Spicy Indian Macaroni - My Mom's Way!
A home style tangy Macaroni recipe loaded with tomatoes, cheese and assorted vegetables the way my mother used to make. This is our take on Indi-Italian! Make it.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 500 gms Macaroni pasta
- 5-6 Tomatoes diced
- 2-3 Green chillies finely chopped
- 5-6 Garlic cloves smashed, peeled, chopped
- 2 Onions, large roughly chopped
- Ketchup for serving
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Red chilli powder to taste, optional
- Grated cheese any, as much as you like
- 1 or 2 Green bell pepper sliced
- 2-3 Carrots grated, thick
- 2-3 tbsp Cooking oil
Instructions
- Fill a pot of water 3/4th of the way and put on the stove for boiling. To it add about two teaspoons of salt and a tablespoon of oil.
- While it is heating up, put a wok or a large pan on the stove. To it add about 5-6 tablespoons of oil. Let it heat up for a few minutes and then add the grated garlic to it. If the oil is too hot, garlic will burn, so sometimes it good to add it right away.
- Once the garlic starts browning, add the onions and green chillies to it. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the onions, this helps cook them faster. When the onions have finished sweating and are light brown, throw in the tomatoes. Cook them well. This is all the spice that it really needs but to add a kick put it the red chilly powder.
- Pay attention to the water, once it’s boiling throw in the macaroni. Cook covered for about ten minutes or until tender. Drain and run cold water through it to stop the cooking process.
- Returning to the sauce, if the tomatoes are cooked such that they are squishy and easy to mash, then add the pepper( capsicum) and carrots. Cook them for a few minutes.
- At this point you can add about a quarter cup of ketchup to the sauce or tomato puree. This helps add a little texture to the sauce and ensures that it will coat the macaroni evenly.
- After this throw in half the grated cheese and let it melt into the sauce. Now, add the drained and cooled macaroni to the sauce. Mix well. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the macaroni, cover it and keep it on simmer for a few minutes before serving.
Notes
- For three people we used about 500 gms.
- Parmesan will be splendid in this!