Six-Minute Tomato Pasta

Name: Six-Minute Tomato Pasta
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp roughly chopped fresh parsley, to garnish; 300 g/10½ oz dried spaghetti; 2 ham stock cubes (veg also work well); 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked; 2 tsp brown sugar; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 400 g/14 oz canned chopped tomatoes; 2 tsp garlic purée; 2 tbsp olive oil; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

30 Minute Mowgli

By Nisha Katona

Published 2021

About

This is the simplest and most comforting of dishes, and we have it at least twice a week at home. Children and adults alike will love it, and once you’ve mastered it, you’ll never feel the urge to reach for a jar of pre-made pasta sauce again.

Ingredients

300 g/10½ oz dried spaghetti
2 tbsp olive oil</

Asia
India
Main course
Pasta

Method

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil over a high heat. Add the spaghetti and cook for 6–8 minutes, according to packet instructions, until al dente
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat, then add the garlic purée and cook, stirring, for 1 minute, until fragrant but not coloured. Add the chopped tomatoes to the pan, then rinse