Sunday, April 01, 2007




Pasta in Home Made Tomato Sauce


Sauce made of Tomato and cooked with Vegetables.

Ingredients for making Sauce:
1. Tomato - Fully ripe 3 nos.
2. Garlic - Finely chopped - 1 clove
3. Onions - Finely chopped - 1/4 cup
4. Tomato Sauce - 2 tablespoons.
5. Cinnamon Powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Nutmeg Powder - 1/4 tsp
7. Olive oil 3 tsp.8. Mixed herbs - 2 tsp [Parsley, Rosemary etc]
9. Bail leaves - Fresh or dried
10. Salt to taste
11. Sugar 1/2 tsp
12. Pepper Powder to taste

Method:
1. Boil the Tomatoes and remove its skin.
2. Blend this Tomato, Cinnamon Powder, Nutmeg Powder and keep it aside.
3. Heat Oil in a pan, add Garlic, fry for a minute and then add chopped Onion Pieces.
4. Cook Onion till transparent and then add blend Puree, Salt, Sugar.
5. Cook till it thickens, add Herbs Pepper Powder and Basil leaves.

Cooking Of Pasta:
1. Cook Pasta according to Instructions on pack.
2. Steam Vegetables (Carrot, Baby Corn) and cut them length wise.
3. Cut Green and Red Bell peppers into sticks.Slice Onions.
4. Heat 2 tsp of Oilve oil and Stir fry Bell peppers, Steamed vegetables, Onion Slices and fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add Home Made Tomato Sauce and Cooked pasta.

# Serve Hot and Garnish with Parmesan(Grated) Cheese. #

~ Home made items are tasty and Satisfying.
~

This is my entry for JHIVA (TOMATO) hosted by RP of Myworkshop

13 comments:

USHA said...

Hi MT,

Pasta looks delicious...nice entry for the event.
I tried pasta some 2-3 times...i can't say it came excellent,but ok..
Yours looks very nice, let me try your version..

Sia said...

wow MT, another entry for JFI.
like usha, my italian cooking is limited as it didnt come out that well. i am still learning:)

Bong Mom said...

Wow MT, Pasta looks really good. I bet there will me many Italian entries with Tomato

FH said...

WOW!! Looks great.I was expecting something very traditional recipe;D
Looks great,my daughter would love that!

Mythreyee said...

thats the one I was looking for in all the blogs. I wanted a recipe for home made tomato sauce. I do it often but would like to try a different and even tastier version. Thanks for sharing. Looks awesome.

Sharmi said...

Hi MT, Nice Entry. Looks very pretty!!

cheers
sharmi

Prema Sundar said...

Nice entry MT... I too love pasta with tomato sauce. But homemade tomato sauce !!! haven't tried it .But I bet it would have tasted wonderful cos freshly homemade things are sure to be delicious than storebought..isn't it?

Anonymous said...

Looks and sounds delicious, MT. Love the addition of cin. and nutmeg in the sauce! Thanks for sharing :)

Viji said...

Nice entry MT. Definitely home made is home made. You can't beat the taste. Viji

Latha said...

Looks yummy MT. I love pasta in any form :-)
Good entry for the event!
Cheers
LAtha

Latha said...

Looks yummy MT. I love anything made with PAsta! Good entry to the event!
Cheers
Latha

Menu Today said...

Hi Usha,
For me too the same experience, I tried and tried and it came out well. Thanks.

Hi Supriya,
Thanks ,Keep visiting.

Hi Sandeepa,
I hope so., Thanks for visiting.

Hi Asha,
One Entry Traditional and another entry Italian. Thanks.

Hi Mythreyee,
Please do let me know when you try this.Thanks..

Hi Sharmi,
Thanks for visiting.

Hi Prema,
Yes prema always home made tastes delicious.

Hi Linda,
Nutmeg and cinnamon gives nice taste and aroma to the sauce. thanks.

Hi Viji,
I always prefer homemade items. Thanks.

Hi latha,
Thanks a lot.

Anonymous said...

Dear MT, the home made tomato sauce is a hot favourite and as you say tasty and satisfying. The recipe is clear and the use of olive oil would lend the best flavour to the pasta. The image of the dish looks good and children would love this dish.