Penne Pasta in red sauce

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Penne Pasta in red sauce: Eating pasta is slowly becoming rage in our country as children and  adults are equally loving it. Food majors like Domino's and Pizza Hut have also added in their menus which have driven the young generation towards the Italian dish of Pasta. Cooking pasta is very easy provided one has the ingredients which are essential for authentic flavors. However the ingredients should not bog one down as the same can be replaced by ingredients which are easily available. 

 Ingredients:(Serves 4-5)

Penee pasta(can be of any brand, I have used Disano which is available in all superstores like Big Bazar,Spencer etc.)
Zucchini (Green and yellow- can be found in superstores or can be replaced by Red/yellow/green bell peppers)
Tomato: 4-5
Parmesan cheese
Black pepper
Garlic-few cloves
Onion: 1
Kashmiri mirch: 1tsp
Oil 3 tsp(preferably Olive oil)
Cherry tomatoes(If available)
Basil leaves, Salt and Sugar to taste

Process: 

      Boil about half a packet of Penne pasta in plenty of water. Add a small tsp of olive oil while the pasta is being boiled as it wont make the pasta messy and also will give a rich texture.Be careful that the pastas are not fully cooked. Bring it down just when the pastas are soft and tender.Drain the excess water and let it cool in a container. For the sauce, cut all the tomatoes and blend it in a mixer. In a separate pan, add 1 tsp of olive oil. Mix chopped garlic cloves and onion to it.Fry them till it gets transparent. Add the blended tomato in the pan. Add the zucchini pieces or the capsiums of different colors to the sauce. Stir it in between and add a pinch of salt and sugar as per required taste.Add 1 tsp red kashmiri chilli and also add 2tsp of tomato ketchup for flaour and colour. Add the boiled pasta to the sauce when the consistency  of sauce thickens and volume gets reduced to almost half of the initial volume. Cook the pasta along with sauce for couple of minutes till the pastas are thoroughly cooked. Add basil leaves before you remove the pan. Garnish with crushed black pepper, cherry tomatoes(if available) and grated parmesan cheese.