Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Angel Hair Pasta with Eggplant


I had this dish in a restaurant and liked it.So i thought of trying it out at home .Now iam not a great cook , but this one turned out well.Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

1 packet of Angel Hair Pasta.
1 ripe tomato finely chopped.
1 Onion finely chopped.
1 capsicum( bell pepper) finely chopped.
3-4 garlic cloves crushed.
Dried oregano /Basil/thyme leaves for seasoning (optional...but gives good italian flavour)

2-3 green chillies finely chopped.
1 eggplant (brinjal) cut into cubes.(remove the seeds)
2 tbspn tomato ketchup.
bread crumbs.
Olive oil for cooking.


For the pasta:

Boil water in a cooking vessel.When the water boils, add the pasta and 1tspn salt.
When the Pasta becomes a little bit soft, remove from the flame and drain the water.Toss the pasta in cold water and keep it aside.

For the eggplant:

Mix the eggplant pieces with salt and coat them with breadcrumbs.fry them in oil until they are crispy.Keep aside.

For the Pasta sauce:

Heat a kadai. Add 1 tbspn of olive oil.
when the oil is heated add black pepper powder to it.
Now add the onion and green chillies.Fry the onions till they are translucent.
Now add the tomatoes and capsicum.Fry until the tomatoes become soft and crushed.Add water to make it like a sauce.
Now add the tomato Ketchup.Mix nicely.
Finally add the dried basil leaves to the sauce.

Arrange the pasta on a plate.Add the sauce on the top.Add the fried Eggplant pieces.Add finely grated cheeses on the top.Server this tasty dish hot....

4 comments:

divyasrin86 said...

1.u havent mentioned cheese among the ingredients...ur not supposed to confuse the readers!!
2.onions are to be fried till golden brown(please use lay mans lang...we know ur a science student!)

VJ@DJ said...

well your blog is interesting.
especially the recipe
I have the following doubts though.
1. Why the basil leaves are to be dried while eventually adding it to the fluid substance.
2. From where did u get the name eggplant for brinjal

no offences...

Deepti Srinivasan said...

divya,
good observation...u follow my blog keenly it seems.

Deepti Srinivasan said...

vj@dj,

Thanks for your comments.Reg your questions:
1.It is not neccessary that basil leaves have to be dry.I used dried basil as it is easier and it was available.

2.Eggplant is perhaps the most commonly used name for brinjal the world over.In continental /italian cuisine it is called so.The name brinjal is mostly used in India and some asian countries.