kluski pasta with indian sauce

My little one loves pasta. So I try to make pasta often at home these days. I am not a big fan of oregano or cheese so I end up making pasta with Indian spices. Indo - italian version. We have a new grocery store downtown and they sale variety of home made pasta. I found this Kluski  pasta and wanted to try it. Its a dense egg and wheat noodle.

 

 

What you need:

Kluski pasta or any other pasta of your choice

crushed Tomato paste- 2 cups

onions - 1 finely chopped

garlic- 4 cloves finely chopped

carrots- finely chopped

black pepper powder- 1/2 teaspoon

garam masala- 1 teaspoon

red chilly powder- 1 teaspoon

olive oil- 1 table spoon

salt to taste

How to make :

In a big pot of boiling water add pasta and cook according to the packet instructions. In a pan heat oil, add onions, garlic and saute till onions turn transparent. Add the carrots or any vegetable / meat of your choice and saute. Add the tomato paste, garam masala, chilly powder, salt and cook till it turns to sauce consistency. You can add water that the pasta is cooked in, if needed while cooking. the starch in the water give a nice consistency to the sauce. Add the cooked pasta into the sauce and stir it up, sprinkle some freshly ground pepper. you can garnish with cheese or some fresh cilantro. 

pasta beans n greens

 

This was a recipe that my boss made for us. I liked the simplicity of this and unlike other pasta dishes, here the pasta is cooked along with other ingredients- a one pot dish. ( less dishes to do after cooking). I made some variations to the original recipe since I didn't have all the ingredients the day I decided to make it. Here is the original recipe, I didn't have penne pasta so I used elbow pasta and skipped on oregano.

Ingredients

2  teaspoons  olive oil

1/2  cup  finely chopped carrot
1/2  cup  finely chopped onion
1  garlic clove, minced
1/2  teaspoon  dried oregano
1/4  teaspoon  salt

1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
1  (15.75-ounce) can chicken broth
1  (14.5-ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2  cup  uncooked penne (tube-shaped pasta)
1  (16-ounce) can  white beans, rinsed and drained
1/2  (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry (about 1/3 cup)
1/4  cup  grated fresh Parmesan cheese  



Preparation  
Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add carrot, onion, and garlic; saute for 5 minutes. I added 2 green chillies finely chopped to add some heat. Add the oregano which I skipped, salt, pepper, broth, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; add pasta, beans, and spinach; cook 14 minutes or until pasta is done, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cheese.