Name: Tomato and carrot salsa pasta recipe by Roshni Mohanraj at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Boiled pasta al dente 250 gms; Tomatoes 3 numbers; Capsicum and baby corn half cup chopped; Carrots 3 nos peeled & boiled; Paneer cubes 12 pcs; Cheddar cheese 2 cubes grated; Onions finely chopped 2 nos; 6 Garlic cloves finely chopped; 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; Half a tsp salt; 2 tsp pepper; 1 cup milk; Sugar half tsp; 1 tbsp red chili paste; 2 tsp tomato sauce or tomato puree; Salt to taste; Herbs like oregano or basil for garnish; 10 cashewnuts

Ingredients Serving: 4

Boiled pasta al dente 250 gms
Tomatoes 3 numbers
Capsicum and baby corn half cup chopped
Carrots 3 nos peeled & boiled
Paneer cubes 12 pcs
Cheddar cheese 2 cubes grated
Onions finely chopped 2 nos
6 Garlic cloves finely chopped
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
Half a tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
1 cup milk
Sugar half tsp
1 tbsp red chili paste
2 tsp tomato sauce or tomato puree
Salt to taste
Herbs like oregano or basil for garnish
10 cashewnuts

Instructions

Add and boil the pasta for 6 to 7 minutes once water comes to a rolling boil. Add salt and a tsp of cooking oil. Drain the hot water and wash under cold water. Drain and keep aside after adding a tsp of cooking oil and tossing it well.
In a pan add 2 tsps olive oil and add the chopped onion once the onion turns translucent add the chopped garlic and saute well.
Once onions are light brown add the ginger garlic paste and red chili paste and saute well
Once the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste subsides add the chopped capsicum, baby corn and paneer cubes. Cover and cook until veggies are cooked but still crunchy
Add the chopped tomatoes and saute them until the tomatoes turn mushy.
In a blender blend together boiled carrot half cup milk, 2 cloves garlic and 10 cashewnuts
Add tomato puree or sauce to the tomato onion mixture and combine well. Now add the carrot cashewnut puree and mix well.
Immediately after adding the carrot cashewnut sauce add the drained pasta so that the sauce does not get time to evaporate. Keep flame on sim.
Add the remaining milk and grated cheese and mix well until cheese melts and the sauce now coats the pasta
Add half a tsp of sugar, salt to taste and pepper. Garnish with crushed oregano or basil.

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