Pasta cooked in Tomato Sauce

Pasta in Tomato Sauce

A couple of weeks ago I posted a Italian pasta dish…If you have not checked it out please check it.This is a pasta dish that is tossed on a lovely Tomato Sauce.I used Yellow Zucchini in this recipe,If you can find Green,you can use that too….Zucchini gives a lovely crunch to this dish..But it is hard to find that vegetable over here,But if you go to lynns they will have it,or else it is completely optional...

Ingrediants:

Pasta-2 cup

Tomato-3 big

Zucchini-1/2 chopped(optional)

Garlic-4 chopped

Red chilli flakes-2 tsp

Oregano-1 tsp

Salt to taste

Sugar-1 tsp

Olive oil-2 tbslpn

Coriander leaves for Garnishing

Method:

Boil the pasta till done.

Take tomatoes and make slashes in it,Put this tomatoes into the hot water and cook for 1 min,Remove the tomatoes and place it into the cold water and peel the skin of the tomato(Since we have made slashes the skin will peel literally).Chop the tomatoes and set it aside.

Now chop the zuchinni.put it in hot water and cook not more than 1 min.Remove it and set aside.

In a kadai add olive oil and put in the garlic and let it heat up.

Add in the oregano and chilli flakes and mix well.Add in the tomatoes and cook for 5 min.Season with salt and sugar and mix well.Cover and simmer for 10 min.

Now add in the Zucchini,Pasta into the sauce and toss well.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Pictorial:

Prepare tomatoes by blanching them in water and peel away the skin...Chop the tomatoes into small pieces..Blanch the zucchini and also cook the pasta

Saute garlic,oregano,chilli flakes,tomatoes,sugar,salt in oil..Add in zucchini and pasta..mix well

SERVE