Pasta with Ham, Prawns and Mushrooms

A quick and easy pasta dish that is deliciously good, Perfect for those work weekdays. You can have dinner ready in no time. You will need for this recipe:

Ingredients:

Pasta
8 Prawns
200 grm Ham (Finely Cubed)
10 Mushrooms
1 Onion
2 Garlic Pods (Finely Cut)
200 gm Pasata Sauce (Bottled)
100 gm Cheese
1 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tsp Butter
Salt

Cook the Pasta in water with salt as per instruction and drain the water; set aside for later use.

Saute some garlic in butter and then immediately add finely cut onion , fry for a minute or two with some Olive oil and then add ham; cook them till they start releasing the fat. Add the cleaned prawns and continue to cook the prawns until nicely pink. Now add the mushroom and cook for 3 minutes.

At this stage add the Pasata sauce and mix everything well. Taste and season the sauce with salt. Now add the pasta and continue to mix all the ingredient and ensure the sauce is coating the pasta well. Add Cheese and Serve.

Pasta with Curried Chicken

This is a lovely pasta with curries Chicken that is quick to cook and taste great as well. Perfect for workday dinners.

Ingredients: Serves 2-3 People

1/2kg Chicken Thigh (Cut into bite sized pieces)
2 Large Onions
1 tomato
2 green Chili
2 tbs Garam Masala
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt
Olive oil
Basil leaves
2 tbs Yogurt
Lime

Cooking:

Marinate Chicken with salt, lime and the spice powders along with Yogurt and lime juice and let stand for 10 minutes (30 minutes would be ideal). In a large pan add oil and fry finely chopped onions with finely chopped chili (optional). Once the Onion is nicely browned, add finely chopped tomato, fry for a few minutes. Now you should have a thick sauce consistency mixtures of onion and tomatoes.

At this stage, add the the chicken, fry them for a few minutes and than cook for at least 20 minutes by covering the pan with a lid and adding a cup of water (Mixing it occasionally). In a separate container cook the pasta as per instruction with a little salt and drain the water. Once ready add the pasta to the Chicken and mix thoroughly. Add the basil leaves and serve hot.

Spaghetti with Spiced Venison

Venison served with Pasta. In switzerland during the month of September its officially the hunting season and you will see super market stock venison (Wild Deer meat). On one such occasion i made this lovely past dish using the super market bought Venison.

The hunting of wild animals is legal in Switzerland and is done to control wild animal numbers. The hunt is controlled and a hunter needs to have a license and allowed to hunt only during the official season in Autumn.

To prepare this Pasta you will need.

Venison Meat (Deer Meat)

Onion

Tomatoes

Chilie

Garam Masala

Oil

Salt

Ginger Garlic Paste

Mushrooms

Cut the Meat into small pieces and marinate with salt, 2 tsp of Garam masala, 1 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste and let it stand for at least 30 minutes.

In a pan fry 1 onion with olive oil until golden brown, add mushrooms and tomatoes and fry till nicely mised and tomatoes release their juices. Add sliced green chilie and mix. Now add the meat and half cup water. Lets itcook for atleast 20-25 minutes, mixing at internvals.

Serve with cooked pasta of Choice.

Spaghetti vongole (Clams)

Ingredients:                                                                                                   

3 cloves garlic
1 tomato
1 onion
1/2 tsp red chillie flakes
Pepper
Oliver oil
Few leaved of cilantro
1/2 cup white wine
100g clams
Spaghetti for single serving

Cooking:

Boil the spaghetti with salt as per the instructions on pack.

Finely chop garlic and onion. Cut the tomato and keep ready. Heat a couple of spoons of olive oil in a shallow frying pan and add garlic, fry for a minute and then add onion and continue frying till translucent.  Now add the tomatoes and fry till tomatoes are cooked. Then add the clams and stir to mix well.

Add the wine and cover the pan and allow to cook for about 5 minutes,  till all the clams have opened. Open the pan and gently mix, then add the spaghetti along with the finely chopped cilantro,  mix well and fry for a minute. Sprinkle fresh pepper and serve.