Aromatic flavorful healthy pasta salad

Name: Aromatic flavorful healthy pasta salad
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 c Tortellini Pasta; 1/4 cup Oil (olive oil preferably); 1/4 cup red onions. thinly sliced; 1 tsp ginger chopped; 6 cloves garlic, chopped/minced; 1 green chili, finely chopped; 6 cups heavy cream; 2 cups Cheese, shredded; 1 tsp Italian dry herb mix; 1 table spoon basil, or cilantro chopped; 1/4 c yellow bell pepper, finely chopped; 1/4 c green bell pepper, finely chopped; required Salt; 1 teaspoon pepper powder; 1 c paneer. fried, optional

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

Tanuja Sharma @cook_9552123 https://cookpad.wasmer.app/in/users/9552123 @
More the merrier, healthier is true for this pastas. Loaded with colorful nutrients just like yours #ID

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

Tanuja Sharma @cook_9552123 https://cookpad.wasmer.app/in/users/9552123 @
More the merrier, healthier is true for this pastas. Loaded with colorful nutrients just like yours #ID

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Ingredients

30 mins

6 servings

3 cTortellini Pasta
1/4 cupOil (olive oil preferably)
1/4 cupred onions. thinly sliced
1 tspginger chopped
6 clovesgarlic, chopped/minced
1green chili, finely chopped
6 cupsheavy cream
2 cupsCheese, shredded
1 tspItalian dry herb mix
1 table spoonbasil, or cilantro chopped
1/4 cyellow bell pepper, finely chopped
1/4 cgreen bell pepper, finely chopped
required Salt
1 teaspoonpepper powder
1 cpaneer. fried, optional
main, Pasta salad

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Steps

30 mins

1

Prepare a checklist. Keep the necessary items near the cooking area. Boil 8c water in a pan with a teaspoon of salt and oil. Add the pasta to it. Stir now and then to prevent lumping. Do not overcook. Cook until soft, el dente. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in a large shallow plate. Stir in curd. Do not throw away the water in which pasta was cooked.
2

Make the sauce. Heat oil in sauce panover medium heat, Dissolve 1 tbsp all-purpose flour in ½ c of water. Add this to the hot oil. Keep stirring. Add milk and stir for 4 minutes bring it to boil. Add the dried herbs. Stir, and continue cooking for a minute or two. Add cheese, simmer. Let the cheese melt. Add salt if needed and stir. Mix everything well and when the sauce is ready turn off the stove.
3

Pour the sauce over the pasta in the bowl. add the veggies, ginger, garlic ; mix. Sprinkle pepper powder. I garnished the pasta with chopped cilantro and basil from my garden.
4

Optional : If you like paneer, you may fry it in a tbsp oil, keep it in microwave safe plate and microwave for 2 minutes. Then garnish the pasta with fried paneer. Enjoy

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on May 07, 2025 20:19

USA

I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography