Masala Pasta

Easy and spicy pasta recipe

Ingredients

• Pasta - 2 cup 
  
• Onion - 2 medium sized - finely chopped
  
• Tomato - 2 medium sized - finely chopped
  
• Ginger garlic paste - ½ tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
  
• Green chili sauce - ½ tbsp 
  
• Chili powder - 1 tsp
  
• Pepper powder - ½ tsp (optional)
  
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
  
• Cumin powder - 1 tsp
  
• Salt to taste
  

Procedure

1. Place a vessel with water in the stove and bring it to boil. Add pasta to the boiling water and keep in low flame for 10 min or until pasta gets cooked well. Usually it becomes doubled in size. Once its cooked, drain out the excess water, rinse with cold water and set aside.

2.   Heat a large pan in the stove and pour oil. When oil is hot, add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom powder.

  3.   As nice aroma comes out, add onion and sauté them for 2 min until they start turning golden brown

  4.   To this add ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell leaves.

  5.   Then add turmeric powder, chili powder and chili sauce. Adjust the quantity according to the spicy level     desired. 

  6.  Now add tomatoes and sauté them for 2 min until becomes soft and mushy. Add coriander and cumin powder. Add pepper powder if desired.

  7.  Finally add the cooked pasta and mix until it gets coated uniformly. Garnish with cilantros and serve hot.