Besides Indian food, I love chinese and Italian cuisine. I love Italian pastas, pizza, the variety of bread, everything. Though the ingredients in most dishes might be same, yet they taste so different from one another. Italian food is simple in preparation as they require fewer ingredients. They mainly concentrate on the flavours. The herbs and spices play a vital role in all their dishes. Indians too use herbs extensively but in fresh form and Italians mainly use it in dried form. Today I will share penne arrabiata recipe and it hardly took me 30 minutes in making it. This yummy recipe will save all the money you spend on pasta in an expensive Italian restaurant.
Ingredients:
Penne Pasta– 2 Cups
Tomatoes – 4
Garlic cloves – 6 to 7
Onion – 1 big
Oregano – 1 tsp
Basil – 1tsp
Chili flakes – 1 tsp
Grated cheese – half cup
Salt
Olive oil
Preparation:
Cook penne in plenty of water and few drops of oil untill they are cooked al dente (cooked but not too soft). Drain the penne soon after and set aside to cool. Now blanch the tomatoes ( briefly put tomatoes in boiling water and when you see their skin cracking ,take them off and run through cold water ) peel the skin, remove the seeds and chop it finely. Take a pan, heat two tablespoon of olive oil. As oil heats add finely chopped garlic and sauté for a minute. To this add finely chopped onions and stir till it is soft and translucent. Then add the tomatoes chopped and mix. When the onions and tomatoes are well cooked together add salt, chili flakes, oregano and basil,grated cheese and mix well. Cook this mixture for nearly five minutes until a thick sauce is formed. To this add penne and toss. Garnish this with some more herbs and serve hot. And if you are a cheese lover you can garnish it with grated cheese too
