Indian Style Macaroni

About this Recipe...

Macaroni is a kind of Italian pasta traditionally cooked with Béchamel sauce or marinara sauce. But we indians very often cook it with our indian way to suit our spicy taste bud and it tastes completely different and very tasty with our own basic spices which we use to cook our Indian dishes. So this macaroni got a new makeover with our Indian spices. The best part of this dish is you can make it very quickly and it is ideal for your any time meal and appropriate for kids lunch box or kids evening snacks. Just toss few ingredients and veggies together and your pasta is ready in no time.

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Elbow macaroni pasta
• 2 Tbsp Oil
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 Tbsp Chopped garlic
• 1/4 Cup Chopped onion
• 2 Green chilles finely chopped
• 1 Cup Tomato chopped
• 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
• Salt as per taste
• 1/2 tsp Chat masala powder
• 1 Tbsp Tomato ketchup
• 1 tsp Red chili sauce
• 1/4 Cup Bell pepper chopped
• Few broccoli florets
• 1/8 Cup Frozen green peas
• 1/8 Cup Frozen corn
• Finely chopped cilantro/coriander leaves for garnishing

Directions

1. At first boil the pasta as per package instruction till al dente. Season the water with salt and add 1 tsp of oil to it.
2. Drain the water when done and rinse the pasta with cold water.
3. Now heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds for tempering.
4. When the seeds start crackling, add chopped garlic to it and sauté it till it gets golden brown color.
5. Now add the chopped onion to it and fry it till it becomes translucent.
6. Next add the chopped tomato and green chilies to it and cook the tomato till it gets soft.
7. Next throw all the dry spices like coriander, black pepper and chaat masala powder, followed by salt to taste and mix everything very well.
8. Now add the tomato ketch up and red chili sauce to it and mix it well with spices.
9. Now add all the chopped vegetables to it and cook it for few minutes till everything gets well cooked.
10. Now add the boiled pasta to it, stir and mix it gently with rest of the ingredients and add chopped cilantro leaves to it.
11. Switch off the flame and your spicy indian style macaroni pasta is ready to serve.