Italian is my favorite non Indian global cuisine. I have savored quite a few Italian recipes & not found a single one that I disliked. Thinking about my favorite would be like choosing a favorite child, but if I have to then my pick would be Pasta.
2 cups of penne pasta
1 tsp minced garlic
1 medium sized Onion cut in julienne
½ red pepper cut in julienne
½ green pepper cut in julienne
1 cup tomato puree
2 tablespoon tomato ketchup
1 tablespoon red chilli flakes (or to taste)
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or substitute Oregano)
1 teaspoon parsley (or Coriander)
Salt & pepper to taste
Cheese (as much as you like)
Boil water in a large pot & season it well with Salt. Cook pasta as per it's package instructions. Usually penne pasta is cooked Al dente (firm but not hard) but I like to cook it extra 5 mins to make it a little soft.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan & add the onion and red & green pepper to it once hot. Sauté the onion and pepper (till onions are brown & pepper are still crunchy). Season with salt & pepper. Pour them from the cooking vessel into a separate dish.
Now in the same cooking vessel add 1 tablespoon of oil, once hot add bay leaves followed by garlic. Once the garlic is sauteed add tomato puree, cook it for 5 mins. Then add tomato ketchup, red chilli flakes, Italian seasoning, parsley, salt & pepper. Cook it for 5-10 mins on medium flame till everything is mixed well & the mixture has reduced in size, the sauce should have nice & thick consistency. You sauce is ready.
Add in your pasta & roasted veggies into the sauce, mix well. Your Pasta is ready 🙂
Sprinkle cheese (I'm a cheese fanatic and love experimenting, you can also pick different variety of cheese here to pacify your taste buds).
Serve it hot!!
Stay tuned for more Italian recipes.
Shweta
runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com says
Hi Shweta,
Stumbled upon your site and like your space, looks like we both have entered the blogging world almost at the same time.
Look forward to many more recipes and happy following you!
Cheers
Gauri
Anonymous says
Looks delicious
Shweta in the Kitchen says
Thanks Priya 🙂
Priya Sreeram says
nice platter; yum !