Pasta alla Norma – My way
It is pretty easy to tell that I love making pasta, and usually lean towards tomato based pastas. I also love to rework so called classic dishes to make them work in my sphere of life. So, in this case the reworked dish I am excited to present is Pasta alla Norma (my way)
I did cross that “my way” and you will need to read through to find out why.
Either way I promise you, that you will end up with a truly amazing recipe
An amazing instant pot friendly recipe..
My Pasta ala Norma story.
The most appealing thing for Pasta Ala Norma for me is the fact that it has eggplant!
What the eggplant, you might ask? Well, eggplant is one such that my daughter adores.. I will love it in its smoky avatar.
True the best ever rendition of smoky eggplant in my kitchen and our house is Baigan Bhartha as in the recipe in my Spices and Seasons Cookbook. The proverbially neglected middle child. I will espouse on that analogy on a different day…
My Way
Today, I will inform you about my take on the “my way reference” . Well my as you may have guessed is my take on a dish. Indeed it is how I now make it. This said other than the eggplant and tomatoes I am yet to truly find consistency on other ingredients.
There is also the Ricotta Salata but ever since I started doing this, no other Ricotta mattered.
So yes, that is the the other sub in this recipe that I offer to you.
So, the my way inference is just that! Everyone has their own interpretation on a dish.
If you are desi like me, we all know, a personal garam masala is sort of truly essential.
So yes, this is my instant pot truly luscious take on Pasta Alla Norma
Another streamlined instant pot pasta recipe is right here and then there is another interesting eggplant recipe as this achari eggplants.
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A super easy instant pot take on this super easy sicilian Pasta alla Norma
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoons minced garlic divided in two
- 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- 8 ounces dried pasta
- 1 tablespoon salt divided
- 1 medium sized eggplant, diced
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup fresh ricotta
- Parsley to drizzle
Instructions
- Turn on the instant pot to saute mode, add the two tablespoons of olive oil.
- Add in 1/2 tablespoon of minced garlic and the red onion and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add in the tomatoes and the dried pasta with 1/2 cup water. Turn off the saute mode.
- Add in 1/2 tablespoon salt.
- Cover the instant pot and set on 2 minutes of pressure.
- IWhile the pasta is cooking, add the remaining olive oil in a skillet add in the remaining garlic and the eggplant.
- Cook on medium heat turning occasionally until the eggplant is soft and golden, this will take about 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with the remaining salt and red pepper flakes.
- This will allow the instant pot to be done, Allow a quick release and stir well. After 4 minutes. Stir the pasta well and mix in the eggplant and the vinegar.
- Serve in bowls with dollops of fresh riccotta and parsley.