Minestrone
A short home-style guide to Minestrone. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- PastaNo pasta? Use macaroni or boiled spaghetti.
- Tomato (Tamatar)No tomato? Use 1 tbsp tomato paste per tomato, or 2 tbsp yogurt for tang.
- Carrot (Gajar)No carrot? Use extra cabbage or capsicum.
- Onion (Pyaz)No onion? Use spring onions, or a little onion powder (less depth).
- Chickpeas (Chanay)No chickpeas? Use rajma or boiled lobia.
Method
- Fry onion and carrot, add tomato, boiled chickpeas and water and simmer.
- Add a handful of small pasta and cook until soft.