Indian Style Masala Pasta, a delicious  and spicy pasta with loaded vegetables and full of Indian flavor. It's one of our family favorites and I often make it for lunch/dinner. It's such an easy one pot recipe that can be prepared in 15 mins.

If you like pasta and wanna it make with Indian flavor then i would highly recommend you to give this a try ! I'm sure that you will love this ! 

Pasta

Any type of pasta can be used for this recipe. So try it with your favorite pasta shape. Macaroni, Fusilli, Penne  and Gemelli Pasta are my favorites to make this dish. 

Today, i have used Gemelli pasta. Just make sure to cut the vegetables according to the shapes of the pasta so that it all blends well. Like if you're using macaroni pasta, then try to cut the vegetables into small cubes instead of thin stripes like i did it here. 

Vegetables

For today's recipe, i have used carrot, capsicum, peas and mushroom. But you can make this pasta with whatever you have in this list , still it would be delicious. Personally i feel that mushrooms and capsicum really go with the pasta flavor. So for me, that's a must to make this recipe.

Additionally, you can also add cauliflower, corn too. 

 

Spices

Ginger garlic pasta, coriander powder and garam masala powder are the key spices to give that strong Indian flavor. So don't skip any one of those. Also, finish off with a lot of coriander leaves, it truly enhances the flavor to the next level.

Finally it's great for lunch boxes too so i often pack this for ST's lunch box. Now let's check out on how to make this delicious pasta.

Indian Style Masala Pasta | Spicy Gemelli Pasta

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Pasta | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Indian Style Masala Pasta, Spicy Gemelli Pasta, Spicy Pasta Indian Style Masala Pasta, a delicious and spicy pasta with loaded vegetables and full of Indian flavor.

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Ingredients

Pasta - 1 cup 

Onion - 1/2 

Vegetables - 1 cup(i used carrot, mushroom, peas, capsicum)

Paneer ( cubed )- 1/4 cup

Tomato paste - 1 tbsp*

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Mozzarella cheese (grated)- 1/4 cup

Coriander leaves(chopped) - a handul

Oil - 1 tbsp

* Instead of tomato paste, you can use two pureed tomatoes.

Procedure

First cook the pasta as per the package instructions and keep it aside. Reserve about 1/2 cup of pasta cooked water. Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan, then add the finely chopped onions and saute till they are transparent.

Add the chopped carrots and peas, saute and cook till they are half-done.  Next add the capsicum and mushroom. Saute till the mushrooms shrink.

Next add the ginger garlic paste, give a quick mix and then add the tomato paste(Instead of tomato paste, you can use two pureed tomatoes.). 

Then add all the spices(turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder) and give a good mix. To avoid the burning of the spices, add that reserved pasta cooked water(it has salt that's enough for the veggies, so didn't add any additional salt here) and cook the spices till the raw smell is gone.

Next add the cooked pasta and give a good mix. (i have added salt while cooking the pasta so didn't add any extra salt here but do give a taste test and adjust the seasoning)

Finally add the paneer and the grated cheese on top of the pasta. Cover the pasta with a lid and let it cook till all the cheese melts. Open the lid and finish off with a lot of coriander leaves.

Mix gently and serve immediately. Tasty Indian style pasta is ready. 

Related : How to make Pizza dough at home 

Notes:

• Cook pasta al dente so that it became perfectly soft once done without breaking.
• Adjust the seasoning as per your liking. The above mentioned quantity of spices has mild spice level.
• Don't reduce the amount of cheese, it will affect the taste.

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Brussels Sprout Stir Fry-Indian Style

Brussels Sprout Stir fry, a delicious and quick to make side dish for your meal. I have started including Brussels sprouts in our diet about a year ago, before that i had no idea on how it tastes! 

So as usual , initially I was skeptical to try but once I started cooking at home, we both liked it and this stir fry is one of our favorites. 

Brussels Sprout is a leafy vegetable and kind of looks like mini cabbage. Brussels Sprout is very popular in Brussels, Belgium for a very long time and hence it got its name(source:wiki)

Brussels Sprout tastes amazing when you make it as a simple stir fry. Here I have used some Indian spices like cumin & ginger garlic paste to flavor it. But you can play with your favorite spices and make it as per your preference.

