Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Pasta with Lentil Soup Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package uncooked Penne Pasta
  • 1 cup Red Gram (pigeon peas) lentils 
  • Curry powder 1 Tsp
  • Cumin seeds 1 Tsp
  • Mustard seeds 1 Tsp
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 Tsp Olive oil
  • Basil and Oregano leaves
  • Salt to taste

Directions

  1. Boil 1 cup of Red gram (pigeon peas) lentils in a pressure cooker or stove top until they are tender.
  2. In a pan, pour the 2 Tsp Olive oil, in it add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and the boiled red gram lentils.
  3. Pour 2 cups of water along with Penne Pasta, curry powder and salt to taste.
  4. Cook till the pasta is al dente, add ground black pepper, basil and oregano and serve hot.