I have cooked this Spaghetti in a Tomato based sauce, with Chicken and few vegetables. So if you are a vegeterain you can cook this recipe without the Chicken and just add more variety of vegetables as per your choice.
Recipe:
Ingredients for Tomato Sauce:
- Salt to taste.
- Black Pepper powder – Half tbs.
- Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp.
- Butter – 1 tsp.
- Lemon Juice – 1 tbs.
- Sugar – Half tsp.
- Tomato – 6 to 7 medium sized – boiled and pureed.
- Bay Leaves – 1 large.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 2 tbs.
- Garlic – very finely chopped – 3 tbs.
- Onion – very finely chopped – 1 small sized.
- Dried Parsley – 1 tsp.
- Dried Oregano – 1 tbs.
- Red Chilli Flakes – 1 tsp.
Method for Tomato Sauce:
- Take a large flat Pan. Add extra virgin olive and heat it up.
- Add garlic, onion and bay leaves to it. Stir well and cook until onion is transluscent and garlic is slightly brown.
- Add Pureed Tomatoes to the pan. Stir well and allow it to cook well for 5 to 8 minutes.
- Add salt, pepper, red chilli powder, redi chili flakes, parsley, oregano, and mix them well.
- Cover the Pan and allow all this ingredients cook well until the Tomato puree is cooked perfectly and the Sauce has reduced a little. This will take approximately 10 to 12 minutes. Stir it occasionally.
- Open the lid of the pan and adjust the flavours of the sauce to your taste if required.
- Add little bit of water to the sauce.
- Add butter, sugar and lime juice to the sauce.
- Stir well and cook till the sauce’s consistency is thick enough that sticks to the back of he stiring spoon.
- Take it off the heat and keep it aside.
The Rest of the Ingredients:
- Boneless Chicken Breast Pieces – 2 – chopped into small pieces.
- Salt to taste.
- Pepper powder – 1 tsp.
- Spaghetti – One packet – approx 250 gms.
- Butter- 2 tbs.
- Red Capsicum – 1 – cut into Juliennes.
- Green Capsicum – 1 – cut into Juliennes.
- Yellow Capsicum – 1 – cut into Juliennes.
- Garlic – 1 tbs – finely chopped.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 2 tbs.
- Green Olives – 3 tbs – chopped.
Method:
- Take a big Kadai or deep Pan. Add water to 3/4th level, add salt, oil and heat it up.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add the Spaghetti and boil until it is cooked perfectly but still firm.
- Drain it and cool/rinse it with cool water and keep it aside.
- Take another Kadai or deep Pan and add oil and garlic to it. Heat it up.
- Add all the rest of the vegetabes and stir it well.
- Toss the vegetables until slightly cooked and keep it aside in a bowl.
- Take the Kadai or deep Pan and add Butter. Heat it up.
- Add Chicken, salt and pepper. Stir well and cook the chicken. After cooked, keep it aside in a bowl.
- Take a big Kadai or deep Pan. Heat it up. Add all the above cooked components together which are Sauce, Spaghetti, Chicken and Vegetable. Stir or Mix well for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Ready to be served.
- Happy Eating.
I am definitely going to try this one!
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