Now, let's check out on how to make these Brussels Sprout stir fry!  

Brussels Sprouts Stir Fry-Indian Style

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Stir fry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Indian Style Brussels Sprout stir fir Brussels Sprout Stir fry, a delicious and quick to make side dish for your meal.

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Ingredients
Brussels sprouts - 10
Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Olive Oil - 1 tsp

Procedure

Wash and cut the brussels sprouts into half vertically, heat the pan with oil, add the cumin ,let it splutter then add the ginger garlic paste, stir it in the oil for 30 secs, then add the brussels sprouts.

Saute it in the oil for 2 mins and then add 1/2 cup of water and cover cook the brussels sprouts until it's tender.

Once all the water is almost absorbed, add the spices(turmeric &red chili powder) and salt.
Give a good mix and roast till it's brown on some spots.

Tasty Indian Style Brussels Sprouts stir fry is ready to serve.

Related:How to make Broccoli Stir Fry 

Notes:

• Cooking time varies depends on the size of the Brussels sprout, so cook till it's tender.
• Adjust the spices as per your liking.
  
  

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Indian Style Salmon Fish Curry - Video Recipe

Salmon Fish Curry, an Indian style finger licking delicious fish curry!!! The tamarind and coconut masala used in this recipe gives a delicious tangy & coconut flavor, it tastes so good with a bowl of steamed rice !!! 

For a while now, we have been buying salmon fish alone here, so i'm trying all sort of Indian fish recipes with salmon fish. If you haven't tried my Indian style salmon fish fry yet, you must give it a try, it's one of the my famous recipe and got rave reviews from the followers. Few other salmon recipe are also listed below, if interested check them out.
Salmon Fish Dum Biryani
Salmon Pepper Fry

Coming to today's curry recipe, it's such a simple dish and come together in 20 mins with basic Indian pantry staples. If you're wondering how salmon fish would taste in Indian curry, trust me, it's simply awesome !! Even i had my doubts before trying salmon in indian based curry, but for a year now, it's my go to recipe with salmon next to salmon fry. So without further delay, let's check out how to make this scrumptious salmon fish curry !!!

Indian Style Salmon Fish Curry

Preparation Time : 30 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Curry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Salmon Fish Curry, Indian Style Salmon Fish Curry, Fish Curry, Fish Curry With Coconut, Salmon Fish Curry, an Indian style finger licking delicious fish curry!!!. The tamarind and coconut masala used in this recipe gives a delicious tangy & coconut flavor, it tastes so good with a bowl of steamed rice !!!.

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Ingredients
Red Snapper - 1/2 lb
Pearl onion - 15(peeled and finely chopped)
Tomato - 1(small chopped)
Tamarind -  a small lemon size
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder - 1 &1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few
To grind
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Pearl onion - 5
Garlic - 3 
Cumin Seed - 1/2 tsp

Procedure

Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup of water for 30 mins. Put all the ingredients listed under "To grind" in a mixie/blender jar along with couple of table of water and grind into smooth paste & set aside until use Next heat the pan with oil. 

Once the oil is heated, add the pearl onions & curry leaves with pinch of salt and saute till they are translucent then add the tomatoes and saute for couple of mins.

Extract the tamarind juice from the soaked tamarind and add into the pan along with spices(turmeric, red chili powder),coconut paste and salt. Give a good mix and cover it lid and let it simmer for 15-20 mins in low flame.

Once the oil floats on top, add the cleaned fish, give a gently mix and cover cook again until the fish is well cooked.

Finally add the finely chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Switch off the flame.

Finger flicking delicious India Style Salmon fish curry is ready.
For more non vegetarian recipes, check out here.

Notes:

• I have used salmon fillet for this recipes and removed the skin while cleaning.
• Tried it with salmon steak for couple of time, it also tastes good.
• Pearl onions gives great taste to the curry, so highly recommend to use it.
• Once the fish is added into the curry, the curry tends to become little watery. So cook the masala until it's really thick before adding the fish to get the consistency that i got here. Otherwise you would end with watery fish curry. If that's fine for you, go for it.
• Cook in medium flame once the fish is added into the curry. Vigorous boiling makes the fish to disintegrate into curry.
• You can use kish fish/vanjiram meen and red snapper fish also for this curry.
  

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