Pasta with Fried Brinjals

   

Pasta with Fried brinjals:

Ingredients :

·        Pasta –   1 cup (water – 2 to 3 cups)

·        Onion – 1  finely chopped

·        Brinjal – 1 cut lengthwise  

·        Red chilli powder/ sambar  powder – 1 to 1 ¼  spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Tomato sauce – 2 spn

·        Coriander leaves for garnishing

For seasoning :

·        Oil – 2 spn

·        Mustard seeds – ½ spn

·        Curry leaves few

Preparation :

·        Wash and slice the brinjal lengthwise. Just sprinkle little salt on it and fry in oil to a light golden colour.

·        Boil  2 to 3 cups of water in a pan , add salt and 1 spn of oil , add the pasta and cook for 8 to 10  mins.

·        Each pasta takes different amount of  time to cook. check the package instructions.

·        After the pasta cooks, drain all the water.

·        Add some cold water, rinse and drain the cold water also. keep it aside.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add seasoning one after another.

·        Then add  onions  and sauté for few mins.

·        Then add spicy powder,  and salt (if required sprinkle little water) and stir for 3 min till the raw smell goes off.

·        Add the tomato sauce , fried brinjals and cooked pasta and mix well to coat the masala all over the pasta.

·        Cook it for 5 more mins,. Toss well and remove from heat.

·        Garnish with coriander leaves.

                               

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