Creamy Pumpkin Pasta
Ingredients
To make Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
- 1 cup Fresh Pumpkin cubes or Pumpkin Puree
- 2 Tomatoes
- 2 Carrots optional
- ¼ cup Red Bell Pepper
- Fresh Basil optional
- 2 tbsp Oil
Instructions
To Cook Pasta in Instant Pot
- To make Pumpkin Pasta, firstly we will make Pumpkin Pasta Sauce.
- Switch on the SAUTE MODE of Instant Pot and set it to 5 mins
- Then add oil and when the display shows HOT, add oil. Next add chopped onions and ginger garlic paste and cook till onion turn light pink.
- Then add chopped carrot, pumpkin and tomato. Add basil and salt.
- Cancel the SAUTE MODE and then pressure cook for 2 mins. Do the quick pressure release and then check the vegetables.
- Now grind the cooked vegetables to smooth puree. You can use a hand held blender or cool the vegetables a bit and use a grinder/blender.
- Now add uncooked pasta and add water and pressure cook for 5 mins. Do Quick Pressure Release and open the lid. Now check the pasta.
- Add freshly ground black pepper powder, add chopped spring onion greens.
Notes
If you want you can add sautéed bell peppers, steamed broccoli , pitted and sliced olives. Saute the bell peppers and other veggies before making the pumpkin sauce sauce, take out and then add before serving pasta.
You can make a big batch of pasta sauce and freeze it for a couple of months and enjoy creamy pasta when pumpkin is not in season.
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