Vegetable Pasta

Pasta is a staple dish of Italians. Unlike Indian dishes, it is not at all spicy. Taste of cheesy cream makes pasta a special dish, favourite to everyone. Yet pasta is not friendly to those who want a slim figure. You can add vegetables of your choice to bring twist to your dish. You can also add chicken or tomatoes. Never add coconut oil or ghee for its preparation. Use any vegetable oil or butter.

Ingredients for Vegetable Pasta:

1. Cooked pasta – 1 big bowl

2. Butter – 2 small spoons

3. Maida – 1 small spoon

4. Milk – 1 cup

5. Cheese – 3 slices

6. Garlic chopped into thin round pieces – 1 small spoon

    Onion – 1, chopped

    Capsicum – 1, chopped fine

    Zucchini – 1, chopped

7. Tomato – 2, grind to a paste

8. Red chillies crushed – 2 small spoons

    Basil leaves – 1 big spoon

    Celery chopped – 1 big spoon

    Oregano – ½ small spoon

9. Pepper powder – ½ small spoon

    Salt – For taste

How to prepare Vegetable Pasta?

1. Melt butter and roast maida.

2. Add milk and boil the contents. You can add water if extra needed.

3. Add cheese to it and mix the contents.

4. When cheesy mixture turns creamy, switch off the flame. This is the white sauce.

5. Melt butter and fry chopped garlic.

6. Add onions and vegetables and sauté for 1 minute.

7. Add tomato paste, followed by ingredients no: 8.

8. Add salt and pepper, followed by pasta.

9. Stir the contents and put off the flame.

10. Add prepared white sauce to your vegetable pasta and serve hot.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, November 15-30, 2019

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