Veggie Pasta

Ingredients for Pasta: (it is not necessary to use Olive oil, I used regular oil.)

• 2 cups whole grain pasta
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Salt

For Vegetables: ( I avoided Zuchhini and do not like mushrooms at all, but it is upto you to add it or not!)

• 2 medium sliced carrots
• 1/2 cup chopped green beans
• 1 medium chopped bell pepper (I used only green, but you can use green/red/yellow/orange to make it colorful)
• 1/2 cup chopped cauliflower
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Salt

For Tomato sauce:

• 4-5 finely chopped tomatoes.
• Tomato gravy (take around 6 tomatoes)
• 2 tablespoons Olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped basil
• 1 teaspoon Italian herb
• red chili flakes (adjust to taste)
• salt (adjust to taste)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• sugar (adjust to taste)

For Preparing Pasta:

• 2 tablespoons Olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped basil
• 1 teaspoon red chili flakes (adjust to taste)

Method

• In a large pot boil the water with salt and oil.
• After water comes to the boil add the pasta.
• Cook the pasta until it is just tender, not too soft. Drain the water and set pasta aside.

Making Vegetables:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium high heat.
• Add vegetables to skillet and sauté until they are nearly tender.

Making Tomato Sauce:

• Mix the cornstarch in ¼ cup of water and keep aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the basil, Italian herbs, and chili flakes stir and add tomato gravy.
• Next add cornstarch, salt and sugar to the tomato sauce, cornstarch will give thickness to the sauce.
• Next add the sauté vegetables including chopped tomatoes to the sauce and cook for few minutes on medium heat until sauce come to the desirable thickness.
• I also garnished it with freshed chopped CILANTRO to make it look more pretty.

Prepare The Pasta:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan and add basil and chili flakes stir for few seconds.
• Next add the drained pasta and sauté for a minute until pasta is well coated with oil.
• Pour the vegetable sauce over the pasta, serve hot.

Happy Eating!