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Basil and Tomato Pasta

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Tarla Dalal

07 March, 2011

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About Basil And Tomato Pasta

Ingredients

Methods

Nutrient values

Try this hearty, tangy pasta for its fresh and delicious flavors. A thick sauce of tomato pulp, onions, garlicbasil leaves and fresh cream is tossed in with farfalle pasta and topped with grated parmesan cheese. To be enjoyed immediately!

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

3 cups cooked farfalle

For The Basil and Tomato Sauce

1 1/2 cups tomato pulp , refer to handy tip

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1 tbsp chopped garlic (lehsun)

1 tsp chilli powder

2 tbsp tomato puree

1 tsp sugar

4 to 5 tbsp fresh cream

12 to 15 chopped basil

2 tbsp butter or

For The Garnish

4 tbsp grated parmesan cheese or

grated processed cheese

Method

For the basil and tomato sauce

Heat the olive oil or butter in a pan, add the onions and garlic and sauté till the onions turn translucent.
Add the tomato pulp and cook till the sauce thickens (approx. 5 to 7 minutes).
Add the chilli powder, tomato purée, sugar, salt and ½ cup of water and bring to a boil.
Add the cream and basil leaves. Mix well and keep aside.

Handy tip;

Tomato pulp is made by blanching whole tomatoes in hot water and thereafter peeling, desseding and chopping them.

How to proceed

Just before serving, re-heat the basil and tomato sauce and toss the bow pasta in it.
Serve hot garnished with cheese.

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Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate

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Sumeet Arora

June 6, 2021, 5:24 p.m.

Neha M

Jan. 23, 2021, 7:16 p.m.

A good party recipe which can served on the table. I have tried this recipe using other types of pasta like penne and fussili and the results were good. I combined 2 different types of coloured pastas and it was even more colourful and appealing to eyes.