Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• Macroni  - 1 cup
• Carrot grated- 1
• Onion chopped 1
• Lettuce shredded- 1/2 cup
• Crushed Pepper- 1 tsp
• Salt- 1/4 tsp
• Mayonnaise - 2 tbsp
• Vinegar - 2 tbsp
• Condensed milk - 150 gm
• Oil- 1 tbsp

Preparation

1. Cook the macroni in boiled water with little salt and olive oil.  Strain the water. Let cold water run over the macroni so that it doesn’t cook anymore.

2. In a bowl combine the condensed milk, mayonnaise and vinegar well. Add salt and crushed pepper to this.

3. Add the cooked macroni to this mixture and combine well.

4. Add the vegetables one by one mixing after each addition. Refrigerate and serve chill.

Mushroom Pasta

Ingredients

• Pasta - 1 cup
• Mushroom - 150 gms
• Capsicum - 1
• Onion - 1,finely chopped
• Garlic - 2 cloves, finely chopped
• All purpose flour/maida - 2 tbsp
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• Butter - 1 tbsp
• Salt and black pepper as required

Preparation

1.Heat enough water with salt & a few drops of olive oil till it begins to boil.

2.Add the pasta and cook the pasta till they are completely cooked. Once cooked, drain and keep them aside.

3.Rinse the mushrooms well in water, drain them. Trim the stalks and slice them. keep aside.

4.Chop the capsicum and keep aside. Peel and finely chop the onions and garlic.

5.Melt butter in a pan. add the garlic and saute for 1 minute on a low flame.

6.Add the chopped onions and saute till the onions become translucent.Add the sliced mushrooms and saute on a low to medium flame till the mushrooms have shrunk in size.

7.The mushrooms will release their juices initially and after continuous sauting, the juices will evaporate. After the liquids have evaporated and the mushrooms have cooked, add the chopped capsicum and saute for 4-5 mins on a low flame.

8.Add the 2 tbsp flour. Stir well and saute for 3-4 mins on a low flame. Add milk in a gentle stream to the pan and keep on stirring.

9.The flour will combine with the milk and you will see the sauce getting thickened slowly.Cook for about 2 minutes and add the pasta. Stir well and simmer for 1-2 minutes more.

10.Season with salt and pepper.

Tomato Cheese Pasta

Ingredients 

• Pasta - 1 cup
• Onion - 1
• Cheese - 2 tbsp
• Olive oil - 2 tbsp
• Tomato  - 2
• Garlic - 4 pods
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Preparation

1. Boil water, add salt and  1 tsp of olive oil in it. Add the pasta and let them to cook well.

2. Drain the pasta and mix it with 1/2 tsp of Olive oil and keep it aside. Cut onion and garlic finely.

3.Heat the pan and add 1 tbsp of olive oil  in it and saute the onion and garlic until little mushy.

4. Add tomato paste and saute the paste until raw smell goes.  Then add pepper powder and required salt in to it then mix well. Add half cup of water and bring them into boil.

5.When the oil is whooshes out well  stop the stove. Add the tomato mixture into the pasta and mix well. Add the grated cheese and 1 tsp of oregano seasoning into it and mix well.

Pasta in Tomato Sauce

Ingredients 

• Pasta - 3/4 cup
• Tomato puree - from 1 big tomato
• Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp
• Tomato - 1 chopped
• Pepper - 1/2 tsp
• Olive oil - 1 tsp

Preparation

1.Boil water and cook pasta with salt until slightly soft yet crunchy enough to bite.Drain water and keep aside.

2.Heat olive oil in a pan, add garlic paste and saute until slightly browned.

3.Then add chopped tomatoes, toss it a minute.Then add tomato puree and saute until raw smell totally leaves.Add required salt and pepper, give a quick stir.

4.Then add the cooked pasta and mix well, add tomato sauce and sprinkle little water if the mixture is too dry.

5.Allow it to boil 2-3 mins until the pasta is coated well with the sauce.

Vegetable Pasta

Ingredients

• Pasta - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 finely chopped
• Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Tomato - 1 finely chopped
• Green chillies - 1 slit length wise
• Mixed Vegetables - 1 cup [Carrot, beans,capsicum,peas]
• Red chilli powder - ¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Garam masala powder - ¼ tsp
• Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
• Olive oil - 1 tbsp

Preparation

1.Boil water in a deep sauce pan, add salt and 2 tsp of olive oil, add the pasta and let it cook. 

2.After the pasta cooks, switch off the stove and drain all the water.Keep the cooked pasta aside.

3.Heat oil in a kadai, add onions and green chillies and sauté until golden brown. Now add the ginger & garlic paste and sauté until the raw smell goes off.

4.Add the vegetables, salt and sauté for about 3 min.Close it cook till the vegetable become soft.

5.Add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and stir for about 2 to 3 min for the raw smell to go away.

6.Add the cooked pasta and give good toss to coat the masala all over the pasta well. Now add the tomato ketchup and mix it well.