| Pasta with fennel bulb - submitted by Dahlia on 07-02-2008
When I first saw the fennel bulb, it attracted me so much that I had to buy it. I was wondering about how to use it in indian cooking. After I tasted it, I really fell in love with its wonderful aroma and taste. It can be added while cooking chicken along with onions to give that nice fennel flavour. Fennel bulb has a mild fennel flavour and goes excellently with indian dishes. This recipe is a very simple pasta dish using fennel bulb. Clean the bulb thoroughly before using it. There can be lot of mud trapped between the layers of the bulb. Ingredients
Pasta – 1/2 lb
Fennel bulb - 1(Cleaned and sliced thin)
Garlic – 4 cloves (minced)
Onions – 1 (finely chopped)
Fennel seeds – a pinch
Olive oil – 1 tbsp
Chilly flakes/ pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
Parmesan cheese - 1/2 cup (or any cheese of your choice)
Cream (or milk) - 1/2 cup
Salt - to taste
Method
1. Cook pasta in plenty of water, drain and keep aside.
2. Chop the fennel bulb into thin sclices. Also finely chop the fennel leaves and keep aside.
3. Heat olive oil in a pan, add the fennel seeds and saute the onions and garlic until the onions are translucent.
4. Add the chopped fennel bulbs and leaves and sauté till the pieces are tender.
5. Add the chilly flakes/pepper powder and required salt.
6. Reduce the heat to minimum and add the cream/milk followed by cheese.
7. Mix till the cheese melts and a nice sauce is formed. Switch off.
8. Add cooked pasta, chopped fennel fronts and toss everything together to coat with the sauce.
Comments Comment by Soujanya Sridharan
Nice......can we use cabbage instead of fennel bulbs???
Will bechamel sauce go weel with this recipe?? Reply :- Yes. Cabbage goes well too. Ofcourse you can use bechamel sauce too. Cooking is all about trying out new combinations and new ingredients. |
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