Chili Garlic pasta

Chili Garlic Pasta
Aaj khane me kya hai Mama...kya chahiye Miss Drama :-P ?Pasta...You have enjoyed this advertisement with your kids,and my kid is just a damn fan of pasta.
But every time its not good to have the outside made food.So i have tried this pasta and it was finger licking delicious.

 There are so many varieties of pasta i.e. white pasta which is made up with cheese and mayonnaise,red pasta,chicken pasta and even healthy pasta salad too.I just love pasta in any form but i have tried a simple home made one,which is easy to make and with few added sauces and vegetables,it tastes really good.

This pasta has a good variety of vegetables which makes it healthy and of-course this pasta is whole wheat pasta which means its nutritious and yum too.Pasta sometimes gets overcooked and sometimes under cooked,so i have mentioned few points in the recipe to make your pasta perfect!
Try this pasta for your kids if they can go for spicy taste otherwise you can reduce the quantity of chili also.
So let's start with recipe-

Ingredients -

1. Whole wheat pasta - 1 cup
2. 1 medium sized capsicum(thinly sliced)
3. Boiled peas - 1/2 a cup
4. 2 to 3 tomatoes(finely chopped)
5. 2 medium sized finely sliced onions
6. 5 to 6 garlic cloves(finely chopped)
7. (you can add carrots,broccoli or even boiled corns too)
8. Tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp
9. Salt as per taste
10. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
11. Chili Garlic sauce - 1 tsp( i have use veeba's chili garlic sauce)
12. Dry mango powder - 1 tsp
13. Red chili flakes - 1/2 tsp

Method

1. Take a pan add water and heat it up for 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Add salt in the water and mix it.
3. Add pasta and put it the water.
4. Cover the pan with a lid for a quick boil of the water.
5. Now uncover the lid and stir the pasta continuously.
6. When you will find that pasta has turned soft(but how to check?)
7. Just take one pasta piece and cut it from the center,if its soft but you will see a white round circle,which looks raw,it means your pasta is done.(to cook the pasta it takes normally 10 to 15 minutes but sometimes it also depends on the quality of the pasta)
8. Do not over cook or under cook the pasta,otherwise its going to ruin the taste.
9. Now take a strainer and drain the water,wash the pasta with cold water for at least 2 times,to remove the starch .
10. Add 3 to 4 drops of oil on the strained pasta and keep aside.

Time to prepare saucy vegetables 

1. Take a wok add oil around 1 1/2 tsp and heat it up
2. Add garlic and onions to it.
3. Saute them for 2 minutes
4. Now add tomatoes and mix it well.
5. When you will find the tomatoes has turned soft and mushy add capsicum,peas and mix them also
6. Add salt,turmeric powder,mango powder,tomato sauce and chili garlic sauce .
7. Mix it again.
8. When you will find the veggies is looking properly cooked add the pasta.
9. Mix the pasta gently for around 5 to 6 minutes on slow flame.
10. Your Chili garlic pasta is ready to enjoy :-)