Vegan Vegetable Pasta | Easy Indian Style Fusilli Recipe
Step-by-step preparation how to make Indian style vegan vegetable pasta recipe at home. This mix vegetable fusilli pasta recipe is a one-pot recipe with the goodness of veggies and a twist of Indian spices, a wholesome meal for brunch, lunch, or dinner time. It can also be a good option for a kid's tiffin menu.
Ingredients
- 225 gm fusilli pasta
- 1 medium sized onion (finely chopped)
- 2 medium sized tomato (pureed)
- 1 cup green Shimla mirch (cut into long slices)
- 1 cup yellow capsicum (cut into long slices)
- ¼ cup green onion stalk
- 1 cup carrots (cut into long slices)
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp salt + 1/2 tsp
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp jeera powder
- ½ tsp oregano
- 2 tbsp pasta sauce
- Few leaves of fresh basil for garnishing
Instructions
- Boil water in a saucepan, add salt to it. Add raw pasta and cook it for 8-10 minutes till it becomes soft and tender.
- Now, strain it with the help of a colander and add 1 tbsp oil mix well. Keep it aside.
- Take a wide pan, add 1 tbsp oil, onion and saute them for 1-2 minutes till onion become translucent.
- Then add sliced carrots, green and yellow capsicum, and mix well. Cover it and cook for 2-3 minutes. Transfer them to a plate.
- Add 2 tbsp oil in the same pan, jeera powder, salt, turmeric powder, dry oregano and mix well. Now, add tomato puree and cook till it starts leaving oil.
- Add 2 tbsp oil in the same pan, jeera powder, salt, turmeric powder, dry oregano and mix well. Now, add tomato puree and cook till it starts leaving oil. Add pasta sauce, onion greens and mix.Finally, add sauteed vegetables and boiled pasta, mix nicely so that gravy coats the pasta well, and cook it further for about 1-2 minutes on medium flame.
- Switch off the flame and cover it, and leave it for 5 minutes so that flavors can infuse well with pasta.
- Then transfer into a plate and garnish with some fresh basil and serve.
- Enjoy healthy colorful pasta at lunch or dinner time.
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Notes
1. Do not cook pasta for a long time in the boiled water, otherwise, they become very sticky and mushy during the preparation.
2. Vegetables added to the recipe can be finely chopped or thinly sliced according to your preference.
3. I have used carrots, onion, green and yellow capsicum You can also add other vegetables according to your taste.
4. If you are not vegan sprinkle some cheese over it and enjoy cheesy pasta.