OATS VEGGIE PASTA

Hello everyone 

Pasta... I think most of us including kids and elders, love to have pasta ,But at the same time try to avoid it some time due to sauce and creams used to make it delicious. So I thought why not to give it a healthy twist that make people comfortable to have it without any guilt. I just added some veggies and oats to the regular pasta and it turned out super delicious, guilt free healthy breakfast for us. The combination is adapted from turban tadka but executed my way.

Recipe of the same is given below, just give it a try.

OATS VEGGIE PASTA

Ingredients 

2 cup pasta , boiled and drained

1/3 cup oats

1 carrot, grated

1 spring onion, finely chopped 

1/4 cup green peas, boiled

1/4 cup sweet corn, boiled

1 big onion, finely chopped 

2 green chillies,finely chopped 

1 tsp ginger garlic paste 

2 medium tomatoes,finely chopped 

1/4 tsp turmeric powder 

1/4 tsp black pepper powder 

1/4 tsp chaat masala 

1/4 tsp mustard and cumin seeds(1:1)

1/4 cup green coriander leaves,finely chopped 

1/2 cup water

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil in a wok, add cumin and mustard seeds. Let it crackle,then add chopped onions and chilies. Fry till golden,then add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 mins. Add oats and saute it for 3-4 mins. Then add grated carrots and spring onions, saute for 4 mins and add boiled green peas and sweet corns , again saute for 2 mins. Add tomatoes , turmeric and little salt. Saute till tomatoes become mushy and nicely cooked. Then add boiled pasta,black pepper powder , chaat masala and salt. Add 1/2 cup water and let it cook till every thing get nicely coated with saucy consistency. Finally add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.

 And your guilt free yummy pasta is ready to be served.

You can use any pasta of your choice, I added tricolor spiral pasta.

You can also add any veggies of your choice.

This pasta can be served as breakfast or can be a good option for lunch box too. You can have it any time without guilt. Hope you all will like this simple healthy touch to regular pasta. Please pour your valuable comments and suggestions here, they meant a lot to me.

Happy cooking....