Curried Pasta (V)
Just the other day I was wondering what to cook for lunch. I had spent most of the morning vacuuming and cleaning the house and I wasn’t feeling like doing too much of cooking. My husband was out of town on work and there were just the two of us. I asked Akshaya what she would like and she picked pa
Ingredients
- 2 cups elbow macaroni uncooked (about 200g)
- 2 onions medium sized , chopped
- 2 potatoes medium sized , peeled and cubed
- 1/4 cup sweet corn frozen
- 1/2 cup green peas frozen
- 2 tbsps tomato ketchup
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- to taste salt
Instructions
- Heat the oil and sautxe9 the onions till translucent. Add the potatoes, sweet corn and green peas. Stir a couple of times and add 2 xbd cups of water. You may need to add a little more water later.
- Add the spices, salt and tomato ketchup sauce. Stir well, bring to a boil and then let it simmer on medium heat till the vegetables are half done.
- Add the macaroni, stir again and allow to cook till the water is absorbed. When done, there should be no liquid in the pan, yet the pasta should be moist.
- Depending on the pasta, you might need a little more of water. Once the pasta is almost done, if it is looking dry or undercooked, add 1/4 a cup of boiling water, stir and cook till this water gets absorbed.
- Take the curried pasta off the heat. The pasta will continue to dry out a little. You may add chopped coriander as a finishing touch, if preferred. Serve hot.