Category Archives: Pasta Platter

Salute to Summer – Creamy Pasta Salad with Grilled Veggies

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Tadka Pasta

If there’s one ingredient that is used and loved in many cuisines around the world, it is yoghurt. It was one of the first foods that we fed to our babies, and is a staple on our dinner tables every night, … Continue reading →

Posted in Globe Food-Trottin', Party Planner, Pasta Platter, Picnic Basket | Tagged cheese-free, Chifferi Rigati, curd, Dahi, del monte, grilled, Italian, ItalianEscapades, low calorie, macaroni, no cheese, pasta, recipe, room temperature, salad, vegetarian, waist-friendly, yoghurt, Yogurt | 2 Comments

Smitten by Spaghetti – Pasta with Creamed Greens

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Tadka Pasta

Whether one is secretly hoping to get a glimpse into a noted chef’s diary while sitting right outside his Tuscan kitchen, clanking the silverware against melon-colored plates with handpainted vine motifs coiling along their rims, in anticipation of the perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner Den, Globe Food-Trottin', Pasta Platter | Tagged breadcrumb topping, cheese sauce, creamed chard pasta, creamed spinach pasta, dark leafy greens, healthy, nutty topping, palak pasta, pasta topped with breadcrumbs, pasta with greens, spaghetti, spinach pasta, swiss chard pasta, topping for pasta, vegetarian, white sauce, whole-wheat spaghetti | 9 Comments

Scrumptious Semiya – Hot and Spicy

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

If one were to make an account of the smells and tastes of one’s childhood, the fragrant, creamy essence of butter, perhaps swirls of yellow and white fluttering in a pan, getting set to clarify and transform into the curdled … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast Basket, Pasta Platter | 9 Comments

The Elegance of the Cheeseless Eggplant Fritto

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

In the aftermath of having indulged a little more than warranted on cheese at a chosen time of the month, be it in pizzas or pastas, the mention of the words eggplant parmigiana, at the Italian bistro one is dragged to … Continue reading →

Posted in Globe Food-Trottin', Pasta Platter | Tagged cheese, cheeseless, easy eggplant, eggplant, fritto, healthy eggplant, how to cook eggplant, low fat eggplant, meat free, meatless, peanut powder, spaghetti, spicy tomato sauce, tomato sauce, vegetarian | 13 Comments

Palak-Paneer Stuffed Pasta Shells

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Even a savvy hostess is sometimes left in a tizzy when the strident tone of an unexpected call cuts through her thoughts on a chaotic day. Old friends are in town and have just invited themselves to dinner, leaving her racking her brains … Continue reading →

Posted in Globe Food-Trottin', Pasta Platter | Tagged baked pasta, cheese, entree, healthy, make ahead, marinara, meat free, meatless, paneer, pasta, shells, spinach, stuffed, vegetarian | 9 Comments

Tadka Pasta

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

The term tadka can be shamelessly forthright if taken in an onomatopoetic sense. Indian cooking has always been defined distinctively by its tadka, or seasoning. Enter an Indian home with an active kitchen and you’ll invariably get a whiff of this consummate … Continue reading →