Coriander Pesto Pasta Recipe | Coriander mint Pasta | Green pasta

Coriander Pesto Pasta Recipe | Coriander mint Pasta | Green pasta recipe with step-by-step pictures and instructions. Coriander pesto pasta is the Indian version of classic Italian pesto made with coriander and mint. You can pack this as lunch for kids. I used peanuts, you can use walnuts, almonds, or cashews. 

My kids call this green pasta. I made it plain this time. You can add any vegetables, egg, or meat of your choice. You can make the pesto and store it in the fridge well ahead and use them as required. It will be so quick and easy to put together when you have pesto sauce ready. 

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Coriander Pesto Pasta Recipe | Coriander mint Pasta | Green pasta

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Coriander pesto pasta is the Indian version of classic Italian pesto made with coriander and mint

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

• Pasta 150 grams
• Coriander leaves ½ cup tightly packed
• Mint leaves ¼ cup
• Roasted peanuts 2 tbsp
• Olive oil 2 tbsp
• Salt as required
• Italian seasoning 2 tsp
• Red chilli flakes ½ tsp
• Pepper powder ½ tsp
• Cheese ¼ cup optional

Instructions

 

• Boil water in a vessel
• Once it boils add the pasta, 1 tsp oil and salt
• Allow it to cook for 8-10 minutes till it is done.
• Drain the water and keep it aside
• Clean, wash and take coriander, mint leaves in a mixer
• Add peanuts, garlic to it.
• Grind to a paste adding little water.
• Heat olive oil in a Kadai
• Add the coriander, mint paste to it.
• Add salt, pepper powder, red chilli flakes and italian seasoning to it.
• Allow it to boil for 3-4 minutes and then add grated cheese to it.
• Mix and allow it to cook for 1 minute. Now pesto sauce is ready.
• Add the cooked pasta to it.
• Saute in high flame till pasta is nicely coated with green sauce.
• Coriander mint pesto pasta is ready.

Notes

You can boil and add any veggies, egg or meat of your choice.

You can use type of pasta for the recipe

Adjust the seasoning according to your choice.

You can use walnuts, almonds or cashews instead of peanuts.

You can use any type of oil but olive oil gives nice flavor.

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How to make Coriander Pesto Pasta with step by step pictures

Boil water in a vessel

Once it boils add the pasta, 1 tsp oil and salt

Allow it to cook for 8-10 minutes till it is done. Drain the water and keep it aside

Clean, wash and take coriander, mint leaves in a mixer

Add peanuts, garlic to it.

Grind to a paste adding little water.

Heat olive oil in a Kadai

Add the coriander, mint paste to it.

Add salt, pepper powder, red chilli flakes and Italian seasoning to it.

Allow it to boil for 3-4 minutes and then add grated cheese to it.

Mix and allow it to cook for 1 minute. Now pesto sauce is ready.

Add the cooked pasta to it.

Saute in high flame till pasta is nicely coated with green sauce.

Coriander mint pesto pasta is ready.

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