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Pasta in Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Garlic - 1 tbsp ( finely chopped )
• Mixed herbs - few
• Salt - as required
• Tomato - 6
• Pasta - 2 cups
• Grated  cheese -  1/4 cup
• Chilly flakes - 2 tsp
• Capsicum - 1/2 cup
• Onion - 1
• Tomato ketchup - 1/2 to 1 tbsp

Method

1. Boil enough of water and cook pasta until soft. 
2. Blanch tomatoes by boiling water and adding tomatoes in it, leave for 3 mins and wash with cold water.
   
   
   
   
3. Make tomato puree by removing skin.
4. Heat oil in a pan.
5. Add garlic, mixed herbs and tomato puree.
   
   
   
   
6. Boil for 10-15 mins in a low flame
7. Meanwhile, in a separate pan add oil, garlic, sliced onions and cubed capsicums.
   
8. Saute well.
9. Add any other vegetable as per need.
10. Transfer puree to this and add cooked pasta.
    
    
    
    
11. Mix and blend with tomato puree and add tomato ketchup.
12. Sprinkle chilli flakes.
13. Add cheese.
    
14. Garnish with mixed herbs and serve.