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Spicy pasta with spring vegetables

Spicy pasta with spring vegetables

If you cook the pasta at the same time as making the sauce, this spicy pasta dish could be on the table in just 10 minutes!

Heat rating: 3
Serves: 4

What you need:

  • 120g dry pasta, cooked according to pack instructions
  • ½ small green cabbage, shredded
  • 100g fresh asparagus tips (blanched and refreshed under cold water)
  • 3 tomatoes, diced (or 1 small can)
  • 1 large red pepper, sliced into strips
  • 3 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 small green chilli, finely chopped
  • 4 spring onions, chopped
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 2 tbsp Patak's Balti Curry Paste
  • 5 tbsp Patak's Raita
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped

What you do:

  1. Heat the oil and fry the garlic, onion and chilli for 2 minutes.
  2. Add the Patak's Balti Curry Paste and continue to fry for 2 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes.
  3. Add the shredded cabbage and the sliced red pepper. Stir fry for 3 - 4 minutes.
  4. In a large bowl, mix together the cooked pasta, asparagus and stir fry mix.
  5. Mix the freshly chopped coriander with the Patak's Raita and use as a salad dressing when served.

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