Pasta (red sauce)

Ingredients 

1. Penne Pasta - 1 cup
2. Tomato - 4
3. Onion - 1 small
4. Garlic - 3 cloves
5. Italian seasoning - 1 tbsp
6. Chilli flakes - 1 tbsp
7. Salt
8. Oil
9. Butter - 1 tbsp
10. Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
11. Parmesan Cheese - 2 tbsp (optional)
12. Water - 3 cups
13. Vegetables
1. Brocolli - 5 florets
2. Capsicum - 1/4 of a medium sized one
3. Baby corn - 3

Procedure

1. Blanch the tomatoes
1. Cut X mark on the tomato 
2. Boil it in water for 5 minutes or till the skin peels out. Water should cover the entire tomatoes.
3. When it has cooled, remove the skin 
2. Blend the tomatoes into a smooth puree in a mixie
3. In a deep pan, add the pasta. Add 3 cups of water to this along with salt.
4. Boil the pasta for 15 minutes in medium flame.
5. Remove from the stove and add cold water to it.
6. Drain the pasta and keep aside.
7. Cut onion and garlic into small pieces.
8. Also, cut the vegetables into small pieces.
9. In a pan, heat oil.
10. Add garlic and fry for few seconds.
11. Add onion into this and fry for few minutes till it turns transparent.
12. Add tomato puree to this and cook till the puree thickens.
13. Add the cut vegetables into this, cover and cook for few minutes.
14. Add the italian seasoning and chilli flakes into this and cook for few minutes.
15. Add butter and tomato ketchup and cook for few seconds.
16. Check for salt and add if required.
17. Add the pasta into this. Mix the sauce with the pasta. Sauce has to cover all the pasta.
18. Add grated cheese into this.
19. Yummy pasta is ready to be served.

Pic courtesy: My daughter Divya and her husband Ravisekhar who made the dish as per the instructions given here.