Description
This is another one of my personal creations, an Afghan spaghetti sauce recipe using traditional Afghan flavors and ingredients.
Ingredients
1 Box of Spaghetti (or your favorite pasta)
2 Teaspoons of Ground Cumin
2 Teaspoons of Ground Coriander
2 Teaspoons of Dehydrated Garlic or Garlic Powder
Qurut (shaved)
2 Tablespoons of Vegetable Oil for Cooking
1 1/2 Teaspoons of Salt
2 Cups of Water
Cracked Black Pepper
1/4 Cup Tomato Paste
2 Teaspoons Vinegar
Instructions
1. Add oil to your pan, then add your cumin and coriander. Cook for a minute to allow the spices to get toasted. Don’t Burn.
2. Then, add your tomato paste. Stir in your pan until the tomato paste gets a deeper red color. It’ll be almost brown with the spices. 4-5 minutes.
3. Then, add your your garlic powder, salt, and cracked black pepper. Then stir.
4. While this is cooking, cook your favorite pasta per instructions in boiling water. Then, go back to sauce.
5. Now we are going to dilute the tomato paste to make the sauce. Add your water. After adding the water you need to let the sauce reduce and thicken. Reduce the sauce to the consistency of a pasta sauce you would use for Italian red sauce. Let simmer.
6. Then, add your white vinegar. You need this for brightness. Let simmer for about 3 minutes.
7, Finally, add your pasta to the sauce. Stir together.
8. Twirl on your plate, shave the qurut over it as a parmasean replacement. Add diced chives.
Notes
This dish would be great with a fresh Afghan salata.
