Pasta with Tomato bases Sauce ( Arrabiata/Napoletano)

Need :

Pasta (either spaghetti or Fussili or Penne or Farfale or macaroni)

Tomatos - 1/2Kg. Skinned and Chopped

Onions* - 1nos. finely Chpped

Tomato Puree - 100 ml

Garlic - 4 cloves Smashed and Finely chpped

Salt to taste.

Pasta seasoning or Oregano or basil Herb

Parley - a bunch - Finely Chopped

Olive Oil - 30 ml ( 1/4 cup)

Cooking Pasta

Step 1:

Bring to boil 1 litre of Water and add 300gms of Pasta (any type) to it. You can add a tea spoon of oil(preferably olive else corn oil will do) and Once the Pasta is cooked properly, Drain out the water and run the entire content thro cold water. Set aside

Step 2:

To make the sauce

Heat Oil in a Sauce Pan, Add the Chopped garlic and Parsley and stir in low flame ,until cooked.

Add Chopped Onions* till onions become transparent.

Now add Tomatos and tomato paste, salt, Basil and Oregana and stir until this mixture becomes think and Saucy.

You can keep this Sauce for later use as well.

Add the cooked pasta and mix the entire content slowly till the pasta fully blends into the sauce.

Transfer the content into a plate or a serving bowl and garnish with Oregano or Pasta seasoning and very little Parsley bunch.

* Arrabiata : Skip the onions. Rest is the same

* Napoletano : Add Onions.

Pasta in (Herb) Cheese sauce

Need :
1. Pasta (either spaghetti or Fussili or Penne or Farfale or macaroni)
2. Capsicum - 3nos. sliced ( one medium sized in each Green, Red and yellow)
3. Onions - 2nos. sliced (White onions would be better).
4. Corn kernels - 1 cup
5. Green peas - 1/2 cup
6. Green chillies ( if you need that extra spice)
7. Garlic - 4 cloves Smashed.
8. Grated Cheddar Cheese - 2 Cups ( make sure to use Cheddar Cheese not Mozzarella)
9. Milk - 1/4 litre.
10. Maida /Flour - 2 tsp.
11. Salt to taste.
12. Pasta seasoning or Oregano or basil Herb

Cooking Pasta

Step 1:
Bring to boil 1 litre of Water and add 300gms of Pasta (any type) to it. You can add a tea spoon of oil(preferably olive else corn oil will do) and Once the Pasta is cooked properly, Drain out the water and run the entire content thro cold water. Set aside

Step 2:
In another pan boil 1/2 litre of water and Add all the vegetables into it and remove from flame, cover it for 15 mins. After 15 mins remove all the water content and make sure the vegetables are only half cooked.

Step 3:
To make the sauce
a. In a sauce pan, Boil 150 ml of milk,
b. Completely dissolve without lumps 2 teaspoon of maida/flour in the remaining 100 ml milk.
c. While the milk in the sauce pan comes to boil , In low flame , slowly pour the other mixture stirring rapidly at a brisk pace to avoid lump formation. Keep stirring.
d. Once the consistency of the mixture in the sauce pan becomes little thicker than milk, Add 2 cups of Grated cheese into the pan while you are still stirring.
e. After the Sauce becomes really thick, now add the half boiled vegetables and continue to stir slowly. Remember to cook in a low flame.
f. Add the herb of you choice (Oregano/Basil) and salt to taste.
g. Add the cooked pasta and mix the entire content slowly till the pasta fully blends into the sauce.
h. Transfer the content into a plate or a serving bowl and garnish with Oregano or Pasta seasoning and very little Parsley bunch.