Little millet Red sauce pasta for kids

Name: Little millet Red sauce pasta for kids
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2 peoples
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 g little millet penne pasta; 2 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp chopped garlic; 1 onion; 4 kashmiri red dry chillies; 4 tomatoes; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 1 tsp oregano; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper powder; 2 cubes cheese or 2 tbsp mozzarella cheese

Muniswari.G @muniswari_0205

Chennai

#CA2025 Millets like saamai (little millet) have been part of South Indian kitchens for centuries — long before refined flours and packaged pasta came in. They were ground, rolled, steamed, and sun-dried into wholesome everyday meals. Red Sauce Pasta is a delicious hot and tangy meal made by cooking past, tossing it in a tomato based sauce and seasoned with spices. Red Sauce Pasta is kid friendly and can be packed for lunchbox too.

Muniswari.G @muniswari_0205

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Ingredients

20 minutes

2 peoples

200 glittle millet penne pasta
2 tbspoil
1 tbspchopped garlic
1onion
4kashmiri red dry chillies
4tomatoes
1 tspchilli flakes
1 tsporegano
1 tspsalt
1 tsppepper powder
2 cubescheese or 2 tbsp mozzarella cheese

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Steps

20 minutes

1

To begin making the Penne Pasta Recipe In Tomato Sauce start by boiling 3 liters of water. Add little Millet Penne Pasta and a pinch of salt and leave it to boil. Boil the millet pasta till it just the biting consistency which is the al dente texture. This will take 7 to 9 minutes. Strain the water and rinse the cooked millet pasta over cold water, to stop cooking of the pasta. Drizzle the pasta with olive oil and keep aside... Reserve ¾ cup cooked pasta water and set aside.
2

Firstly, in a large vessel with hot boiling water, drop 4 tomato marked x. also, add 4 dried red chilli and boil for 5 minutes. drain off and peel the skin of tomatoes. blend to smooth paste, keep aside....
3

In a large wok, take 2 tbsp oil and saute 2 clove garlic. add 1 onion and saute well.
4

Now add prepared tomato puree, 2 tbsp tomato sauce and mix well.
5

Further add 1 tsp chilli flakes, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp pepper powder and 1 tsp salt. saute well.
6

Cook for 2 minutes or until tomato puree is cooked completely. now add cheese mix well... Add boiled pasta and mix well.
7

Take the pasta off the stove when it is evenly coated and arrange it on a plate or bowl. Spread the grated cheese generously.
Serve hot and little millet pasta enjoy!