red sauce pasta recipe | how to make classic tomato sauce pasta recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. a classical italian red coloured pasta made with homemade red pasta sauce. it is one of the traditional italian cuisine recipe known for its, taste, flavour and creaminess in each bite. the recipe is very much inspired from the italian cuisine but a tailored and customised recipe for indian taste buds.
pasta recipes are one of the popular recipe requests i get on day to day basis. most of the requests have one thing in common. they all need indian taste of desi touch with their pasta recipe. hence to introduce an indian touch, i have used a couple of ingredients native to indian cuisine. firstly i have used kashmiri chilli or also known as byadigi chillies in this recipe. these chillies not only help to introduce the spice heat but also gives the dark red colour to the sauce. also, the tomatoes used are native to indian cuisine and are not specifically used in italian cuisine. in addition, i have used mixed herbs which contains basil leaves and are readily available in any supermarkets. however, the traditional recipe is made with fresh basil leaves.
furthermore, before wrapping up the recipe post, some more tips, suggestions and variations to red sauce pasta recipe. firstly, i would heavily recommend using penne pasta to prepare the red sauce based pasta. you may use other types of pasta but may not get the same taste and flavour. secondly, the sauce prepared in this recipe can also be used as pizza sauce. hence you may very well prepare this recipe in bulk and store it in an airtight container and use it whenever you require it. lastly, if you feel the chillies i have added are too much for your taste buds, you may reduce it by one or 2.
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red sauce pasta recipe | how to make classic tomato sauce pasta recipe
Ingredients
for boiling pasta:
- 5 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cup pasta, elicoidali or penne
for tomato puree:
- water, for boiling
- 5 tomato
- 2 dried red chilli, optional
for red sauce pasta:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
Instructions
boiling pasta:
- firstly, in a large kadai boil 6 cup water and 1 tsp salt.
- once the water comes to a boil, add 2 cup pasta. i have used elicoidali pasta, you can alternatively use penne pasta.
- boil for 7 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked al dente.
- drain off the pasta and keep aside.
pasta sauce preparation:
- firstly, in a large vessel with hot boiling water, drop 5 tomato marked x.
- also, add 2 dried red chilli and boil for 5 minutes.
- drain off and peel the skin of tomatoes.
- blend to smooth paste, keep aside.
- in a large wok, take 2 tbsp olive oil and saute 2 clove garlic.
- add 1 onion and saute well.
- further add 1 tsp chilli flakes, 1 tsp mixed herbs, ¼ tsp pepper powder and ½ tsp salt. saute well.
- now add prepared tomato puree, 2 tbsp tomato sauce and mix well.
- cook for 2 minutes or until tomato puree is cooked completely.
- now add in boiled pasta and mix well.
- finally, grate some cheese and enjoy red sauce pasta.
Nutrition
how to make red sauce pasta with step by step photo:
boiling pasta:
- firstly, in a large kadai boil 6 cup water and 1 tsp salt.
- once the water comes to a boil, add 2 cup pasta. i have used elicoidali pasta, you can alternatively use penne pasta.
- boil for 7 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked al dente.
- drain off the pasta and keep aside.
pasta sauce preparation:
- firstly, in a large vessel with hot boiling water, drop 5 tomato marked x.
- also, add 2 dried red chilli and boil for 5 minutes.
- drain off and peel the skin of tomatoes.
- blend to smooth paste, keep aside.
- in a large wok, take 2 tbsp olive oil and saute 2 clove garlic.
- add 1 onion and saute well.
- further add 1 tsp chilli flakes, 1 tsp mixed herbs, ¼ tsp pepper powder and ½ tsp salt. saute well.
- now add prepared tomato puree, 2 tbsp tomato sauce and mix well.
- cook for 2 minutes or until tomato puree is cooked completely.
- now add in boiled pasta and mix well.
- finally, grate some cheese and enjoy red sauce pasta.
notes:
- firstly, adjust the spice to your choice. i have prepared a slightly spicy version. you can skip red chilli if you serving for kids.
- you can add vegetables of your choice to make pasta nutritious.
- additionally, do not overcook pasta as it turns mushy while serving.
- finally, red sauce pasta recipe tastes great when a generous amount of cheese is added.