Indian Style Pasta
Do you love Indian food? Do you love pasta? So how about the idea of Indian style pasta? We know, it sounds crazy, But we thought we would give it a try! Turns out, IT WORKS! Not only did it work...It's actually very delicious and a little kick with the perfect amount of spice. This is a really quick and easy veggie lunch recipe!
Serves
Ingredients
For the roast peppers
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For the curry
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For the toppings
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Before you start
Baking tray | Frying pan
To start
- Put the peppers on a baking tray, drizzle them with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and roast the peppers for 20 minutes
Make the sauce
- Pour the rapeseed oil into a pan, warm it up, add the spices and let them simmer for 1-2 minutes (until the aromas have been released
- Add the onion and fry it until it's soft and then add the garlic, coriander stalks, ginger and chillies. Stir everything together until everything is covered in spices
- Add the tomatoes to the pan, stir them in and let everything simmer for 7-10 minutes
- Add the salt and water, stir it in and let it simmer for a minute
- Add the the roast peppers and peas to the pan and fold everything together.
- Add the cooked penne pasta to the pan, fold it through the sauce
Time to serve
- Serve immediately with a garnish of coriander