Pasta with red sauce

Ingredients:

•  Pasta: 100 gms
• Tomatoes: 3 or 4 nos
• Carrot: 1 no
• Garlic chopped: 1 teaspoon
• Onion chopped: 2 nos
• Basil leaves: 4or5
• Salt & pepper : To taste
• Oil / butter: 1 teaspoon
• Cream with sugar: as required (optional) 

Method:

• Prepare the pasta as per the given instructions.
• Microwave (boil) the tomatoes and chopped carrot (with water)  for 10 minutes. Puree them once they become cool (use the leftover water).
• Heat the oil in a pan, add garlic and fry for a minute. Do not brown them. Add the onion and saute till its translucent.
• Add the puree and cook till it becomes slightly thick. Add the basil leaves, salt and pepper. 
• Add the pasta, mix them together nicely and switch off the gas.
• Serve with cream with or without sugar separately. Alternatively, you can mix the cream in the sauce before serving.     

I am sending this post also for Blogging Marathon #58. I am happy to state that I experimented with this traditional red sauce by adding carrots to make it more healthy for Abi and it worked! For lots of exciting other recipes check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#58.