Recipe:Indian style masala pasta

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Recipe Cuisine: Indian/ Fusion  |  Recipe Category: Lunch/ Dinner
Prep Time: 10 mins    |  Cook time: 25 mins    |  Serves: 2

 Ingredients:

Pasta (I used Farfalle)	1 cup
Onion	1
Tomato	1, large
Garlic, finely chopped	1 tblsp
Red chilli powder	1 tsp
chopped carrot, peas	1/4 cup
Chopped capsicum	1/4 cup
Turmeric powder	1/4 tsp
Garam masala powder	1/2 tsp
Black pepper powder	1/4 tsp
Kasoori methi	A pinch
Any Italian seasoning	1/2 tsp
Chopped coriander leaves	2 tblsp
Salt	As needed

To temper

Olive oil	3 tblsp
Jeera/ cumin seeds	2 tsp

Method:

1. Boil 4 cups water and add the pasta, required salt. Cook for 10- 12 mins or as per the package instructions.
2. Drain in a metal strainer, once the pasta is done. reserve 1/4 cup water drained for later use. Boil water and keep the tomato immersed for a minute. Water should be really hot. Or you can also boil for a minute with the tomato. 
3. Take out the tomato, run through cold water, peel off the skin. This is called blanching.  Grind coarsely.
4. Heat a kadai with oil and temper with jeera. Do not let it burn, so do it in medium flame. Add garlic and give it a stir for half a minute.
5. Add finely chopped onion and fry until transparent. Add the vegetables. Add required salt and fry for 2 minutes in medium flame. Add pureed tomato, red chilli, garam masala, turmeric powders, kasoori methi, italian seasoning.
6. Fry until the oil separates. May take a couple of minutes in medium flame. Add chopped capsicum lastly and fry for a minute.