Spaghetti aglio e olio
A simple and heartening pasta dinner!
Ingredients
- 160 g spaghetti
- 2 tbsp garlic chopped/minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp red chilli flakes
- 3-4 tbsp salt
Instructions
- Keep a pan of water to boil with 3-4 tablespoons of salt in it
- Once the water comes to a rolling boil, drop the spaghetti in it and cook for 8-10 minutes
- Drain, apply some olive oil and keep it aside. Reserve the water used to cook the spaghetti
- Heat a pan with the olive oil in it and add the garlic and chilli flakes. Fry until fragrant
- Lower the flame and add the spaghetti with two tablespoons of the reserved water
- Toss the pasta in the olive oil for a 3-4 minutes so that the spaghetti is well coated with the chilli and garlic flavoured oil
- Remove and serve hot. You may garnish it with some curly parsley or basil and grated parmesan cheese
Notes
- Since salted water is used to boil the pasta, you won't need to add more later. However, check for seasoning before serving
- Check the packet instructions for the time required to boil the pasta. Don not over cook as it may become mushy
- Using the starch infused reserved water for cooking the pasta, adds to more flavour
- tbsp - tablespoon
- tsp - teaspoon
- g - grams