Indian•quick
The BEST Tandoori Sauce Pasta
Quick & tasty tandoori pasta made within 30 minutes!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
3
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 2 green onions (spring onion, scallion )
- 4 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 large thumb ginger (minced)
- 1 can diced tomatoes (14 oz/400g)
- 4 oz dry pasta (or GF pasta)
- 1.5 tbsp lemon juice
- 1.5 tsp maple syrup
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp cayenne powder (or to taste)
- red chilli flakes (to taste, optional)
- 1/3 cup cilantro (coriander)
- 1/3 cup yoghurt / cream (soy yoghurt, coconut yoghurt, soy cream, etc)
Instructions
- 1
Add oil to a large frying pan. Then add onions and green onions. Gently sauté for 5 minutes.
- 2
Then add garlic and ginger. Sauté for 1 minute.
- 3
Add all the seasoning. Toast for 1 minute to release the aroma.
- 4
Add tomatoes and 1/2 cup (120ml) water to the pan. Simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- 5
In the meantime, cook your pasta in a separate pan.
- 6
When the pasta is cooked, reserve ½ cup of pasta water and drain the rest.
- 7
Add cooked pasta along with the reserved water to the pan.
- 8
Finally, add lemon juice, maple syrup, salt & black pepper to taste.
- 9
Stir well and serve. Garnish with fresh cilantro / coriander and chilli flakes (optional).