Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serves: 2
Pasta – 1 cup ( i used macaroni)
Water – lots of it
Salt as needed
For Pesto:
Broccoli – 1 cup cut into florets
Cashews or Badam – 8 to 10
Garlic – 2 cloves
Parmesan Cheese – 1/4 cup
Red Chilli Flakes – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice – 1 tblspn or to taste
Olive Oil – 1/4 cup
Method:
Bring lots of water to a boil. Add salt to it, add in broccoli and cook for 2 mins. Drain it and set aside.
In the same pot add pasta and cook till done.
When the pasta is cooking, make pesto. take cashews, garlic, red chilli flakes, salt, parmesan cheese and pulse few times till it is blended. Add in broccoli and olive oil and pulse few times so it is coarsely crushed.
Now drain the cooked pasta and add it to a bowl, add in this pesto and toss well. Add little pasta cooking water if needed.
Serve with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese.
Take your ingredients |
wash and cut broccoli into pieces |
boil water in a sauce pan, add salt to it |
put broccoli in this |
cook for 5 mins |
drain and set aside |
take cashews in a blender |
add garlic |
add salt and chilli flakes |
add parmesan cheese |
crush it up |
add broccoli |
lemon juice |
ollive oil |
pulse few times |
now it is done |
in the same water, |
add pasta |
cook till done |
drain it |
add it back into the pot |
add pesto |
toss well |
Serve |
Oh I dint know Pesto could be made widout Basil leaves !!! Surprising