Masala Macaroni
a delicious, Indian style pasta recipe made by tossing boiled macaroni in a spicy masala.
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 2 cups of macaroni / elbow pasta
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 onion
- 4 tomatoes
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 green chilly, chopped
- ½ carrot
- ½ green bell pepper
- ½ yellow bell pepper
- ½ red bell pepper
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp red chilly powder
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 3 tbsp grated cheese
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
Instructions
- Boil 4 to 5 cups of water in a pan. Add salt.
- Now add macaroni.
- Cook for 5 minutes till the macaroni is aldente (should be firm and not overcooked).
- Strain the boiled macaroni.
- Add a teaspoon of oil and toss the macaroni so that the pasta doesn’t stick to each other.
- Chop garlic, chilly, onion, tomatoes, carrot, bell peppers and keep aside.
- Heat butter and 1 tsp oil in a pan.
- Add chopped garlic and saute.
- Add chopped onions and green chilly.
- Saute till onion becomes soft.
- Add chopped tomatoes.
- Cover and cook till the tomatoes become mushy.
- Add chopped carrot and saute for half a minute.
- Add chopped bell peppers and saute for few seconds.
- Add chilly flakes, oregano, red chilli powder, tomato ketchup and mix well.
- Add salt as per taste.
- Add grated cheese and mix well.
- Now add boiled macaroni. Mix well so that its coated well with the masala.
- Garnish with chopped coriander.
Notes
Note: You can also add turmeric powder, cumin coriander powder and garam masala