Vegetable Cheese Pasta

This Cheesy Pasta is a very tasty dish. It will be an instant favorite among kids. You can add many types of vegetables and make it a healthy dish.

Ingredients:

Macaroni or any Pasta – 1 cup

Butter – 1 tbsp + ½ tsp of Oil

Finely Chopped Ginger – 1 tsp

Finely Chopped Garlic – 1 tbsp

Finely Chopped Onion – 1

Finely Chopped Carrot – ¼ cup

Finely Chopped Tomato – 1

Finely Chopped Bell Pepper – ¼ cup

Pasta Masala – ½ tsp

Black Pepper Powder – ¼ tsp

Chopped Basil Leaves – ½ tsp

Fresh Cream – 1 tbsp

Grated Parmesan Cheese – 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method

Boil the Macaroni in 2 to 3 cups of water with ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp Oil for 10 to 12 minutes.

Stir at regular intervals. In the meanwhile, Chop the Vegetables and keep aside.

When Macaroni is cooked well, strain it in a sieve.

Heat the butter in a pan. Add chopped Ginger and Garlic. Sauté for a while.

Add Chopped Carrots and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Add Capsicum and Tomato. Add Salt. Mix them. Cover with a lid and cook for 2 to 3 minutes in medium flame.

Add Pasta Masala, Pepper Powder and the chopped Basil Leaves. Stir them well for a minute.

Add the boiled Macaroni, stir well and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes in medium flame (stirring in between).

Add the Grated Cheese and a tbsp of fresh cream.

Stir well for a minute and switch off the flame.

Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve hot!