Pasta in tomato puree

Ingredients:
Pasta - 1 packet [200gms]
Tomato - 5
Carrot - 1 , sliced thin lengthwise
Yellow capsicum - 1/2, sliced thin lengthwise
Green capsicum - 1/2, sliced thin lengthwise
Spring Onion - 1/8 cup
Beans - 2, sliced thin lengthwise
Garlic - 4, nicely chopped
Olive oil - 1 tbsp + 1tsp
Oregano - little to garnish
Green chilli sauce - 1 tsp
Sugar - 2 tsp

Method:

1. Blanch tomatoes.[ Boil water, add tomatoes and boil for five minutes. Then switch off the flame and close the lid.]
2. In the meanwhile cut all the vegetables.
3. Now add 1 tbsp of olive oil in the pan, then add white part of spring onion,  garlic. Fry until garlic is cooked, dont let the colour of garlic to change.
4. Now add carrot and beans, cook for sometime.[ It has to be crunchy]
5. Keep aside.
6. Now in the same oil in the pan, add capsicum and fry a little. Keep aside.
7. Now add water, salt and oil to pan, when it starts boiling add pasta. Let the pasta cook for sometime.
8. Drain and wash in cold water to prevent sticking.
9. Now remove the skin of tomatoes and grind in a mixer to take pulp.
10.  Add oil in a pan, then add tomato pulp, cook until it turns into sauce consistency.
11. Now add sugar, green chilli sauce, cooked vegetables, pasta, mix well. Now switch off and garnish with 1 tsp of olive oil, green part of spring onions and oregano.

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Simple Pasta

Macaroni - 2 cups
Carrot - 2 [ chopped lengthwise]
Beans - 4 [chopped lengthwise]
Green Peas  - handful
capsicum -  1/2 cup
Spring Onions - handful
Egg - 3
White pepper - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds powder - 1 tsp
Tomato sauce - optional

1.  Heat oil in kadai, cook egg and keep aside.
2. In the same pan, add capsicum and fry for 3 minutes. 
3. All vegetables should not be overcooked, it has to be crunchy.
4. In the meanwhile, take another pan with oil, add carrot, beans, green peas for 4 minutes, then add spring onions and cook for 2 minutes and add spice powders.
5. Add tomato sauce if needed.
6. Now cook macaroni by adding water, salt and 2 tsp of oil.
7. After it is cooked, add with  the cooked vegetables.

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