Name: Tomato and Garlic Fusilli Pasta recipe by Neha Pahilwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: FOR PASTA SAUCE:; Tomatoes 250 gm blanched and pureed; Onion 1/4 cup finely chopped; Ginger paste 1/2 teaspoon; Garlic paste 1 teaspoon; sugar 1/2 teaspoon; Salt to taste; Dried thyme crushed 1/4 teaspoon; Dried basil crushed 1/4 teaspoon; Oregano 1/4 teaspoon; Olive oil 1 tablespoon; Tomato ketchup 2 tablespoons; For pasta; Fusilli (Spiral pasta) 1.5 cups boiled till al dente; Capsicum assorted diced 1/2 cup; Carrots finely chopped 1/4 cup; Cherry tomatoes 5 to 6

ABOUT Tomato and Garlic Fusilli Pasta RECIPE

This tomato and garlic pasta is full of flavour of fresh tomatoes, garlic and Italian herbs . You just cannot miss it! Listening to my cherished music over a bowl of tomato and garlic pasta has been my sublime dream. In this pasta recipe, the inclusion of carrots and capsicum not only increases the nutritive value but also lend their colourful impact. Combine some meats or more vegetables to bump up the nutritive value. As for my family, we love it just this way...

Ingredients Serving: 4

FOR PASTA SAUCE:
Tomatoes 250 gm blanched and pureed
Onion 1/4 cup finely chopped
Ginger paste 1/2 teaspoon
Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
sugar 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Dried thyme crushed 1/4 teaspoon
Dried basil crushed 1/4 teaspoon
Oregano 1/4 teaspoon
Olive oil 1 tablespoon
Tomato ketchup 2 tablespoons
For pasta
Fusilli (Spiral pasta) 1.5 cups boiled till al dente
Capsicum assorted diced 1/2 cup
Carrots finely chopped 1/4 cup
Cherry tomatoes 5 to 6

Instructions

FOR PASTA SAUCE Take oil in a,saucepan and heat it. Add ginger garlic paste and onions and saute for few minutes.
Now pour the tomato puree into the saucepan
Mix the salt, sugar, thyme, oregano and basil
Simmer for 10 minutes till sauce is done. At this stage you will see oil oozing out from the sides
Put off flame and keep the prepared pasta sauce aside
HOW TO PROCEED
In a skillet heat a little olive oil add the onions , followed by carrots and capsicum. Saute for a while
Now add the boiled spiral pasta and prepared past sauce. Toss gently.
Adjust seasoning
Put off flame and serve at once

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