BETTER RED, THAN DEAD!

Pasta in Red Sauce.

Serves 4 - 5 persons. Preparation time: about 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 3 cup un-boiled penne or any other shape Pasta-boiled

• 2 medium capsicums-sliced into thin long fingers

• 2 medium tomatoes - sliced into thin long fingers

• 1 tsp oil

• 2 tsp crushed garlic

• 3/4 tsp pepper

• 1 tsp oregano

• 1 cup readymade tomato puree

• 1 ½ tsp salt

• 1 ½ cups milk

Method / Instructions:

1. Boll pasta. Drain well in cold water and coat with 1 tbsp oil so that it does not stick together.
   

2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadhai (pan), add ½ tsp garlic, wait for ½ minute. Add boiled pasta, saute for 1-2 minutes. Add ½ tsp pepper and ½ tsp oregano. Mix, remove pasta from the kadhai (pan).
   

3. In the same kadhai (pan) heat 3 tbsp oil. Add 1-½ tsp crushed garlic. Wait till it changes color.

4. Add 1 cup readymade tomato puree, Cook for 3-4 minutes or till separates.
   

5. Add ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp oregano and 1-½ tsp salt. Mix. Reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes.
   

6. Add boiled pasta, mix well.
   

7. Add capsicum, tomato and milk. Mix well Check salt and pepper. Remove from fire.
   

8. Serve hot with garlic bread.

Best Wishes.