Pasta Arrabiata

Pasta is one of my most favorite and easy dish.Pasta Arrabiata is nothing but pasta cooked in red tomato sauce.This item is available @ Hotel Havens Sampoorna,Besant Nagar. That is were I tried this menu and it was quite exotic!!! This is my best and easy option when I don't have much time to prepare dinner.

Ingredients

1. Pasta -250 gms
2. Olive oil/Cooking Oil- 3 tbsp
3. Garlic- 3-4 pods(Chopped)
4. Onion chopped-1(Chopped)
5. Chilly flakes -1 tsp
6. Bangalore Tomatoes-3 (Blanched)
7. Salt as needed
8. Sugar- 1 tsp
9. Parsley- 1 tsp
10. Basil -1 tsp
11. Oregano- 1/2 tsp

                                                          

Method

1. Heat olive oil in a pan, add chopped garlic, chopped onion and saute till Onions are transparent.
2. Grind the Blanched tomatoes into a puree in a mixer and add it to the above pan.
3. Add chilly flakes and mix well and allow the tomatoes to get cooked well.
4. Add salt, sugar, pepper, parsley, basil, oregano and saute well.
5. Cook pasta till Al Dente.
6. Once the raw flavor of tomatoes goes off, add the cooked pasta to the above sauce and gently toss it.Ensure the pasta is fully covered with this tomato sauce.
7. Serve the pasta hot:)

Notes,Tips & Add-On's

1. Ensure you use tomatoes that are less sour.I used Bangalore tomatoes.
2. I used dried Parsley and basil.This is available at Nuts 'n' Spices and you can easily get hold of them.
3. Adjust chili flakes according to the spice needed.