Our's today lunch was this Indianized version of pasta dish..I prepared them very much similar like our pulao but instead of rice i used the whole wheat macaroni pastas..When my H called me from his office to know how am doing coz of my allergic problem, he asked me wat i prepared for lunch? thinking that he will order something for me as home delivery, i told that i prepared some pulao with pasta, he started laughing and was almost surprised when i told him how i prepared this pasta pulao..Immediately he started worrying that am spending more time in cooking than taking rest.. Wat can i do, am not a person who sit in idle and i want always to keep me busy and finally my H asked me keep him a plate of this pulao for his dinner,fingers crossed hope he will love this pasta pulao..But we guys enjoyed this pasta pulao for ou lunch when i served them with some baked potato patties crusted with quinoa..Both together turned out lunch super healthy and filling..
250grs Pasta (cooked al dente)
1no Onion (chopped)
1no Tomato(chopped)
10nos Babycorn (sliced as strips)
1/2tsp Fennel seeds
Salt
Oil
To Grind:1/2cup Mint leaves
1no Green chillies
2nos Dry red chillies
5nos Garlic cloves
1inch Ginger pieces (chopped)
2tbsp Coconut
1/2tsp Garam masala powder
5nos Peppercorns
Grind all the ingredients together as fine paste given in the list 'To grind'..Meanwhile heat enough oil, let crack the fennel seeds, add immediately the chopped onions, chopped tomatoes and saute until the tomatoes turns mushy and the onions turns trasnculent, add the stripped babycorns and saute for few seconds, immediately add the grounded paste and cook everything in simmer until the oil gets separates..
Finally add the already cooked pastas to the cooking masala, toss everything gently and cook for few minutes in simmer..Serve hot garnished with some almond flakes..
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