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Curried Pasta and Vegetables – A Vegan Pasta Dish
November 10th, 2008 Madhuram Posted in Food Blog Events, Italian Cooking, Vegan Main Dishes, Vegan Pasta Dishes | 
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Recently I have been seeing a lot of Indian/Indianized recipes in the Western cookbooks. The Curried Pasta and Vegetables is one such recipe from the book “1001 Low-Fat Vegetarian Recipes”. As the name suggests the book has 1001 low-fat vegetarian recipes; from appetizers to desserts the recipes are classified under 17 categories. I think I have to keep renewing this book in the library at least for 2-3 months.
Coming to this recipe, I adapted it from one of the recipes in the book. This is also a vegan pasta dish, without any cheese. Since the pasta gets it’s flavor from the curry sauce, the taste gets even better the next day. So you can prepare this on Sunday evening and have it for Monday’s dinner. The curry sauce can also be prepared ahead and it’s also versatile. Just throw in the vegetables you have at hand, the curry sauce and the pasta, you have a wholesome and nutritious meal ready in no time.
For the Curry Sauce
1. Add 2 teaspoons olive oil to a medium saucepan; saute onion and garlic for 2 to 3 minutes.
2. Stir in flour, curry powder and chilli powder. Cook 1 minute, stirring.
3. Add broth and heat to boiling.
4. In a small vessel combine the cornstarch and water, until the cornstarch dissolves without forming any lumps. Add this mixture to the boiling broth and bring it to a boil, stirring, until thickened, about 1 minute. (Actually it took more than a minute for the mixture to thicken.)
5. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Assembling the Pasta
1. Steam the vegetables for 8-10 minutes if using frozen vegetables. If using fresh ones 6-8 minutes should be fine. Sprinkle some salt and toss the vegetables once, while steaming.
2. Cook pasta as per the instructions in the package. Drain it, reserving around 1/4 to 1/2 of the pasta cooked water.
3. Combine together the steamed veggies, pasta and the curry sauce. Check for seasoning and sprinkle cilantro.
This is my entry for the following events
1. Suganya’s Vegan Ventures
2. Mansi’s Vegetarian Thanksgiving
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November 10th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
I too made a similar dish from Essential series. Tastes good!
November 10th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
lovely one madhu…i too make a lot for the meals…..this one sounds so gr with sauce…..will make this the next time
November 10th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Thanks Madhuram. Do you use this powder for other dishes also? Will defn give this pasta dish a shot, with or without the curry powder.
You’re welcome Lakshmi. I usually use it in all my North Indian style side dishes. You can also use garam masala powder, I guess. Because without either I don’t think it will taste good, because it will be bland, just with chilli powder, salt and cornstarch.
November 10th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Lovely pasta with an indian twist..
November 10th, 2008 at 11:19 am
I am not a big fan of cheese so this pasta without cheese is tempting. Would love to try and will definetly let you know the outcome.
Sure Cilantro, I think you would like it.
November 10th, 2008 at 11:08 am
vegetables look delicious. Nice low-cal recipe!
November 10th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Madhuram, Lovely receipe. Can you please let me know what goes into the Curry powder?
Thanks much.
Lakshmi, it’s a combination of various spices like cinnamon, cloves etc. I don’t know the exact ratio. I usually buy it in the Indian grocery store (MTR brand).
November 10th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Intersting recipe. I love brocoli. Lovely combo of veggies with pasta. Curry sauce recipe is really something new to me and absolutely yummy ingredients in there. love to try this fusion recipe sometime.
As I have mentioned in the post, the flavors get even better the next day.
November 10th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Lovely dish,I have heard about it,but was not sure about the curry sauce.Some books use “madras curry powder” not sure what it is.This is yummy.
Sweatha, all types of curry powder are available in the Indian Store. I used MTR brand curry powder for preparing the sauce.
November 10th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Hey madhu,
Yum dish.
I can have pasta forever. And such great dishes tempt me even more. So healthy and filling….its really comfort food…and the book sounds great….want to see more such recipes….
Sure Rupa, I’ll try some more recipes and post it here.