red sauce pasta recipe | pasta in red sauce recipe | tomato pasta recipe
easy red sauce pasta recipe | pasta in red sauce recipe | tomato pasta recipe
Servings 2 Servings
Ingredients
for red sauce:
- 3 to matoes red and ripped
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- ½ medium sized onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp basil leaves finely chopped
- ¼ tsp chili flakes
- ½ tsp mixed herbs
- salt to taste
- ¼ tsp pepper crushed
- 3 tbsp parmesan cheese / any cheese grated
for boiling pasta:
- 1 cup penne pasta / any pasta of your choice
- 5 cups water or as required to boil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- firstly, mark x on tomatoes and boil for 5 minutes.
- further peel off the skin and blend to smooth puree.
- meanwhile, in a large vessel cook penne pasta with some salt.
- cook the pasta for 10-12 minutes or till they are soft.
- finally, drain the pasta and keep aside.
- in a large kadai heat olive oil and saute bay leaf and garlic till they turn aromatic.
- also saute onions till they change colour.
- further add prepared tomato puree and saute for 5 minutes.
- also add basil leaves, chili flakes, mixed herbs, pepper, salt and mix well.
- cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- and add in boiled pasta.
- mix gently, making sure the sauce has coated well.
- finally, serve red sauce pasta hot topped with parmesan cheese or any cheese of your choice.