Spaghetti In Tomato-Yogurt Sauce
I love Italian cuisine and do prepare lasgnas and pizzas when the cravings for something cheesy sets in.:). Pasta is Satish’s favorite food and he loves a variety of flavored sauces to go with it. I was in a mood to dish up a interesting flavored pasta sauce, something I hadn’t prepared earlier.
Having just bought some fresh heirloom tomatoes from the farmers market, I decided on a tomato-yogurt based sauce using home made curd and a touch of cinnamom. With a great flavor combination, made for a simple, bright, healthy and satisfying meal.
Pasta In Tomato-Yogurt Sauce Recipe
Recipe Source: Own
Preparation: 30 mts
Serves 3-4 persons
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3 cups boiled spagetti
2 tbsps olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 bay leaf
1″ cinnamom stick
6-7 garlic flakes, crushed
4-5 large tomatoes, blanched, skinned and pureed smooth
2-3 tbsps hung curd/yogurt
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley or coriander
1 tsp mixed dried herbs or oregano
1/4 tsp cinnamon pwd (optional)
salt to taste
freshly ground pepper as per taste
parsley/coriander for garnish
1 tbsp grated cheese for garnish
1 Cook spagetti in salted rapidly boiling water until al dente, drain and keep aside.
2 Heat olive oil in a vessel, add the bay leaf, cinnamom stick, onions and crushed garlic and saute till transparent. Add tomato puree, chopped parsley, oregano, cinnamom pwd and salt.
3 Cook for 6-8 mts, stirring once in a while. Turn off heat, remove three fourth of the cooked tomato sauce from the pan and keep aside. Once cool add the smoothly beaten hung curd/yogurt and combine.
4 In the same pan, (which has approx 6-7 tbsps of prepared tomato sauce) add a tbsp of olive oil and toss the spaghetti in the tomato sauce for 2-3 minutes stirring well to coat the spaghetti with the sauce. Adjust salt, season with freshly ground pepper and sprinkle some grated cheese. Turn off heat.
5 Remove the spaghetti onto a serving dish and spoon the prepared herbed tomato sauce along the edges of the dish. Garnish with fresh parsley and grated cheese.
Note:
You can prepare this with fussili, macaroni or farfalle also. Remove bay leaf and cinnamom stick from the prepared tomato sauce before serving.
By sailu • Aug 6th, 2007 • Category: All Recipes, Pasta & Baked Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Hi sailu,
U have been quiet lately,used to check everyday for updates!!
amazing recipe, i just saw viji as well posting spagetti,wonderful italian cusine everywhere!!
Nice touch with the yoghurt.
Looks very delicious and different from every day pasta tomato sauce!
Nice pics too!
Sailaja,
I have told u this many time but still I have to emphasize this, your pictures have an amazing richness that makes your food visually appetizing at the very first look itself !!
Shn
Looks really delicious Sailu! I’m sure we would love this at home. Will try it out soon
Cheers
Latha
Sailu, what are heirloom tomatoes in India? The sourer country variety (the non-Bangalore/hybrid variety)? Will you please post the pix if you have them/get them next time?
Your right, Sra, its the sourer country variety (desavaali) tomatoes.
that sounds lovely and ethnic version of spaghetti. would love to try this sauce with my pasta as I dont find much flavor in my pasta.
Your dish is fit to serve in any fine Italian restaurant. Seriously.
I don’t think I ever had a pasta sauce in yogurt. I will try this.
I am not apasta lover, but your pics are so enticing
I am a great fan of Italian food too… Never made it with yogurt sauce though. I will have to try this sometime. As usual…amazing picture Sailu.
That looks yummy, Sailu…I am also a great fan of Italian food and do make some variations according to our Indian taste. Thanks for sharing and beautiful pics as always!
i love italian food too! and this looks yummy. awesome pic, will come back for more.
Hi - Would you please stick to using simple terms to describe food items and others instead of complicated terms (eg. What’s al dente, heirloom etc!!!!) for ignorant people like me?.
Thanks
Shaq
al dente, heirloom tomatoes - hope these links help!
Hi Sailu
I have never cooked in my life till the time i got married..even after marriage i did it with not much of interest or commitment. I came across ur site thru google and i should tell u your site has given me the inspiration to cook and try out new dishes as well as take cooking seriously. Your pictures are amazing and tempt one to start cooking and try it out. Amazing work. Do keep up the good work for its a good guide to people like me. I have recommended your site to many of my friends. I too am from Vizag, currently in Florida.
Thank you,
Best Wishes
Karuna
Hi Sailu,
I live in US and may move back to India pretty soon. Me and my husband both love Italian food. I do make lot of varieties here but I was wondering if I can repeat the same there. I have some qtns. Do we get parmesan cheese, black olives, fresh basil, parsley, pine nuts etc., in India. Can you please reply me, I will be waiting.
Hima, we do get parmesan cheese in a few stores in Vizag. We sometimes find bottled olives. Fresh basil is something which I have not come across in Vizag, though we do find fresh parsley at Reliance stores sometimes. Pine nuts are usually available at metros. Dried herbs like rosemary, thyme, parsley etc are available at most stores.
Cool, thanks Sailu, that is so nice of you. Thanks for all the information that you provided me. That will make my hubby more happy. oh! btw, the chocolate chip cookies are wonderful. I too cook and post andhra recipes here http://snackorama.blogspot.com feel free to visit please.
Looks Yummy, Pasta is my hubby’s favorite too.