PASTA WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE
Pasta With Mushroom Sauce is a creamy pasta with garlic, fresh herbs and mushrooms. An easy to make lunch or dinner option. Serve with some salad.
Ingredients
FOR THE PASTA
- 2-2½ cup pasta any of your choice
- 2 litres water enough for boiling
- 1 tsp salt
FOR THE MUSHROOM SAUCE
- 2 -2½ cups fresh mushroom about 250g
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup fresh cream optional
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- ½ tsp pepper powder coarse
- ½ - ¾ tsp salt
FOR THE TOPPING
- 4-6 tbsp parmesan grated or shaved
- 1 tsp red chilli flakes optional
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
BOIL THE PASTA
- Heat enough water in a big saucepan over medium heat.
- When the water begins boiling, add the pasta and salt.
- Boil for 10 -12 minutes or accroding to the instructions on the packet.
- Stir gently ocassionally so that the pasta does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Check to see if the pasta is done. It should be al dente...meaning not too soft or too hard. It should have a little bite to it.
- Drain out the pasta out. Put it into a serving bowl or individual serving plates.
- Drizzle one tbsp of olive oil over it. Leave it on the side till required.
PREPARATION OF THE MUSHROOM SAUCE
- Wash and dry the mushrooms. Process them roughly in a food processor.
- Heat 2tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Don’t let it get too hot.
- Add garlic and mushroom to the oil. Saute for a minute.
- Add the flour and keep on mixing for a few seconds.
- Add the milk and keep on stirring till the sauce thickens a bit.
- Add salt, pepper, fresh parsley and the fresh cream. Mix the sauce well and pour it into a serving bowl or over the cooked pasta.
TO SERVE
- Either leave the sauce on the side or pour over the pasta.
- Sprinkle parmesan cheese and chilli flakes and serve.