Before I started blogging, it was always the same type of dishes at home. I was comfortable with recipes I was good at and trying
out new recipes did not interest me. Cooking was more of a duty towards my
family and thank god my other half is not over fussy about food. As long as it’s
a decent meal, he is quite happy that his wife does make an attempt to cook. He
definitely prefers any kind of simple home cooked meals over eating out.
After all, when he travels, he has no choice but to eat out.
With blogging, cooking has open doors to a whole new
level in my life. I ponder on creating new recipes, I plan my menu, I
check my pantry for available ingredients and list out the ones I need to buy.
Priority will always be to use up the vegetables I have in my fridge. Similarly
leftovers are never thrown away. I either packed them to work for lunch
or warm up to be eaten later. These may not be big ways of saving money
but the little that reduces my daily expenses.
Except for buying
the packet of spaghetti, the rest of the ingredients were available at home. I
used only 1/4 packet of the spaghetti hence my other half had to put up with
eating spaghetti within alternative weeks yet prepared in different styles. Cook the spaghetti as your normal method or according to the packet
instructions. To make the sauce, follow through as stated below.
Tuck in and enjoy the deeply satisfying collisions of tastes and
textures.
Ingredients
Spaghetti as
needed - cook as packet instructions.
1 large onion
1 inch ginger
1 green chili
2 tomatoes
** These
ingredients to be chopped
1 small can tomato
puree
2 bay leaves
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 tbsp olive oil
Paprika and salt
for taste
Grated parmesan
cheese
1 small bunch
spinach - cut into long pieces
Method
Blanch spinach and
keep aside.
When oil is
heated, sauté onion, ginger, and chili.
Add minced lamb,bay leaves and rosemary.
Stir to break up lamb (about 3-4 minutes).
Add chopped
tomatoes and stir all the ingredients together.
Pour tomato puree
and season with paprika and salt.
If you like more gravy, pour in 1/4 cup of water.
When the sauce
starts to boil, remove from heat.
Place spaghetti
and spinach in a serving plate.
Pour sauce over
and sprinkle with cheese.
Wow, loved this sphagetti.This has lamb, spinach and everything, which, with your unique culinary touch, transpormed into a great dish!
ReplyDeleteYou definitely have to use up those fridge and pantry ingredients but in interesting ways, as you have definitely done :D
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Choc Chip Uru
Spinach spaghetti looks really yumm Nava, you made unique combo.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely presentation, Nava! I can feel your passion in cooking the dish....
ReplyDeletei wonder if i dont put in the cheese would it be okay...not a fan of cheese
ReplyDeleteA combination of my 3 fave ingredients. Never made pasta with spinach...I think I will try it soon!
ReplyDeleteI haven't attempted a spaghetti dish wit lamb gravy but it looks interesting ,though.
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