wash them with chilled water and keep them aside.
• Heat olive oil in one deep nonstick pan.
• Add onion. Sauté till onion get transparent.
• Add garlic. Sauté for a while.
• Add tomato puree.
• Add Kashmir red chili powder.
• Add all seasonings.
• Cook till water get burn. 
• Crush it again with the help of hand blender. Heat it again.
• Add tomato ketchup and sugar.
• Add all vegetables.
• Add salt according to vegetables except white onion.
• Cook till vegetables gets half cooked.
• Add pasta. Cook for few minutes.
• Mix well.
• Turn off flame.
• Add olives and white onion. Mix well.
• Add some extra pasta seasoning and oregano while serving.
• Garnish with broccoli and serve hot with garlic bread, bruschetta or any kind of Italian bread.