Arrabbiata Macaroni Pasta

Name: Arrabbiata Macaroni Pasta
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms Macaroni or any pasta of choice; 5-6 cups water; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp oil; For Sauce :; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 2 ripe tomatoes blanched; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 2 tbsp Hot and Sweet Tomato Chilli Sauce; 6 cloves garlic minced; 1 onion chopped finely; 1 capsicum cubed; 2 dry red chillies; 2 green and red chillies; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 2 tbsp parsley finely chopped; 1 tbsp fresh basil chopped; 1 tsp Mixed Herbs; To taste salt; 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 2 tbsp cheese grated

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Arrabbiata Macaroni Pasta is a popular and flavourful Italian recipe with a spicy tomato sauce base. Arrabbiata actually means "angry"which is associated with the heat added by the hot fresh and dry red chillies.Made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, garlic, tomato, mixed herbs ,hot chilli peppers and combine it with some grated cheese, it tastes delicious.What makes this pasta special is fresh chilli peppers.Dry chillies also work well. But it is always up to you to decide , how spicy, flavourful and "angry"(hot) you want to make your Arrabbiata Macaroni Pasta.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

30 minutes

3 servings

200 gmsMacaroni or any pasta of choice
5-6 cupswater
1 tspsalt
1 tspoil
For Sauce :
3 tbspOlive Oil
2ripe tomatoes blanched
2 tbsptomato puree
2 tbspHot and Sweet Tomato Chilli Sauce
6 clovesgarlic minced
1onion chopped finely
1capsicum cubed
2dry red chillies
2green and red chillies
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
2 tbspparsley finely chopped
1 tbspfresh basil chopped
1 tspMixed Herbs
To taste salt
1/2 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
2 tbspcheese grated

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Boil 2 cups water in a saucepan. Make a plus sign on the tomatoes and drop it in boiling water.Simmer for 3-4 minutes till you see the peels coming off.Now remove the tomatoes and blanch in cold water.Drain water and place tomatoes on a bowl and discard the skin.Mash them with a fork.
2

Peel and mince the garlic cloves.Also chop the onion finely.Slice and deseed the capsicum. Cut into small cubes. Chop fresh parsley and basil leaves. Boil the pasta in a saucepan with 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp olive oil. Cook till al dente. Strain water and reserve pasta water. Heat oil in a wok and saute the garlic. Then add chopped onion and saute.
3

Add deseeded and chopped dry red chillies.Saute and add green bell peppers. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Then add the peeled and mashed tomatoes and season with salt.Cook over low heat adding 2 tbsp tomato puree,hot and sweet tomato chilli sauce,Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder,mixed herbs, black pepper powder and salt to taste.Cook for 5 minutes till the Arrabbiata Sauce is combined well.
4

Now add the boiled macaroni pasta in arrabbiata sauce and stir.Add some of the reserved pasta water,chopped basil leaves and parsley. Stir and cook for 3-4 minutes.
5

Serve hot with a sprinkling of grated cheese, tomato sauce, fresh red chillies chopped and some basil and parsley. Relish as it is or with some toasted garlic bread.