Spinach Pasta

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (400 g) packet pasta
• 15 ml oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or 2 tablespoons oil (i use less)
• 2 teaspoons ginger and green chili paste
• 1/2 bunch spinach, washed and chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 2 red capsicums, cut into long thin strips
• 2 carrots, cubed fine
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 vegetable stock cube (you can use a non-veg cube if you like)
• cheddar cheese, grated acc. (optional)

Recipe

• 1 boil the pasta in plenty of water with salt to taste and 1 tblsp oil when the pasta is tender remover from heat and drain.
• 2 steam the spinach without adding water for 2 mins.
• 3 when cool churn in a mixer and obtain a smooth puree.
• 4 heat butter/oil in a wok/ kadhai.
• 5 add onion and fry till translucent add ginger, garlic and green chilli paste and fry for 2 mins.
• 6 add the stock cube and stir well add spinach paste and garam masala powder (mixed spice- cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and peppercorns- powders) mix well.
• 7 add pasta and mix well.
• 8 add capsicum and carrot and mix with the pasta.
• 9 spread in a greased oven-proof dish and bake for 5 mins.
• 10 (you can top with cheddar cheese if you like) serve hot garnish with tomatoes (cut the skin of the tomatoes thinly in a long strip, without breaking it, and curl it to resemble a rose).