Name: Indian Style Mint Coriander Pesto Pasta with Chicken Keema
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Ingredients: Pasta...500g; Chicken (minced)...500g; Coriander leaves...50g or 1 cup; Mint leaves...20g or 1/2 cup; Garlic (chopped)...1 tbsp; Fresh lime juice...1.5 tbsp.; Green chillies...3-4 or to taste; Roasted mixed nuts...1/2 cup or 70g; Extra virgin olive oil...1/4 cup or 4 tbsp or 60ml; Water for boiling pasta...4 liters; Water to add to the pasta water...1 tbsp.; Powdered black pepper...1/2 tsp.; Salt...to taste

In the mood for some Indian-Italian Food Fusion?! This Mint Coriander Pesto Pasta is one of my favorites!

Indian Style Mint Coriander Pesto Pasta with Chicken Keema

Author: Nupur Bhattacharya Cuisine:Indian Courses:Lunch, Dinner

Difficulty:IntermediateCook time: 30 minutesTotal time:1 hour 50 minutesServings:3 servings

Description

How about we coat pasta and keema with a pesto made of mint, coriander, green chillies, and lime? Taste of classic kebab chutney in pasta! Why not??! This is probably the best pasta I have made! I hope you like it too!

Ingredients

Pasta…500g

Chicken (minced)…500g
Coriander leaves…50g or 1 cup
Mint leaves…20g or 1/2 cup

Garlic (chopped)…1 tbsp
Fresh lime juice…1.5 tbsp.
Green chillies…3-4 or to taste

Roasted mixed nuts…1/2 cup or 70g
Extra virgin olive oil…1/4 cup or 4 tbsp or 60ml
Water for boiling pasta…4 liters

Water to add to the pasta water…1 tbsp.
Powdered black pepper…1/2 tsp.
Salt…to taste

Instructions

To a grinder jar add mint leaves, coriander leaves, fresh lime juice, roasted nuts, green chilies, 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, powder black pepper and salt to taste
Grind this to a coarse paste
Set a pan on medium heat and add the remaining extra-virgin olive oil

Add chopped garlic and stir fry for 30 seconds
Add in the minced chicken and 1 tablespoon of the pesto
Mix the pesto with the chicken and stir fry the chicken till it cooks through. This should take 5 to 7 minutes

Boil the pasta till it’s 90% done according to the manufacturers instructions and add it immediately into the chicken
Turn off the heat and mix in the pesto

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Notes

This pesto is so flavorful it can be eaten in sandwiches, as a dip with chips, and pizzas. It keeps well in the refrigerator for one week or for longer in the freezer.

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