Keema Macaroni / Cheese Topped Minced Chicken Pasta

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Now coming to todays recipe. This recipe is inspired from the bolognese sauce recipe. I modified the recipe a lot and made it to my taste. I always wanted to make a chicken keema pasta and finally i made it. I used chicken mince, but you could use lamb of beef as you like. Hope you will try it and let me know how it turned out for you.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 45 mins
Serves – 4


Ingredients:

Macaroni – 2 cup dried (Or use any pasta)
Water – 1 liter
Salt to taste


For Sauce:
Oil – 2 tblspn
Chicken Keema / Minced Chicken – 250 grams
Cumin powder – 2 tsp
Red Chilli Flakes – 2 tsp or to taste
Garlic Cloves – 6 Minced
Oregano – 1 tsp
Onion – 1 large chopped finely
Capsicum / Bell pepper – 1 small chopped finely
Salt to taste
Tomato – 4 large crushed
Tomato Ketchup – 2 tblspn
Sugar – 1 tsp
Cheese as needed ( I used mozarella )


Method:

Cook pasta in lots of salted boiling water as per package directions. Drain it in a colander and set aside,

Heat
oil in a kadai. Add in chicken keema and start browning them. Add in a
tsp of cumin powder and chilli flakes. Season with salt. Mix this well
and cook the keema well. Remove this on to a plate.

Now in the remaining oil, add in garlic and oregano. Saute this for 30 sec.

Now add in onions, bell peppers and saute for 5 mins.

Add in remaining tsp of cumin powder, chilli flakes and mix well. Season this with salt.

Now add in the chicken keema mixture, crushed tomatoes, tomato ketchup and mix well. Add in some sugar and mix well.

Bring this to a boil and cover the pan. Simmer this for 15 to 20 mins.

Now take pasta in a large bowl and pour this sauce over it. Mix well.

Pour this whole thing in a baking dish, sprinkle cheese on top.

Microwave this for 5 mins.

Serve hot.

Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients

Heat oil

Add in the minced chicken

Saute them till they are no longer pink

Season with salt

Throw in some cumin powder and chilli flakes

Now remove them to a bowl

In the remaining oil

Add in garlic

oregano

Onions and peppers

Add in salt

Mix well

Add some chilli flakes and cumin again

Add in cooked chicken

crushed tomatoes

Tomato Ketchup

some sugar

Cover and cook

Till done

Now cook pasta..

Add salt to boiling water

Add in pasta

Cook till done

Drain them

Add it to a bowl

Pour the sauce over

Mix well

Pour into a baking dish

Top with cheese

Microwave till cheese is melted

Serve

Enjoy