Spicy'n'Creamy Veggie Pasta

Spicy 'n'Creamy Veggie Pasta

Ingredients:

Rotini Pasta          -2 cups

carrot                    -1

red bell pepper     -1/4 cup chopped

green bell pepper -1/4 cup chopped

green peas            -1/4 cup

butter                   -1 tbsp

half n half            -1/2 cup

mozarella cheese -1/4 cup

salt                        -to taste

For Sauce: frying & grinding:

onion                   -1 cup cubed

tomato                 -2 cups chopped

mint leaves          -few

green chili           -1
coriander powder-1/2 tsp
chili powder         -1/4 tsp

cinnamon            -1/4 inch
bay leaf               - 1
clove                   -2

garlic clove          -2
oil                         -1 tsp

ginger                    -1/4"

Method:

• Pasta:

• In a pot boil water and little salt and cook 2 cups of pasta until soft(cook per instructions as in pasta box)

• Drain the pasta and keep it aside.

• For Sauce:

• In a pan heat oil add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves,ginger, garlic and green chilies.

• Fry onions until transparent.

• Add few mint leaves.

• Add cubed tomatoes.

• After 2 minutes add coriander powder, chili powder.

• Cook until mushy .
• Allow it to cool and blend it into a puree .

• For spicy veggie Pasta:
• In a pan melt butter ,and saute carrot,green bell pepper, red bell pepper,green peas for 4 -5 minutes.

• Add the blend puree and cook until oil oozes out.

• Add 1/2 cup of half and half/whipping cream and cook for a minute.

• Add the cooked pasta and mix well .Switch off the stove
• Sprinkle the mozarella cheese.

• Serve the Spicy'n'creamy Veggie Pasta hot.

Serves  2-4