Fusilli pasta 2 and 1/2 cups Zucchini 1/4 cup Capsicum | Bell peppers 1/4 cup (i used tri colour capsicum) Sweet corn 3-4 tblsp Cherry tomato 4-5 Garlic 3 cloves Onion 1 Olive oil 1 tblsp Tomato puree 1/2 cup Pepper powder 1 tsp Red chili flakes as needed Salt as needed Mozzarella cheese 1-2 tblsp Basil leaves few (for garnishing) Water 1/2 cup reserved from the cooked pasta. Method:
Chop the onions and garlic finely. Chop the Zucchini and bell peppers into small cubes. Cook the sweet corn and keep aside. If using frozen corn, just keep it outside. Cut the cherry tomatoes into half and keep it aside. I used store bought tomato puree, you can grind 2 ripe tomatoes and use too. Cook the pasta as per the instructions of the package. Reserve half cup of the cooked pasta water for later use. In a pan add the oil (you can use normal oil too) and add the chopped garlic and onions. Saute till the garlic turns golden brown. Add the chopped Zucchini and bell peppers. Add the pepper powder, red chili flakes and salt. Instead of red chili flakes you can add fresh red chili too. Cook for few minutes. Add the sweet corn and mix well. It will get cooked in the heat itself, if you are using frozen corn. Cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomato puree now. I added some pasta cooked water along with that, to get a good saucy consistency. This will keep the pasta moist and avoid drying. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Add the cooked pasta to this now. Mix well and cook for a minute. Add the cheese and the basil leaves. Switch off the flame. Serve the pasta hot.
Method with step wise pictures:
Chop the onions and garlic finely. Chop the Zucchini and bell peppers into small cubes. Cook the sweet corn and keep aside. If using frozen corn, just keep it outside. Cut the cherry tomatoes into half and keep it aside. I used store bought tomato puree, you can grind 2 ripe tomatoes and use too. Cook the pasta as per the instructions of the package. Reserve half cup of the cooked pasta water for later use. In a pan add the oil (you can use normal oil too) and add the chopped garlic and onions. Saute till the garlic turns golden brown.
Add the chopped Zucchini and bell peppers. Add the pepper powder, red chili flakes and salt. Instead of red chili flakes you can add fresh red chili too. Cook for few minutes. Add the sweet corn and mix well. It will get cooked in the heat itself, if you are using frozen corn.
Cook for 2 minutes.
Add the tomato puree now. I added some pasta cooked water along with that, to get a good saucy consistency. This will keep the pasta moist and avoid drying. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Add the cooked pasta to this now. Mix well and cook for a minute. Add the cherry tomatoes now. It will get cooked in that heat.
Add the cheese and the basil leaves.
Switch off the flame. Serve the pasta hot.
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