Sesame -Garlic Pasta

Off late Pasta has become one of our favorite weekend recipes. Dressed in infinite combination of ingredients, you will always see a new avataar of pasta. Till date i have made pasta with different ingredients -but the one in tomato puree remains my favorite. This time I wanted to try a dressing which i had not tried earlier . So thought of using the garlic-sesame combination which are common ingredients for making an authentic maharashtrian curry. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups boiled Penne Pasta
• 4-6 Garlic Cloves
• 3 tspn Sesame Seeds
• 2 tspn Red Chilly flakes
• 1 medium Red Bell Pepper-finely chopped
• 1 small Onion-finely chopped
• 1/2 cup Cauliflower Florets
• Salt to taste
• 1 tspn Pepper Powder
• 1 1/2 tspn oil

Preparation Time: 20 mins

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Method:

• Toast the sesame seeds and grind them with garlic cloves to coarse mixture . Keep a spoon of this mixture aside. Add some water to remaining mixture and grind to a fine paste.
• Heat oil in a pan. Saute the chopped bell peppers , cauliflower florets and onions .
• Add red chilly flakes and pepper powder. Cook for a minute.
• Add the boiled pasta , sesame-garlic paste and salt.Mix well.
• Let it cook for 2 minutes. 
• Garnish with chopped coriander and 1/2 tspn garnishing of the remaining sesame-garlic mixture.

I have added a little bit of tomato sauce for the tangy taste but its optional. HAPPY COOKING !!

Chandana Mungre Kashid

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