Tomato Pasta- South Indain Style

Tomato Pasta

Inspired by tomato rice which we often cook in our homes, I have tired tomato Pasta keeping all the delicate flavours just replacing white rice with brown pasta and pinch of Yuvika’s kitchen touch. Here goes the recipe…

Ingredients:

1 cup brown pasta

1 medium chopped onion

2 teaspoon sambhar powder

1 handful chopped coriander leaves

2 tablespoon refined oil

1/2 teaspoon garlic paste

3 large chopped tomato ( 2 tomato for puree and 1 chopped)

1 medium green chilli

1/4 teaspoon powdered turmeric

 Salt to taste

1/2 teaspoon ginger paste

1 tsp red chilli powder

Roasted melon seeds ¼  cup for garnishing

Few coriander leaves chopped for garnishing

For Seasoning

1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds

7 curry leaves

1 pinch asafoetida

1 star anise

Method:

 1. In a pan add borwn pasta , 1 tsp salt and boiling water and cook for about 25 minutes or till pasta turns soft. Drain and keep aside.

 2. Now put the chopped tomatoes in a blender and blend it properly. Transfer the puree in a bowl and keep it aside. Now heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add the ingredients for seasoning (mustard, asafoetida, curry leaves, star anise). Add onions and sauté till they turn slightly pinkish in hue. Then add green chillies and ginger-garlic paste. Sauté these ingredients for a minute.

 3. Now add the tomato puree, chopped tomato, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, sambar powder and salt as required. Cook until the oil separates. Add the cooked pasta to the tomato gravy and mix well. Once done, transfer the tomato pasta in a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves and roasted melon seeds. Serve hot with papads or raita.

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