Vegetarian Spaghetti


Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian origin. Spaghetti is made of semolina or flour and water. Italian dried spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but outside of Italy it may be made with other kinds of flour. Traditionally, most spaghetti was 50 cm (20 in) long, but shorter lengths gained in popularity during the latter half of the 20th century and now spaghetti is most commonly available in 25–30 cm (10–12 in) lengths. A variety of pasta dishes are based on it, from spaghetti alla Carbonara or garlic and oil to a spaghetti with tomato sauce and other sauces.


For the dish today, we make a simple vegetarian spaghetti. Cooking time for the dish is 15 min. 


Ingredients


1/4 packet of spaghetti noodles
1 medium sized onion finely sliced in long thin slices
1/2 capsicum sliced finely in long shreds
1/2 cup chopped beans
2 table spoon soya sauce
1 table spoon vinegar
1.5 table spoon chilly sauce
1.5 table spoon tomato sauce
3 table spoon cooking oil
1 pan of water
salt and red pepper to taste


Method


Heat the 1 pan of water with 1/2 tea spoon salt and 1 table spoon of cooking oil. 
When the water has almost started to boil put the spaghetti in the water. I normally break the spaghetti noodles into half so that they are manageable. You can keep them in the length that you like. 


Boil the noodles nicely in the water and make sure that the spaghetti is completely cooked (else it will stay hard from the centre). When the spaghetti is done, drain it under cold water in a sieve and keep aside. I also like to wash the spaghetti noodles under cold water when they are boiled completely. This ensures that they don't get sticky. However make sure that the spaghetti is completely cooked up to the inside of each spaghetti noodle, else the cold water would make it hard from inside. Keep the drained and washed spaghetti aside and let the remaining water drain off. 


Now take a pan, and heat two table spoon of cooking oil. Add the onions and fry till translucent brown. Add the shredded capsicum and chopped beans to it, and stir fry for 3 minutes. Add 1.5 table spoon of chilly sauce and 1.5 table spoon of tomato sauce. Mix well. Don't fry too much else the mixture will become will very dry. Immediately add the 2 table spoons of soya sauce, 1 table spoon of vinegar and noodles. Mix all of these well. Add salt and red pepper as per taste. Mix well and let the noodles come to a uniform heat. Take care that the noodles dont get too dry. 


Serve hot. 


Tip: If you like more sour taste, increase the vinegar content by another 1/2 spoon.