Cheesy Minity Pasta

Pasta is traditional Italian cuisine. There are approximate 90 varieties of pasta available in market. Its a great ingredient for quick and delicious dishes.  Combining specific sauce with appropriate type  of pasta is a challenging job. Here i am sharing one of my favorite pasta recipe. It is called "Cheesy Minty Pasta".

Ingredients

• Pasta
• green bell pepper
• onions
• garlic
• mint leaves
• coriender
• green chilly
• cheese
• milk 
• water
• butter
• salt
• corn starch
• black pepper powder
• oregano 

Method

Step 1

To Cook Pasta:-

In a vessel  take 4 cups of water and bring it to boil. Add 1 cup of raw penne pasta, salt and 4-5 drops of oil. Cook it for approximately 5-6 mins, check (if you are able press pasta by your fingers easy then its cooked) and  turn off  the flame. Drain off the excess water and rinse it with cold water. Set aside.

Step 2

To Make Sauce:-

1. In a mixer jar take 1 cup of mint leaves, 1/2 cup coriander leaves and 1 green chilly. To make smooth paste add 4 tbsp of water.
2. Take 2 tbsp of butter in a non stick pan. Saute 1 tbsp of finely chopped garlic on medium flame. Once it start releasing garlic flavor add finely chopped onion ( appox 2 medium size onion) and 1/2 green bell-pepper( julienne cut- long and thin cut) saute it for 2 min.
3. Then add green paste we have prepared earlier. 
4. Add one cup of milk as well as water and stir it. To achieve saucy consistency, dissolve 1 and 1/2 tbsp of  corn starch in minimum amount of water required.
5. Stir the mixture till it achieve saucy consistency. Then add 3 grated amul cheese cube (approx 75 gms). For seasoning add 1/2 tsp black pepper powder, 1 tsp oregano and salt to taste.

Step 3

 

In the final step add the boiled pasta into the green pasta sauce. Mix  well and serve it hot. 

Enjoy cheesy minty pasta with your dear and near ones.