Recipe- Pasta With Carrot Sauce Will Make Your Kids Happy

Pasta with carrot sauce is a creamy, mildly sweet and flavourful dish that makes a great meal for kids. Like many pasta dishes that have a base sauce, this dish has a hidden vegetable sauce which is a great way to up vegetable intake for a child’s meal. This recipe is easy to make with a few ingredients and the silky smooth carrot sauce has a magical power to appeal even the pickiest kid to eat their meals without any fuss.

This carrot pasta makes an ideal meal for kids who usually don’t like carrots as they never get to know there are carrots in pasta. Alternatively, let kids involve in cooking tasks and let them help you while cooking which encourages them to try a new food or something they never liked before.

Ingredients

1 tbsp Oil
1/4 cup (43 gms) Cashews
1 cup (153 gms) Carrots 2 medium size, diced
3/4 cup (122 gms) Tomatoes 1 large
2 cloves Garlic
Salt as required
1/2 tsp Crushed Pepper
1/2 tsp Cumin powder/ground cumin
1/2 cup Water
1.5 cups (145 gms) Pasta
Water to cook pasta
Salt as required
1 +1 tsp Olive oil
1 tsp Italian Herb Mix
3 tbsp (15 gms) Cheddar Cheese grated

Method

* Soak cashews in warm water for 15 minutes.

* Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan or skillet over medium-low heat.

* Once the oil is hot, add tomatoes, carrots, garlic and cook for 8-10 minutes or until carrots are soft.

* Keep stirring regularly to avoid vegetables sticking at the bottom of a pan or burning them.

* Add cumin powder, salt, pepper and mix well. Turn off the heat and allow it to cool completely.

* Drain the water from soaked cashews and keep it aside.

* In a blender, add cashews, vegetables, water and grind it to a smooth puree.

* Transfer the sauce to a bowl.

* In a steel pot, add sufficient water to cook pasta and bring it to a rolling boil on medium-high heat.

* Add salt, 1 tsp oil, pasta and mix well.

* Reduce the heat slightly and cook pasta for 3-4 minutes or until pasta is well done.

* Drain the water from pasta over a colander. Shake the colander to drain off any excess water and keep the pasta aside.

* In a pan, heat 1 tsp oil and ass 3/4 cup carrot sauce over medium heat.

* Add Italian herb mix, cheese and cook for a minute or just until cheese melts.

* Add pasta and mix until well combined.

* Taste and add salt and pepper if required.

* Serve delicious and healthy pasta immediately.