Indian Style Tomato Spaghetti Noodles Pasta | No Sauce | One Pot Meal Idea

here is the fact. I will claim it is a fact because that's how sure I am. The fact is that give Indians few ingredients and they will make you something really good with it. Not only that, they can indianised any dish so well that you will forget the origin of the dish. We have indo-Chinese, indo-Mexican, indo-Italian- basically all cuisines that we have adapted to Indian version.

Today's post is another example of such fusion cooking. It is Indian style spaghetti noodles. I, to be honest do not know what to name this dish. It is both Italian and Chinese, I guess. I have used ingredients such as soya sauce, schezwan sauce from Chinese kitchen and then I have used Italian herbs, basil, tomato sauce too like the way you would do in Italian arrabiata sauce.

There are various shaped in which pasta in available such as penne, fussili, ribbon, tagliatelle but Spaghetti is the most popular one in India considering it looks just like noodles. The recipe I have today is one pot meal idea that gets ready in a jiffy and is defiantly a good Indian Style Tomato Spaghetti Noodles Pasta.

Indian style means it has to be rich in colour, spicy and saucy. We don't like our pasta to be dry-we like it where every stand of noodle is coated with massala and sauce. This is pakka desi vegetarian pasta with tomato, garlic, capsicum and all basic spices. Also you don't need to make any fancy sauce beforehand, this recipe is no sauce pasta recipe too.

If you want to check the recipe please see the video below.

Tagliatelle Pasta With Basic Spices: Simplest Italian Pasta Recipe: No Sauce Needed

One thing that fantasises you most about pasta is probably its shapes. By the way did you know that there are 600 shapes of pasta, out of which penne, spaghetti and fusilli are most known? Pasta is easy, quick and healthy - after all it is one huge source of carbohydrates and if you combine goodness of vegetables, you will end up having complete meal. That’s why for the days when I have less time in hand or just feeling lazy I think of preparing pasta.

Pasta is a weekly affair in my kitchen and I have experimented a lot with pasta sauces. Penne in red wine sauce is for adults-it’s boozy and spicy. Burnt garlic pasta is for anyone who loves garlicky flavour (like me)-it’s pungent and aromatic. People who prefers smoked taste, must try roasted bell pepper pasta, its- burnt, tangy and sweet. For spice enthusiasts I have red chilli pesto pasta-fiery hot.

Today, it is Simplest Italian Pasta. No fuss and no sauce-some handful of Italian spices mixed together. I guess the ease and simplicity is what makes this pasta extraordinary. I tossed along some chopped spring onions,carrots and bell peppers, but feel free to add in any vegetable, like zucchini, onions or tomatoes. I used my new favorite Napolina Tagliatelle Pasta, its more like flat noodles, but the same recipe can be followed for penne, spaghetti or any pasta.

Ingredients:

10 circles of pasta

2 garlic cloves grated

1/2 cup chopped carrots

1/2 cup chopped bell pepper/capsicum

1/4 cup chopped spring onions

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon tomato ketchup

1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder

Salt to taste

2 tablespoon olive oil

Method:

1. Cook pasta as per packet instructions. Do add 1/2 teaspoon of salt in the water. You know pasta is done when it starts to stick on the pan. Drain and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan. When oil is hot, add grated garlic and cook till garlic is golden in colour.
3. Add in chopped carrots, bell peppers and white portion of spring onions. Saute on high heat till the vegetables are half done.
4. Next, add in boiled pasta and all the other ingredients. Toss well, such that spices are coated over pasta. Cover and cook for 1 minute. Mix and serve.

Notes:

Never add oil while boiling pasta. The pasta becomes slippery and the sauce doesn’t coat on it.

Feel free to add chopped veggies like onions, zucchini, beans or mushrooms.

Serving suggestions:

Serve with any toasted bread.

For a complete posh meal, serve with red wine walnut bread, baked potato wedges and bloody mary. 

Pair this pasta with any refreshing drinks such as- roasted orange lemonade, mint cucumber cooler or rose ice tea.