Vegetable Macaroni

Ingredients: Macaroni/pasta 150 gm Tomatoes 2 (large) Capsicum 1 (I used half each of a red and a green) Onions 2 (medium) Sweet corn 1/4 cup Green chillies 2 Oil + butter 2 tbsp Chole masala 1 tsp Sambhar powder 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1 tsp Jeera 1 tsp Fresh coriander 2 tbsp You can use whatever masala powder you like - pav bhaji, garam masala, kitchen king etc. Alternatively, add another green or red chilli and omit the masala Method: Cook the pasta/macaroni. Dont overcook or it will ll break and lose shape and youll end up with Mash-ta

instead of pasta like i did once (See note at end) Finely chop all vegetables and pre-cook sweet corn, if using. I boiled it along with the pasta Heat oil and butter in a big pan Pop mustard seeds and add jeera Add chopped green chillies and onion Add capsicum when onion turns translucent Saut for a minute and add masala powders and tomatoes When tomatoes are cooked well, add salt, cooked corn and drained pasta Mix well and saute for a couple of mins before taking off heat Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves over pasta and serve NOTE: Boil water (four times the quantity of pasta) and drop the pasta into hot water. Remove from heat after a 2 mins . Let is stay for 15 mins or so till the pasta is nearly done. Drain. Spread on a tray/plate. Pour a tsp of oil and mix it once gently. Oiling pasta after it is cooked prevents it from sticking or lumping up