The Pasta Postulate

Picked up some "fusilli" from the supermarket today. It is a kind of pasta made of wheat flour.

The recipe was simple but exciting:

One red bell pepper, some finely chopped ginger and some red chillies, a few spoons of curds and a very little bit of oil. Boiled water, then added fusilli and stirred a bit. Instructions said 7 minutes, but I think it took more than 7 to cook. Meanwhile I chopped the bell pepper, ginger and chillies. Put on a pan, with some oil and put all these chopped things. Once they looked a bit cooked, I added curds and salt. Then the fusilli went in and things got merry.

It has a slight chili flavour and is sweet because of the red pepper and curds. So a delicate blend of flavours although it was not planned out. The curds went in only because I realized I wanted to have some kind of sauce like thing to go with the pasta and I was tired of ketchup.

I really haven't tried pasta outside home, so I don't know what it really is 'supposed' to taste like.

Tip of the day: Pay attention to the ingredients of the food that you eat. When you cook yourself, you can then imagine how you want the dish to taste and then add those ingredients that you know will give that taste. This will give you freedom from fixed recipes and methods and allow you to experiment.