Badami Pasta - Pasta in Indian Style

badami pasta - pasta in almond based sauce

badami pasta - pasta in almond,onion tomato based sauce.After few months,came with a pasta recipe and this is also an Indian style pasta recipe.Made so many variations in pasta ,all in Indian style and got bored of it.So stopped buying pasta for sometime and then last month i bought macaroni for a change in regular routine.Made this pasta with the basis of badami paneer ,the recipe made with paneer and almond based sauce,rich curry which i already shared here.

the recipe is so easy to make and made some alterations in the recipe.Another interesting recipe i tried was the pasta butter masala which tastes fabulous and want to make the biryani version soon.V did not like Italian style pasta,he likes more on Indian style.

I too like only Indian version and we make these kinda variations more than Italian style.We mostly bought macaroni or elbow pasta which i like the most ,because it looks really cute and easy to cook.Planned to make mac n cheese recipe but somehow i postponed that because of cheese there for dinner and i already told we do not take heavy dinner.

we take pasta once in a month ,when we are bored of usual idli-dosa or with rice varieties.Sometimes for me,i took it when i feel alone or want something spicy for that day.Some ideas from my dear friends through phone suddenly inspired me to try that one but i stick to my everyday routine,so for us pasta will be once or twice a month.

Always see the package for cooking instructions of pasta ,it varies from brand to brand.For this pasta,it took 15 to 20 minutes to cook ,but the previous pasta ,it took 30 minutes to cook.Don't overcook and gently toss the pasta in the sauce.Once you done cooking,strain it in colander and then rinse it with cold water to stop further cooking.The measurements i given here ,for 2 to 3 people,so you can double or half the recipe according to your needs.

Badami paneer recipe is one different recipe than the usual paneer recipe,there you marinade the paneer with spices and shallow fry them in oil and then add it to the recipe.Here we are using pasta and we are making a main course which does not need any sides,so i altered some steps and proceeded the recipe.There raw onion,red chilli,almonds and garlic are made into paste and then sauteed in the pan.But here i saute them first and then made into paste and again saute it with spices and made the base sauce.

badami pasta

pasta in almonds,onion tomato based sauce

Ingredients

• pasta - 1 cup
• onion - 1 roughly chopped
• tomato - 1 roughly chopped
• ginger - 1/4 inch
• garlic - 2 cloves
• almonds - 5 to 6 nos
• red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
• pav bhaji masala - 1/4 teaspoon
• cumin powder - 1 teaspoon
• oil - as needed
• salt - to taste

Instructions

1. Heat 2 teaspoon oil in a kadai and add onion,tomato,ginger and garlic along with almonds.Saute them well until they get soft.Allow it to cool for few minutes.Make a fine paste from it.
   
2. Meanwhile cook the pasta with enough water and salt with few drops of oil.Once it get cooked ,strain them in colander.
3. Heat oil in the kadai and add the paste and saute it well till oil separates.
4. Add red chilli powder,cumin powder and pav bhaji masala to it and mix it well.saute it till the raw smell leaves.
5. Add little water for making the sauce and boil it till oil separates.
6. Add the pasta and toss it well.
7. Serve piping hot.