Sungold and Saffron Spaghetti

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr

Appears in
Third Culture Cooking: Classic Recipes for a New Generation

By Zaynab Issa

Published 2025

  • About

This idea hit me while learning to make Farzana’s Biryani. As I watched my sister-in-law prepare the saffron-forward tomato and onion masala for the meat braise, I found myself wishing I had some spaghetti to twirl in that sauce.

In the coming days, I incorporated some of those flavors into my go-to basic summertime fresh tomato sauce. The result: an aromatic, bright, and simultaneously warming pasta dish. Saffron aside, the ingredients are quite s