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Steps to make Basil Tomato Pasta
- Cut 1/2 kilo of tomatoes diagonally on the top through till the middle
- Boil them in water, until it reaches a rolling boil. Blend after it is cool
- Cut 2 onions and blend in a mixer
- Cut 150 grams of fresh basil and blend
- In a pan add 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- Add onion purée and mix with 2 tablespoons of blended basil
- Let it start to cook
- Next add salt per taste
- Add the blended tomatoes, the purée is richer and mix
- Add 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder! This is a desi twist!
- Add 1 teaspoon of pepper powder
- Add 1 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg and mix
- Add 1 tablespoon of dried oregano
- Add 1 tablespoon of chilli flakes and mix well
- Add 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Let it simmer for 5-6 minutes
- In another pan add 2 tablespoons oil add 6 cut baby corn and stir fry
- Add salt per taste and stir
- Add 1 cut green capsicum
- Add 6 tablespoons of blended basil purée
- Add 2 teaspoons dried oregano and chilli flakes
- Stir fry and keep aside
- Boil 250 grams pasta of your choice, I boiled Borge’s Farfalle
- Heat the tomato basil sauce
- Add the strained boiled pasta and mix in
- Add the stir fried veggies and mix it in
- Add some freshly grated Parmesan cheese and mix
- Add some fresh basil for garnish
- Add some freshly ground pepper
- The dish is now ready to serve
- I added some more fresh basil as garnish