Penne Pasta In Red Sauce

Penne Pasta in Red Sauce

Penne Red Sauce Pasta
First we have to prepare the red sauce for pasta.

• Wash and put small cross on 5 medium size tomatoes at the top with the help of knife. Cross will help to peel the tomatoes quickly after blanching.
• Now we will be blanching tomatoes so put some water in vessel for boiling.
• Once water starts boiling put the tomatoes in boiling water and cook for 20-25 seconds.
• After 20-25 seconds remove the tomato and put it to the cold water.
• Peel the tomatoes and finely chop them.
  Now boil pasta in same boiling water it should not be overcooked. It will take around 5-6 minutes to cook.
• Remove paste immediately in a vessel and put some oil on it and lightly toss such that pasta doesn’t break.
• Now heat a pan for sauce put some oil. Once oil is heated add chopped onion and fry it till translucent.
• Add finely chopped garlic to it and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add finely chopped tomatoes to it.
  Put some salt and cook till tomatoes turns soft and mushy.
• Add 3 tablespoon tomato ketchup and mix.
• Switch off the flame and grind the tomato sauce. It shouldn’t be too hot while grinding.
• Now in a pan add 2-3 tablespoon oil. Put finely chopped garlic.
• Cook for 1-2 minutes and add boiled pasta to it.
• Give it a toss.
• Now add very little salt as our sauce already has it. Toss.
• Now pour the tomato sauce on pasta. Sauce should not be too less or too much it should just coat the pasta.
• Put pepper powder and mixed herb on top if it. Penne pasta is ready to be served hot.
• You can so add some grated cheese on top of it.