Pasta With Prawn Paste and Caesar Dressing

Prawn is classic favourites among foodies of all age and gender. An unlikely combination of Caesar dressing, fresh herbs and veggies along with cooked prawn paste, this pasta is unique from every aspect.

Serving for four people

Time taken for preparation- 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1. �         Elbow pasta boiled- 300 gram
2. �         Tiger prawns- 12 medium sized- remove the head and the scales, marinade it for at least � an hour in vinegar and lime juice.
3. �         Chilli chopped finely- 2 chillies
4. �         Shallots minced- 1 medium sized
5. �         Mint leaves minced- 1/2 cup
6. �         Olive oil- 4 table spoons
7. �         Salt to taste
8. �         Light Caesar dressing- 1 cup
9. �         Baby tomatoes, halved- 1 cup
10. �         Pepper, freshly grated- 1 table spoon
11. �         Grated parmesan cheese- � cup
12. �         Rosemary and thyme dried- 2 tea spoon
13. �         Spring onions- 2 healthy leaves chopped finely till the root

Direction for preparation

�         First boil the pasta in a pot of water along with a pinch of salt and little bit of olive oil added to the water. This would make the boiled pasta slippery and prevent it from sticking to each other when the pasta cools down. Drain the water from the pasta after 10 minutes or less. The pasta should be firm to bite and should not stick to each other.

�         In another pot, bring the water to boil and add little salt to it. Put the prawns in the water and boil them well. They should be very soft such that it can be easily mashed or blended in a blender. This process can give out a foul smell but the end result is very delicious.

�         In a frying pan add the spring onions, pepper, rosemary and thyme and saut� them for a couple of minutes. Blend the prawns, mint leaves, shallots, and chilli pieces, salt in a blender until smooth. Add this sauce to the frying pan where the spring onion is cooking and stir them together until cooked thoroughly. The consistency of the curry would be thick and much like a dressing. Add the pasta in this sauce and let it cook for 10 minutes while the lid of the pan is put down.

�         Once the excess water of the dish has been eliminated, turn off the fire. Place the pasta on a large flat dish. Over the pasta add a layer of grated cheese and on top of it add the baby tomatoes. Now cover the entire pasta with the Caesar dressing o the top. Refrigerate the dish and serve it cold.

�         You can opt for readymade Caesar dressing or make your own. To make the dressing at home, simply blend 1 cup mayonnaise, � cup milk, 1 table spoon American mustard, 2 table spoon lemon juice, � tea spoon garlic mince together in the blender till smooth and creamy. One can also opt for adding parmesan cheese to the dressing but since we already use it separately here, we skip using it in the dressing as well.