Here is a desi twist to the famous Italian dish – pasta cooked in Indian style chana masala. Very easy to make with everyday ingredients and is bound to be a hit with the children.
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Ingredients:
Pasta – 1 cup
Chickpeas – 1/4 cup
Garlic Cloves – 2
Onion – 1, Finely sliced
Green Chilli – 1, Finely chopped
Pasta Sauce – 2 tblsp
Red Chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp
Chana Masala Powder – 1 tsp
Salt to Taste
Kasoori Methi – Little
Coriander Leaves – Few
Oil – 2 tblsp
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Method:
Cook the pasta with required water and little salt.
Drain off the excess water in strainer.
Keep it aside.
Soak the chickpeas overnight and cook in pressure cooker for 5 to 6 whistles.
Drain and reserve the excess water.
Heat a pan under medium flame.
Add oil and temper with cumin seeds.
Add the chopped garlic and cook till nice aroma.
Add the sliced onion, green chillies and cook till the onions turn soft.
Add the pasta sauce, red chilli powder, chana masala powder, salt and mix well.
Fry the powders until raw smell disappears.
Add the cooked channa with 2 tblsp of reserved water.
Allow it to cook for a while.
When a gravy consistency is formed, add the cooked pasta’s and toss them well.
Mix until all the spice powders are coated well with pasta.
Crush the kasoori methi leaves and add them and mix well.
Sunitha Karthik is a food lover who loves experiment with food. She worked in BPO industry for several years before deciding to settle down with family. She is a self-taught cook who has learnt to cook by experimenting with ingredients and watching various cooking shows. Mother of two kids, she still finds time to cook up a storm in the kitchen.
