Vegetable Pasta Indian Style

Pasta, native of Italy has become popular in  India. Most of the pasta I have tasted in restaurants either use cheese or less spicy when compared to our Indian food. I got bored of tasting pasta with cheese, pepper or chilli flakes.. So I tried pasta in Indian style. An Indo-Italian fusion. Lot of vegetables are used in the preparation of this pasta. A healthy choice for kids. This makes an excellent kid's lunch box recipe. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Mixed Vegetable Pasta in Indian style.




Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Yields: 3 Servings

Ingredients:

Pasta	2 Cups
Oil	1 tbsp
Fennel seeds | Sombu	1 tsp
Ginger and garlic finely chopped	2 tsp
Green chillies	1
Onions chopped	1/2 Cup
Tomato chopped	1/4 Cup
Mixed Vegetables	1 Cup
Yogurt	2 tbsp
Lemon Juice	1 tsp
Salt	As needed
Turmeric powder	1/4 tsp
Coriander powder	1 tsp
Chilli powder	1.5 tsp
Coriander leaves	2 stalks

Instructions:

• Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling water along with salt as per instructions given in pasta packet.Drain excessive water by placing pasta in colander.
• Heat Oil in a pan. Add fennel seeds followed by finely chopped ginger, garlic, slit open green chilly. Fry till raw smell goes off.

•  Add onions and fry till they turn translucent. Add tomato and fry till they turn mushy.

•  Add mixed vegetables, yogurt, lemon juice,salt, turmeric powder, coriander powder and chilli powder. Mix well.

•  Add  1 cup of water and cook till all the water is absorbed and the veggies are cooked. Remove from stove and add to cooked pasta.

•  Before serving garnish with coriander leaves.

Tips:
For mixed vegetables, I have used carrots, beans, green peas and corn. 
Adjust green chillies and red chilli powder to your taste.