Macaroni And Cheese Recipe | Desi Macaroni Recipe | Macaroni Pasta with detailed photo and video recipe. An easy and interesting pasta variant recipe prepared with mac kernels in a unique Indian Pasta sauce. It makes an ideal filling meal for lunch and dinner if not for the most important morning breakfast meal. Typically it is prepared with basic ingredients like tomato and basil flavour, but this recipe is extended with lip-smacking spices and flavours for Indian taste buds.
Macaroni And Cheese Recipe | Desi Macaroni Recipe | Macaroni Pasta with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Indian cuisine is heavily influenced and embraced by other overseas cuisine and recipes. While it has been happily accepted, it has undergone slight modifications and adaptations to match the taste preference and spice level. One such hugely popular and tasty meal recipe is the macaroni and cheese recipe with a twist of spices and flavours.
To be honest, I am not a huge fan of overseas recipes, especially these pizza and pasta recipes. It is mainly because of the spice-less or bland taste it has to offer. Whenever I am asked to have these, I try to add basic spices like pepper or chilli powder to make it exciting. I even try to extend this sometimes by adding garam masala or cumin & coriander powder to get that authentic taste. Having said that, I have not added those specific spices to this recipe. Basically, I have tried to keep it authentic and restricted myself to pepper and chilli powder. If you are not looking for a spicy or desi macaroni recipe, you may even avoid chilli powder and stick to pepper. Do try this variant of macaroni pasta and let me know if you like it.
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Macaroni and Cheese recipe | Desi Macaroni Recipe | Macaroni Pasta
Ingredients
for pasta sauce:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 clove garlic (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
- 1½ cup tomato puree
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp pepper powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup processed cheese
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese
for boiling pasta:
- water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1½ cup macaroni pasta
Instructions
- firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp oil, 1 tbsp butter, 2 clove garlic and ½ tsp chilli flakes.
- saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- add ½ onion and saute until the onion shrinks slightly.
- further, add 1½ cup tomato puree and cook until the oil separates.
- also add ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp pepper powder, ½ tsp salt and 2 tbsp tomato sauce.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- add in ½ cup water, ½ cup milk and mix well.
- now to cook the pasta, in a large saucepan take water and 1 tsp salt.
- once the water comes to a boil, add 1½ cup macaroni pasta.
- boil for 8 minutes or until the pasta turns al dente. make sure to check the instruction on the package to know the cooking time.
- once the pasta is cooked, drain off the water and transfer to the prepared sauce.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- add ¼ cup processed cheese and ½ cup mozzarella cheese.
- simmer until the cheese melts completely.
- finally, mix well and enjoy Macaroni and Cheese recipe when it is piping hot.
Nutrition
How to make Desi Macaroni with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp oil, 1 tbsp butter, 2 clove garlic and ½ tsp chilli flakes.
- saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- add ½ onion and saute until the onion shrinks slightly.
- further, add 1½ cup tomato puree and cook until the oil separates.
- also add ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp pepper powder, ½ tsp salt and 2 tbsp tomato sauce.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- add in ½ cup water, ½ cup milk and mix well.
- now to cook the pasta, in a large saucepan take water and 1 tsp salt.
- once the water comes to a boil, add 1½ cup macaroni pasta.
- boil for 8 minutes or until the pasta turns al dente. make sure to check the instruction on the package to know the cooking time.
- once the pasta is cooked, drain off the water and transfer to the prepared sauce.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- add ¼ cup processed cheese and ½ cup mozzarella cheese.
- simmer until the cheese melts completely.
- finally, mix well and enjoy Macaroni and Cheese recipe when it is piping hot.
Notes:
- firstly, make sure to add a generous amount of cheese to make the pasta cheesy and tasty.
- also, you can add vegetables to make pasta colourful and nutritious.
- additionally, you can use store-bought pasta sauce to reduce the cooking time.
- finally, Macaroni and Cheese recipe tastes great when prepared cheesy.