JHATPAT CHATPAT- FOR QUICK, EASY AND TASTY RECIPES

My friend’s son loves pasta. So she keeps on doing experiments on it. And most of her experiments results in a very tasty dish. I particularly like this version of hers as it is easy to make and also nutritious. This dish is made with whole wheat pasta, but the normal pasta can be used instead.

Serves about 3-4 people
Time taken :40 minutes

Ingredients required:
500 gms of whole wheat pasta
2 medium sized onions sliced
5 green chillies slit
1 large tomato sliced
1 big bunch of spinach (palak) cleaned and chopped
2 to 3 cloves of garlic minced
1 tsp of dried parsley (fresh leaves can be used)
1 tsp of dried oregano
(NOTE: If you don’t have parsley or oregano, just use chopped coriander leaves or methi leaves)
salt to taste
5 Tsp oil
½ cup of grated parmesan cheese (any other type of cheese will do)

Method of preparation:
Pasta:
In a big vessel, take 3 litres of water and bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling add 2 Tsp oil and salt to it. Then add the pasta and cook uncovered for about 8 to 10 minutes or till done. Don’t overcook it. Once done drain it and keep aside. To save time , when the pasta is being cooked, you can start making the spinach sauce.

Spinach sauce:
Take 3 Tsp oil in kadai. Fry the onions and minced garlic till the onions turn translucent. Now add tomatoes, spinach, and green chillies and fry till the tomatoes are mashed properly. Remove from the gas and let it cool to room temperature. Make a puree of this mixture in a mixer/blender. Now add the parsley ,oregano and salt . The spinach sauce is ready.
Now mix this puree with the cooked pasta.
In a baking dish, spread this pasta mixture . Spread a layer of cheese over the pasta till it covers it fully. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Bake the pasta for about 10 to 15 minutes or till the cheese melts. Pasta in spinach sauce is ready.