Cheesy Pasta with Vegetables (Calcium Rich Recipe) Video by Tarla Dalal's Team

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Use of whole-wheat pasta and lots of vegetables is the specialty of this fibre rich dish. The milk and the cheese in the sauce enriches it with the much-needed calcium for growing kids.

Recipe Description for Cheesy Pasta with Vegetables

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 12 mins
Makes 3 servings
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Ingredients

For The Sauce
2 tbsp grated processed cheese
1 tsp oil
2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/4 cup boiled sweet corn kernels (makai ke dane)
1/4 cup thinly sliced capsicum
1/4 cup blanched broccoli florets
1/4 cup grated carrot
1 tsp cornflour dissolved in 1/2 cup cold
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste

For The Pasta
1 cup cooked whole wheat pasta
1/2 tsp oil
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/4 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)

Method

For the sauce

Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the sweet corn, capsicum, broccoli and carrots and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the cornflour-milk mixture, salt and cheese and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring continuously.
Add the pepper and mix well. Keep aside.

For the pasta

Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and chilli flakes and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the pasta, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for another 1 to 2 minutes. Keep aside.

How to proceed

Just before serving, reheat the prepared sauce on a medium flame fo 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the pasta, mix well and cook on a medium flame for another 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Serve immediately.

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RECIPE SOURCE : Calcium Rich Recipes