BETTER RED, THAN DEAD!

Pasta in Red Sauce.

Serves 4 - 5 persons.

Preparation time: about 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 3 cup un-boiled penne or any other shape Pasta-boiled
• 2 medium capsicums-sliced into thin long fingers
• 2 medium tomatoes - sliced into thin long fingers
• 1 tsp oil
• 2 tsp crushed garlic
• 3/4 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp oregano 
• 1 cup readymade tomato puree 
• 1 ½  tsp salt
• 1 ½  cups milk

Method / Instructions:

1. Boll pasta. Drain well in cold water and coat with 1 tbsp oil so that it does not stick together. 
   
   
2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadhai (pan), add ½ tsp garlic, wait for ½ minute. Add boiled pasta, saute for 1-2 minutes. Add ½ tsp pepper and ½ tsp oregano. Mix, remove pasta from the kadhai (pan). 
   
   
3. In the same kadhai (pan) heat 3 tbsp oil. Add 1-½ tsp crushed garlic. Wait till it changes color.
    
4. Add 1 cup readymade tomato puree, Cook for 3-4 minutes or till separates.
   
   
5. Add ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp oregano and 1-½ tsp salt. Mix. Reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes. 
   
   
6. Add boiled pasta, mix well.
   
   
7. Add capsicum, tomato and milk. Mix well Check salt and pepper. Remove from fire.
   
   
8. Serve hot with garlic bread.

Best Wishes.