Friday, January 4, 2008

My special - PASTA mama mia!!

To serve 4 adults you need:

INGREDIENTS
Fusili pasta - 1/2 a pack
Peas - handful
Potatoes - 1
Carrots - 1
Spinach - bunch
Cauliflower - 6" pc
Mushrooms - 10
Butter - 2 tbsp
Maida - 1 tbsp
Milk - 1 large cup
Cheese - 2 slices
Salte & Pepper to taste
Tomatoes - 1 large
Onion - 1 large
Garlic - 1 clove large
Basil - dash
Oregano - dash
Olives - 8

TOOLS
Frying pan, knife & board, vessel

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The Burpy TODO

Boil the pasta in hot water. Starin the water in a collander and add a dash of oil to keep the pieces from stucking.
Chop all the vegetables (except spinach) small and boil – peas, potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, mushrooms. (you can make this a non-vegetarian dish by adding any meat of your chice instead)
Take one tbsp of butter and the maida and brown in an open pan.
Once done turn off the flame and slowly add a cup full of milk to the mixture while continuously stirring. I
n case nuggets form whip the paste in the mixie for a few minutes.
Once the thick paste is formed add a slice of cheese, salt and pepper to taste. This is your white sauce for your pasta.
Now add one finely chopped onion to a tbsp of butter in a fresh pan and to this add finely chopped tomatoes and a big clove of garlic finely chopped with a little bit of salt. Saute until tender.
Add the oregano and basil dashes at this stage.
Then add the white sauce and boiled vegetables to this mixture and sauté for a few minutes.
Then add the spinach and finely chopped olives.
Add the boiled fusili pasta at this stage.
Add some grated cheese into it and then garnish with coriander after serving in a dish.
Serve hot with hot and crisp garlic bread

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hey

Another round of applause after yummy butter chicken...can u believe this....I tried ur recipe of PASTA & succeded, at least thats what my family had 2 say....three cheers for sunshine.....thanx for such a delicious recipe....Kunal.

PRIYA SHARMA SHAIKH said...

WOOOOW ... you are turning out to be one of my biggest recipe fans ... Im glad your family liked it :) Hope Upasana has tried her hand too!!