Pasta is a dish that is extremely popular all over the world, not only because of its heavenly taste, but also because of how easily adaptable it is. The Italian dish has long been incorporated in several cuisines around the globe and so much so that almost everyone has their own unique favourite pasta recipe now. This is in itself a very unique feat as very few food items are such that they become so popular without even having one concrete recipe that is followed to make it and maintain some sort of uniformity.
In India, everything that we eats tends to have a stamp of our taste buds. It is not that our taste buds are averse to eating foreign food, but we would much rather have some sort of indelible footprint of Indian taste even when we eat food from outside the country. This has led to so many dishes becoming completely different tasting in the Indian subcontinent and these dishes have become some sort of fusion foods. Similarly, we have given our own twist to pasta and 5-star hotels to road-side vendors have different recipes to make it. But have you ever heard about pasta in paneer sauce? I mean, it is extremely desi of us to add paneer in pasta but just take a look at this recipe and try it for yourself to see how amazing it is.
Ingredients
- 200gms paneer
- 1 cup milk
- 100gms boiled pasta of any shape
- Salt and pepper as required
- Pasta seasoning
- 5-6 cherry tomatoes
- Chilli flakes
- 2 tbsp chopped garlic
- Butter
- Olive oil
- Chopped parsley for garnish
Method
- Put your boiled pasta in a bowl and sprinkle olive oil on it so that it does not stick to one another.
- Dice the paneer roughly, into medium sized pieces.
- Put the paneer in a blender and add milk.
- Blend it till you get a thick, creamy and smooth paste.
- Now, heat some butter in a pan.
- Add chopped garlic and cook till golden.
- Then, add your cherry tomatoes and sprinkle some salt.
- Cook till the cherry tomatoes start to become mushy.
- Add pepper and cook on medium heat by covering with a lid for 5 minutes.
- When the tomatoes are fully cooked and mashed, add the paneer sauce.
- Cook for 3 more minutes and add the boiled pasta.
- Add the pasta seasoning and chilli flakes.
- Adjust salt and pepper according to taste and remove from heat.
- Garnish with some parsley and serve hot.
So, if you too are bored with the regular pasta dishes that are readily available in the cafes, try this super simple but unique recipe that will liven up your taste buds for sure. After all, some fusion dishes like paneer pasta deserve your attention and appreciation.