Spaghetti a la Bolognaise - Homestyle !!!!

Italian is by far one of my favourite cuisines and I can practically eat Italian food throughout the week.

I love to make pastas,spaghetti,pizza and various italian styled meat and vegetarian dishes at home but I try and ensure that all these dishes are light to eat and less fatty :)

Today I will share a simple yet extremely delicious recipe of the classic spaghetti a la bolagnaise. 

I have used whole wheat spaghetti and lowfat mincemeat to make the recipe light and tasty.

Enjoy the recipe and Ill wait to hear back from you. 

" Spaghetti a la Bolagnaise"

Ingredients :

1/2 packet whole wheat spaghetti

250 gms mince meat - mutton

2 large onions - chopped

4 tomatoes - chopped

3-4 green chillis - sliced

1 large potato - chopped

2 tbsp olive oil

salt as per taste

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp red chilli powder 

1/2 tsp black pepper powder

1 tsp cumin powder

few curry leaves

coriander leaves - chopped

1/2 cup grated cheddar/processed cheese

Italian seasoning mix 

red chilli flakes 

Preparation:

• Prepare the spaghetti as per packet instructions and let it cool in the seive and keep ready
• Wash the meat mince and let it dry in a seive.
• To prepare the minced meat sauce, heat some oil in a pan. Add curry leaves and onions and saute till onions become pink in colour. Add potatoe and green chilli and mix well. Cook for another two minutes and add the minced meat and mix. Cover and cook on low flame for ten minutes. Keep stirring in between.
• Add chopped tomatoes, all spices and salt and mix well. Cover and cook for another ten minutes till tomatoes are soft and meat is cooked. Do not dry the mixture. You can add little water to retain the consistency. Once cooked add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
• To assemble, place the cooked spaghetti in a deep dish/plate. Top it up with meat sauce in the middle. Season with Italian seasoning mix and chilli flakes. Garnish with grated cheesee.
• Serve hot with garlic bread. 

Notes : You can skip the potato and green chillis in the recipe. To make it more filling, after cooking the spaghetti, toss in some oil with garlic, onion and tomato sauce and then top up with the meat mince.

You can use chicken/lamb/mutton/beef mince for the recipe as per your taste and choice. The process is the same for all these mince meats except the cooking time which might vary.

If you have less time and want to cook the meat faster than boil the meat in a pressure cooker for two whistels, strain and then cook in the sauce for around 5 minutes.