Macaroni Red Sauce Pasta Recipe (+Garlic Bread Recipe)
The Macaroni Red Sauce Pasta Recipe is a perfect tangy Italian dish and is quite easy to make and suitable for kids as well as adults.
The most essential ingredient for making it, after the macaroni, are the tomatoes. The more the red sauce you make, the better your pasta tastes. After tomatoes, next are your seasonings such as garlic, salt, oregano, chilli flakes, black pepper, and mixed herbs as they are crucial in determining the taste. Unfortunately, I did not have chilli flakes this time around, so I crushed red Kashmiri chillies and used them instead.
The last time I'd made the Macaroni Red Sauce Pasta Recipe, I remember, the sauce wasn't sufficient and the pasta seemed undercooked too. Which is why when I was making it this time, I made sure the sauce is sufficient. It is recommended to consume this as soon as it is made or else the sauce gets absorbed in the macaroni and overall, the dish becomes thick and tasteless.
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Time required: 1.5 hours
Serves: 4
Type: Vegetarian
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For Macaroni Red Sauce Pasta
400 gm macaroni
7 medium-large tomatoes, diced
2 medium onions, finely chopped
1 large capsicum, finely chopped
1 garlic (15-20 garlic flakes), finely chopped
Mixed herbs
Chilli flakes
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
Salt
Sugar
Black pepper
Red chilli powder
Oil
Cheese (optional)
MACARONI RED SAUCE PASTA RECIPE
1. To make macaroni red sauce pasta, firstly, in a vessel, add 400 gm pasta and water. Add salt and oil. Give it a boil until the macaroni is cooked.
(The macaroni should be sturdy yet cooked; it shouldn't be mushy.)
2. In a large pan, add oil and fry garlic on a medium flame.
(The garlic should be cooked and not turned brown.)
3. Add onions and salt. Sauté until the rawness of onions is gone.
4. Add capsicum and other desired vegetables. Sauté.
(If you're adding any more veggies than mentioned under the ingredients, add one more tomato to the recipe.)
5. Meanwhile, in a large mixer vessel, grind diced tomatoes, 2 tbsp water, pinch of salt, and 1/2 tbsp sugar.
6. Add the tomato puree to the pan. Add seasoning such as mixed herbs, salt, chilli flakes, black pepper, and tomato ketchup. Let it boil on medium flame until the sauce is thickened.
7. Check for the taste and add red chilli powder, salt, and other seasoning if desired.
(NOTE: If you think the sauce is insufficient for the pasta, make more tomato puree.)
8. Turn off the stove and add cooked macaroni to make the Macaroni Red Sauce Pasta. Mix well using a spatula.
(You may want to separate the macaroni from each other using your hands.)
9. Depending on the thickness, add 2 tbsp water and seasoning if required.
10. For additional taste, add 2-3 mint leaves and give it a mix.
11. Your Macaroni Red Sauce Pasta is ready! Serve it with homemade garlic bread using bread slices.
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GARLIC BREAD RECIPE USING BREAD SLICES
INGREDIENTS
For garlic breadBread slices
Butter
Garlic flakes
Cheese
Salt
Oregano
Chilli flakes
1. Cut the bread slices into two each.
2. In a small mixer vessel, grind butter, 2 tsp water, garlic flakes, and salt.
3. Apply this butter-garlic spread on one side of the bread and grate cheese on top.
4. Sprinkle chilli flakes and oregano.
5. Take a baking tray and grease it with butter.
6. Place the garlic bread carefully and bake on 'convection mode' of the microwave oven on 180 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
(The garlic bread will turn into a garlic bread toast.)
7. Later, microwave for a minute.
8. Your garlic bread recipe using bread slices is ready! Serve with Macaroni Red Sauce Pasta.
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