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Butter chicken pasta

A delicious fusion pasta recipe that combines the creamy goodness of the Indian butter chicken with Italian pasta
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 5 people
Course: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Indian, Italian
Calories: 552
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups butter chicken you can find the link to my butter chicken recipe below
  • 4 cups penne pasta
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 tbsp kasuri methi crushed
  • 1 tbsp black pepper crushed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • grated parmesan cheese to taste

Equipment

  • Shallow cooking pot with lid

Method
 

  1. Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water, until just done. Drain and keep aside. Reserve the pasta water too
  2. Heat the olive oil in the pot, and add the halved tomatoes. Sprinkle some salt and pepper and roast until slightly charred. Remove and set aside
  3. Re-heat the cooking pot and add the cooked butter chicken, over medium heat. When it comes to a slight simmer, add the cooked pasta and mix well
  4. If you feel, it is dry, add a few splashes of the reserved pasta water. Check and adjust for salt, if required. Mix well and turn the flame off
  5. Top your delicious butter chicken pasta with the roasted cherry tomatoes, garnish with crushed kasuri methi and parmesan shavings. Serve hot and enjoy!
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Notes

  • You can try my recipe for the butter chicken, to use it in this recipe
  • You could also add some more cream in step 5, if you wish
  • Any pasta, for example, spaghetti, bow pasta, fusilli etc can be used instead of penne 
  • 1 cup = 250 millilitres
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon