Garlic Bread & Pasta

Getting bored of eating the same old north or south indian dish ??? Then you def have to try this out.. I bet you'll keep cooking this atleast once per week. This is a typical Italian combo which doesnt make you feel tight but keeps you saying 'Wow.. I had a perfect dinner '... The taste... Ofcourse my blog gives you only the best.. Do you know that I HATE PASTAS !!!!! I started to crave for this when i had a chance to eat pasta at Nitya's house one morning. It was so yummy that i was seriously shocked. When she told the method i just freaked out. It was so simple and easy. This weekend thought of making this with an appetizer. Try this out.. You will really love this :))

This is the basic pasta which you can have at any moment you want. Pastas are meant to be an experimental dish. So you can always play with them however you want ;)

Servings : 2

For Garlic Bread

Ingredients

• Italian Bread - 1 Long Bread
• Garlic - 5 Cloves chopped or minced
• Italian Seasoning - 3 Spn
• Butter - 1/2 Cup
• Salt to Taste ( Omit if using salted butter )

Method

• Preheat Oven to 350C
• In a pan, add butter and allow it to melt
• Once done add the minced garlic and fry well. If unsalted butter add salt too
• Once the garlic gets coated well with the butter switch off and keep it aside
• Take the long italian bread and split them into 10 to 12 pieces.
• Take a loaf. Spread the butter garlic mixture. Sprinkle some italian seasoning. 
• Repeat this process for all the loaves and keep it aside
• Take the baking tray and grease the bottom with butter.
• Keep the breads on to the tray. You cannot keep everything at once. So do it by batches.
• Keep the tray inside the oven. Let it bake for 5 min
• Take out and serve

Note : Before placing the tray inside the oven , just add some mozzarella cheese on top of each bread and bake. This is cheese garlic bread. Thats it :)

For Pasta


Ingredients

• Pasta - 1/2 of the packet
• Pasta Sauce - 4 to 5 Spn
• Salt - 1/2 Spn
• Olive Oil - 4 Spn
• Italian Seasoning - 1 Spn
• Onion - 1/4 Cup chopped
• Bell Peppers - 1 Cup Chopped ( Preferably combination of red , yellow and green )
• Cumin Seed - 1 Spn
• Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 Spn
• Coriander Powder - 1 Spn
• Green Chillies - 3 to 4 chopped ( Required only if you want your pasta to be spicy )
• Coriander Leaves - 1/2 Cup chopped finely

Method

• First boil the pastas as instructed in the packet
• Once cooked show the pastas in running cold water and transfer them to a bowl.
• Add olive oil and mix them and keep them aside
• In a pan , add olive oil and cumin seeds
• When the seeds starts to splutter add the green chillies , onion and capsicum ( at the same time )
• Add salt and fry them till they get cooked
• Add the pastas , red chilly powder and coriander powder.
• Mix them well and let them cook for 2 to 3 min
• Now add the pasta sauce and mix well
• Let them cook in the sauce for a min or so. 
• Add the chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve by sprinkling some italian seasoning on the top

Hot tasty Pasta is ready to be served with hot garlic bread. It is the best combo ever.

Note : Before serving sprinkle some mozzarella cheese and serve.