Pasta and Vegetable Sizzler in Tomato Sauce
by Tarla Dalal
The Pasta and Vegetable Sizzler in Tomato Sauce is a treat not just to the taste buds, but to all the other senses too. In fact, the making of a sizzler is a pleasure to watch. If you have never watched it being prepared by the chef at a party, then this recipe is your chance to recreate the magic in your own kitchen. A line-up of veggies smartly categorized by their cooking time, are added one after the other to the sizzler plate to be sautéed in butter and positioned appropriately like actors performing on a stage. Then come the pasta and the tangy tomato sauce, to take the lead positions at the centre of the formation, all set to be devoured by a discerning diner!
Pasta and Vegetable Sizzler in Tomato Sauce recipe - How to make Pasta and Vegetable Sizzler in Tomato Sauce
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 2 servings
3/4 cup cooked pasta (penne)
1/2 cup blanched broccoli florets
1/2 cup sliced and blanched baby corn
1/4 cup boiled green peas
1/4 cup capsicum cubes (red , yellow)
salt and freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste
1 3/4 tbsp butter
1 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp fresh cream
1 tbsp grated processed cheese
1 tsp oil
For The Tomato Sauce
2 cups roughly chopped tomatoes
1/4 tsp dried oregano
salt to taste
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp fresh cream
For the tomato sauce
- For the tomato sauce
- Heat a deep non-stick pan, add the tomatoes and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Allow the mixture to cool completely and once cooled, blend in a mixer to a smooth mixture and strain it using a strainer.
- Transfer the mixture into a broad non-stick pan, add the oregano, salt, chilli powder, sugar, olive oil and fresh cream, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- How to proceed
- Heat a sizzler plate over an high flame for atleast 8 to 10 minutes or till red hot.
- Put ½ tbsp of butter in the center of the plate, add the broccoli, salt and pepper and sauté on a high flame for 1 minute. Slide the broccoli around the circumference of the plate.
- Put ½ tbsp of butter in the center of the plate, add the babycorn and salt and pepper and sauté on a high flame for 1 minute. Slide the babycorn around the circumference of the plate.
- Put ½ tbsp of butter in the center of the plate, add the green peas and salt and pepper and sauté on a high flame for 1 minute. Slide the green peas around the circumference of the plate.
- Put the remaining ¼ tbsp of butter in the center of the plate, add the coloured capsicum and salt and pepper and sauté on a high flame for 1 minute. Slide the coloured capsicum around the circumference of the plate.
- Finally place the pasta in the centre of the plate, pour the olive oil, salt and pepper, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the prepared tomato sauce evenly over the pasta and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the fresh cream and cheese evenly over it.
- Combine the oil with 2 tbsp of water and sprinkle the oil-water mixture evenly over the plate and serve immediately.
Pasta and Vegetable Sizzler in Tomato Sauce Video by Tarla Dalal
| Energy | 367 cal |
| Protein | 8.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 34.5 g |
| Fiber | 5.7 g |
| Fat | 22.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 1474.5 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.5 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 2 mg |
| Vitamin C | 80 mg |
| Folic Acid | 68.3 mcg |
| Calcium | 141.6 mg |
| Iron | 2.3 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 118.2 mg |
| Potassium | 382.8 mg |
| Zinc | 0.4 mg |