One Dish Meal: Tex Mex Pasta

Submitted by Charishma_Ramchandani

"This is a delightful pasta recipe by Sanjeev Kapoor from the Young Times magazine. I hope you enjoy it!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 21
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 200 g fettuccine
• 1 tablespoon pure wesson canola oil
• 2 jalapeno peppers, washed and sliced
• 1⁄2 medium zucchini, washed and cut into juliennes
• 1 small red bell pepper, washed, halved, de-seeded and cut into juliennes
• 1 small yellow bell pepper, washed, halved, de-seeded and cut into juliennes
• 1 small green bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons chili-flavored olive oil

• To serve

• 8 -10 tortilla chips
• 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

• For salsa

• 4 garlic cloves, peeled, washed and crushed
• 1 small onion, peeled, washed and chopped
• 2 fresh red chilies, stems removed, washed and chopped
• 1⁄2 small green bell pepper, washed, de-seeded and chopped
• fresh coriander leaves, washed and chopped finely
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed, dry roasted and ground to a powder
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 cup tomato puree
• salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

directions

1. Boil 5 cups of water in a large pot.
2. Add pasta to it.
3. Cook pasta for 5-7 minutes or till it is a la dente{or firm to touch and just about ready to eat}.
4. Stir it gently.
5. Drain the hot water out and refresh the pasta with cold water.
6. Apply oil and keep aside.
7. Heat oil in a non-stick pan.
8. Add garlic and onion.
9. Saute until the raw smell of the garlic is gone and the onion and garlic are golden brown in colour.
10. Add red chillies, bell peppers, cumin and red chilli powders and the tomato puree.
11. Stir well.
12. Mix in salt to taste.
13. Cook for 3 minutes and then remove from flame.
14. Allow to cool completely.
15. Add lemon juice and corriander leaves.
16. Heat chilli-flavoured olive oil in another pan.
17. Add zucchini and red, yellow and green bell peppers'.
18. Add salt to taste.
19. Stir-fry for 4 minutes.
20. Add the boiled pasta, saute it and keep aside.
21. Pre-heat your oven now to 180°C.
22. Take a large baking dish.
23. Spread salsa on it at the base.
24. Crumble the tortilla chips and sprinkle them over the salsa.
25. Spread pasta over this.
26. Cover with the mozarella cheese.
27. Place jalapeno peppers over the cheese layer.
28. Bake in the pre-heated oven at 180C for 7 minutes or till the cheese melts completely.
29. Serve hot.
30. Enjoy!