Hi everyone nomoshkar & welcome to Curries
With Bumbi.
Today I will show you how to make a delicious
chicken red sauce pasta with some tips & tricks.
So let’s get started.
Let’s first make the red sauce.
Heat a pan over medium high heat.
Once the oil starts shimmering add chopped
onions.
Sprinkle a pinch of salt that helps in softening
up the onions.
Fry them on medium heat till they soften down
a bit and develop a little golden color along
the edges.
Then increase the heat of your stove and add
the ground chicken.
With the help of your spoon loosen up the
meat a bit and spread it out.
Now for a minute or two just resist your temptation
from stirring the chicken.
What we are doing here is searing the chicken
so that all the juices are locked in and this
makes it juicy.
After a minute you can now stir it.
Stir till all the water that comes out from
the chicken dries up and you start to see
the oil leaving the sides.
Then a very unusual ingredient but I like
to add a little bit of vinegar.
The vinegar gives a nice flavor to the chicken
.
Then here comes a little bit of my Indian
touch to the dish, red chili powder.
Next comes a good amount of tomato puree.
I swished out the container with about a cup
of water to get that last bit of that goodness.
Add some freshly ground black pepper and salt.
Please taste your tomato purée before adding
salt as some products already have added salt
in them.
And finally a good amount of mixed herbs.
Now cover it on low heat for 30 minutes.
While my sauce is simmering away I brought
a pot of water to a rolling boil.
Always take the largest pot that you have
in your kitchen, to boil your pasta . Add
a generous amount of salt and then add the
pasta .
Give a stir and let the pasta again come up
to a rolling boil.
Never add oil while boiling the pasta as it
make the surface slippery.
You want your pasta to be coated with that
sauce which won’t happen if you add oil
while boiling.Always add your pasta to the
sauce as soon as it is cooked.
I never cook it before making the sauce.
The sauce can wait but the pasta cannot.
My red sauce is done.
Since I have so much of basil growing in my
pots so I like adding some to the sauce.
You can even add coriander leaves or parsley
or you can skip this step.
It will still be delicious.
Now my pasta is done.
I like to add it directly like this.
You can even drain the water and then add
them immediately but guys remember to save
a cup of that pasta water before draining.
My sauce looks bit thick so now I will loosen
up the sauce using a little of that pasta
water.On the other hand if you see that your
sauce is looking bit watery then you can thicken
it up using that pasta water as it has starch
in it.
So see how helpful it is.
Finally I added some cream.
It is totally optional.
I usually do not add it but today I am making
it in a special way.
Then take the pan off heat and I cannot think
of pasta without cheese.
How about you guys?
Do you like with little or lots & lots of
cheese.
Let me know in the comments.
Please send me your feedback after trying
this recipe.
This is Bumbi & thanks for joining me.
Take care & stay healthy.
Bye bye.
