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Here’s a Creamy and absolutely delicious Carrot Pasta… That your kids will absolutely love!! It has no flour, no cheese and can be completely made vegan ( olive oil instead of butter) . Makes a great after school snack/ lunchbox/ dinner option. Such a great way to sneak in veggies isn’t it?? Do try for sure 😊
You can check few other pasta recipes from the website like White Sauce Pasta , Masala Pasta , Aglio e Olio , Pasta Chaat , Tomato Spaghetti etc.
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About The Recipe
Here’s a Creamy and absolutely delicious Carrot Pasta… That your kids will absolutely love!! One of the best way to sneak in some carrots into your kids diet . Makes a great after school snack/ lunchbox/ dinner option. Do try for sure 😊
Not only kids , in fact any one will love this healthy pasta . It has no flour, no cheese and can be completely made vegan ( olive oil instead of butter) . Making of carrot sauce is quite simple . All you need is to saute & cook some carrots , onions , garlic along with few spices and herbs . Puree them and boil .. our creamy carrot sauce base for pasta is ready in no time . One can store this sauce in fridge and use to make pasta as and when required .
Carrot Sauce Pasta Recipe with step by step photos :
Cook Pasta
- In a large pan take 4 cups of water . Add little salt and a tsp of oil . Allow water to boil . When it boils add 1 cup pasta into the boiling water.
- After 6-7 mins .. pasta would have cooked . Check , take care not to over cook . It should be al dente ( Cooked just enough to retain the shape ) . Drain and retain the stock water . Refresh the cooked pasta with running water . This avoids over cooking of pasta due to the heat .
- Cooked drained pasta is ready . Keep aside pasta
To Make Carrot Sauce
- To a thick kadai / pan , add tsp of Butter or olive oil . Once hot add 4-5 flakes of Garlic . Toss a minute .
- Later add 1/2 diced Onion and 1/2 tsp Pepper .
- Saute until they turn translucent . Let the raw smell from garlic go .
- Meanwhile , wash , peel and dice 2-3 carrots . Add into the pan . Add 5-6 Almonds , 3-4 Walnuts , salt . Saute 2-3 mins . Let the carrot shrink a bit and loose its raw smell .
- Add a cup of water . Cover and cook till carrots are soft
- Once carrots are soft , allow the mixture to cool a bit .
- Transfer into a blender and grind into a very smooth puree .
- Transfer the carrot puree into the pan . Add pasta water and adjust consistency . Mix
- Add tbsp of Pasta sauce ( optional ) , tsp Chilli flakes and tsp herbs . Combine . Simmer & bring the sauce to boil . Creamy carrot sauce is ready
- To the carrot sauce add cooked Pasta . Mix . Simmer and cook for 2-3 mins . Let pasta take in all flavours .
- Serve Carrot sauce pasta hot .
- Creamy and so delicious indeed .
Points to Note
- You can use any type of pasta like fusilli , penne , macroni etc . But which ever you use .. please make sure it’s cooked al dente . Else we will end up with mushy over cooked pasta and will not taste good . I have used here Penne .
- Retain a portion of cooked pasta water to make sauce .
- Carrot should be cooked soft for a creamy sauce texture.
- There is a slight sweetness to the sauce from the carrots, so I like to add a tbsp of red pasta suce at the end to give it a little kick. But its optional, so if you don’t like spicy things or want to serve this to little ones, you can skip .
- You can use any veggies of your choice like brocolli , corn , peas etc .
- Addition of veggies , cheese and herbs is as per your taste
- While making the carrot sauce, instead of olive oil you can add butter.
Carrot Pasta
Here’s a Creamy and absolutely delicious Carrot Pasta… That your kids will absolutely love!!
To Cook Pasta
- 1 big cup Pasta
- 4 cup Water
- tsp Salt
- tsp Oil
Carrot Sauce
- 2-3 medium size Carrot
- 4-5 flakes Garlic
- 1/2 medium size Onion , diced
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 5-6 nos Almonds
- 3-4 nos Walnuts
- 1 tbsp Pasta sauce , ( optional )
- 1 tsp Chilli flakes
- 1 tsp herbs
- tsp Butter / Olive Oil
- Salt to taste
Cook Pasta
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In a large pan take 4 cups of water . Add little salt and a tsp of oil . Allow water to boil . When it boils add 1 cup pasta into the boiling water.
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After 6-7 mins .. pasta would have cooked . Check , take care not to over cook . It should be al dente ( Cooked just enough to retain the shape ) . Drain and retain the stock water . Refresh the cooked pasta with running water . This avoids over cooking of pasta due to the heat .
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Cooked drained pasta is ready . Keep aside pasta
To Make Carrot Sauce
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To a thick kadai / pan , add tsp of Butter or olive oil . Once hot add 4-5 flakes of Garlic . Toss a minute .
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Later add 1/2 diced Onion and 1/2 tsp Pepper .
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Saute until they turn translucent . Let the raw smell from garlic go .
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Meanwhile , wash , peel and dice 2-3 carrots . Add into the pan . Add 5-6 Almonds , 3-4 Walnuts , salt . Saute 2-3 mins . Let the carrot shrink a bit and loose its raw smell .
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Add a cup of water . Cover and cook till carrots are soft.Once carrots are soft , allow the mixture to cool a bit .
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Transfer into a blender and grind into a very smooth puree .Transfer the carrot puree into the pan . Add pasta water and adjust consistency . Mix
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Add tbsp of Pasta sauce ( optional ) , tsp Chilli flakes and tsp herbs . Combine . Simmer & bring the sauce to boil . Creamy carrot sauce is ready
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To the carrot sauce add cooked Pasta . Mix . Simmer and cook for 2-3 mins . Let pasta take in all flavors .
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Serve Carrot sauce pasta hot .Creamy and so delicious indeed .
