Masala pasta
Masala pasta, from above
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Masala pasta

Pasta that grew up in an Indian kitchen. Onion, tomato, garam masala and a whole lot of love.

30 minTime
15 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Pasta, desi style2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe Indian tiffin classic.
The original
477kcalsame
15 gproteinsame
8 gfibresame
30minutessame

Masala pasta.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Pasta2½ cups penne or macaroni
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Cumin seeds½ tsp
Onion1 large, chopped
Ginger garlic paste2 tsp
Tomato3 medium, chopped
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)1, diced
Carrot1 small, diced
Green peas½ cup
Sweet corn kernels (corn kernels)¼ cup
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Garam masala½ tsp
Tomato ketchup (ketchup)1½ tbsp
Waterabout 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp, chopped
Saltto taste, plus some for the water

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Boil pasta in salted water until al dente and drain.
  2. 2Heat oil, crackle cumin, then fry onion until golden. Add ginger garlic paste for a minute.
  3. 3Add tomato, spices and salt and cook until soft and the oil separates.
  4. 4Add carrot, peas, capsicum and corn with a splash of water. Cook 4 minutes.
  5. 5Stir in ketchup, pasta and water to loosen. Toss 2 minutes and finish with coriander.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in bowls straight from the pan, while everything is still glossy.

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Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Yoghurt mint dressing5 min
On the side Kachumber salad10 min
To drink Mango mule mocktail6 min
Something sweet Mango chia pudding10 min
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