Jumbo Shell Pasta With Delighful Soupy Flavor

Preparing this pasta has always been a delight. The combination of jumbo pasta shells with a vegetable pasta broth sauce and fresh italian herbs makes it a steamy hot treat for your loved onces. This is the perfect pasta dish with a mild saucy feel and flavors that will burst your taste buds. It tastes wonderful when served warm and fresh.

Ingredients:

•  3 cup jumbo shell pasta
•  1/2 cup medium chopped onion
•  1/2 cup medium chopped capsicum
•  2 florets diced cauliflower
•  1/2 cup carrot and peas
•  1/2 cup medium chopped potato
•  1 tbsp chopped garlic
•  1/4 tsp black pepper
•  1/2 pack instant soup mix(I used mix veg soup)
•  1 green chilli cut length wise
•  2 tbsp cooking oil
•  1/2 tsp mixed italian herbs
•  salt to taste

Cooking procedure:

Take 6 cups water in a deep sauce pan and let it boil . Add a little salt and oil to boiling water to prevent pasta to stick to each other.

Then add pasta shells .Let it cook till tender ,it will take approx 8 min.Preserve 1 cup water and drain the rest water and run the pasta under cold water for a minute and drain again and keep the pasta aside.

Heat  oil in a pan and then add onion,garlic,green chilli and stir till onion become transparent.

Add all the remaining vegetables along with salt ,herbs and pepper and let it cook till the veggies become tender.

In a bowl mix the instant soup powder with 1/2 cup preserved water and blended well , then add this mixture to the above vegetables in the pan and stir well to blend the ingredients nicely for a minute now add the remaining water and let it boil.
 

Toss the pasta shells in pan and stir it evenly to blend the vegetables with the pasta,it should be little liquidy.

Serve hot

Note:  
1.Cold water will help the pasta to cool down quickly and prevent stickiness.

2.I used Knorrs instant veg soup powder which gives a distinct taste to the pasta but you can use any other instant soup mix . 

3.As soup powder contains starch don't add it directly otherwise it will be more sticky and not blend with veggies and pasta.

Jiffy Curly Tomato Pasta

It is very common to find this pasta discs nowdays and cooking pasta with cooker was new to me, and it was one of my little surprises when I cooked it.The basic recipe was shared on the pack but I added my own dimension.

The pasta is quick to prepare and feels more filling as it is easy to pick with your spoon and a lot of pasta sauce gets embeded within its curls to make every bite more delightful. It is made with durum wheat making it a healthy alternative to a regular snack or meal.

Ingredients

• 1.5 cup pasta discs
• 1/2 cup sliced onions
• 1 cup chopped tomatos
• 1/2 cup diced baby corn
• 1/2 cup chopped spinach
• 1/4 cup green peas
• 1 tbsp garlic ginger paste
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp corn flour (optional)
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 cube grated cheese
• a pinch of turmeric
• salt to taste

Procedure
Mix corn flour with two tbsp water and keep aside. Heat oil in a pressure pan ,add onions and fry till its translucent,add garlic ginger paste,turmeric powder and fry for a min ,now add all veggies and fry for 2 minutes then add tomatoes and fry till tomatoes become soft,add chilli powder, salt, garam masala and fry till oil saturates,now add water ,for every cup pasta add 1.5 cup water.

Once water starts to boil add pasta curls mix and cover the pressure cooker with lid without the weight.After 1-2 minutes when the steam starts coming reduce flame to sim and simmer for 7-8 minutes.Switch off the gas.

Open the lid  and check if pasta is cooked else cook for another 1 minute. Add the corn flour mixture mix nicely and let it boil,add grated cheese and garnish with coriander leaves. serve hot.

Note: 
1. The cooking time of pasta may vary depending on the heat of your cooking range.

2. Feel free to add more veggies like mushroom, sweet corn , capsicum if you want to make it more colorful.

3. Without adding any veggies with just onion and tomatoes it tastes awesome.

4. Adding cornflour helps to thicken the sauce, you can replace it with tomato soup powder which will add more flavor and taste to pasta.