Pasta made with Indian spices and masala, to give it a desi Indian touch. Generally i make pasta for kids with Home made pasta Sauce , and being bored with the usual style i wanted to try a new version of pasta. My daughter Varsha came up with the idea of this Desi Masala pasta and i tried with a small batch of pasta last week for her and she enjoyed it a lot. Last weekend i made this for all of us and sharing the recipe of Indian style Masala pasta recipe here.
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Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time:25 minutes Serves:2
INGREDIENTS:
PASTA (ANY VARIETY) | 1 CUP |
SAMBAR POWDER | 1 TSP |
ONION | 1 |
TOMATO | 1 |
TURMERIC POWDER | 1/4 TSP |
MIXED VEGETABLES* | 1/4 CUP |
OIL | 1 TBLSP |
MUSTARD SEEDS | 1/4 TSP |
CURRY LEAVES | FEW |
PAV BHAJI MASALA | 1/4 TSP |
METHOD:
- Cook the pasta according to the instructions. Drain the water and keep it aside.
- Slice the onions and finely chop the vegetables and tomatoes.
* I used carrots, capsicum,corn kernels, green peas, broccoli, and cauliflower.
- In a pan add oil and throw in the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Add in the sliced onions and when it turns pink add the tomatoes.
- Cook in a medium flame till the tomatoes are cooked.
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- Add in the chopped veggies and add the sambar powder, salt ( just for the veggies), turmeric powder and the pavbhaji masala.
- Mix well and cook it for sometime , let the vegetables be crunchy and not over cooked.
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- Add the cooked pasta to this. Before adding the pasta run the pasta in cold water in a colander. This is to get moisture to the pasta.
- Mix well and cook in a low flame for 3-4 minutes.
- Switch off the flame. Serve hot .

Note:
- You can add any veggies of your choice.
- Instead of sambar powder you can add pepper too.
- Whole spices can be tempered and ginger garlic paste can be added in the oil, in the beginning.
Will post more varieties of Indian style pasta soon.
Right Now I am typing a recipe for my Indian version pasta to post in my blog. what a coincidence? you posted it now. Looks super yumm and it is top fav among all other pasta recipes.
Yummy pasta…a favorite at home
Loved a new version!
yummy and love the indian version akka
Jey, Lovely post! I am a fan of indian style pastas and make varities often. Mix some cooked pasta with karuvepillai podi. Garnish it with some ground nuts and ghee. Or just plain ghee and curry leaves in sphagetti is awesome! I have tried with green chutney too. That was so good. Use just like a pesto, sauteed with red capsicum and corn. Also regularly gunpowder ( idli molagai podi) pasta with gingelly oil. Perfect snacks!
he he ! good to see u using sambhar powder ! i generally use that i do not like more tomato based sauce pasta ! Def good one !
my mum does it as snack.. Yummy I am tempted to do it now
Pasta looks so delicious. Indian masalas rule when it comes to taste.
what can i say Jeyashri? all my favorite things put in a bowl !!! sambar podi, curry leaves and pasta. I wont look or think beyond
Looks so nice. will try very soon.
Wow what a twist to usual pasta recipe… So yummy…
Delicious and masaladar pasta!!! I make this little more saucy!!!
Sowmya
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yummy recipe… i love this indian versions…
Indian masala twist to pasta?! lovely idea
Feel like finishing that inviting pasta,yummy..
yummy
that masala pasta is just inviting…..luks wonderful…nice recipe .
love the idea…am sure we will love this twist
I call it Indiana Pasta Jey!
nice click 🙂
Loving this desi style pasta, definitely droolworthy.
Always have a soft corner for Indianised Italian dishes.. This one falls perfectly into that category.. Looks lovely !
sounds interesting..love the Indian way of making pasta..
Very colorful and tempting pasta.. looks awesome!!
made this today at home.. good response.. thnks for posting! 🙂
swarna
Simple but very healthy and tasty. Great recipe Jey. We would love having a few of your innovative recipes on our PrestigeSmartChef.com website.
very nice style . India ki JAI !
yumm one . love this desi version
I am going to try this and let you guys know the outcome
I am going to try this now and let u guys the outcome shortly
Thanks for the recipe
Was looking for some new Indian flavors in pasta and bumped into your website. Awesome recipe dear. Trying it today. Will sure share the feedback:)
Thanks for sharing your recipes.
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Epsita
Hi Jeyashri,
Tried your recipe yesterday…..came out awesome….I guess best pasta ever ate:) simply loved the recipe. Your new fan:)
Epsita
This recipe is damn gr8. Thanks for sharing this with us 🙂
Good one. I tried with garam masala instead of pav bhaji masala.
Awesome…I had no vegetables other than spring onion n cauliflower. ..came out really well… thank you
So…..yummmmy…lovely
Nice