TIKKA MASALA PASTA | TIKKA PASTA IN INSTANTPOT with detailed photo and video recipe – Here’s a new fusion recipe of pasta made with Indian spices and tomato sauce….Tikka Masala Pasta! Fusion recipes can be a little challenging because you take on the task of getting the perfect complementing tastes across different cuisines.
I chose this flavor for my fusion recipe because Tikka masala is one of the popular flavorings and easy to prepare gravy in north Indian cuisine. Tikka Masala is a tomato-based gravy specially prepared to accompany Tikkas (Tandoori Marinated Chicken or Paneer). But for this recipe today, I am preparing this to pair with pasta. As a one-pot Instant Pot recipe, cooking with Pasta is just what you need when you are busy home-schooling kids or working from home.
This Indian fusion tikka masala pasta is cooked in a tomato sauce and can be ready from scratch in less than 20 minutes. I used spiral pasta for this recipe, but you are pretty much free to use any kind you have.
This Instant Pot Tikka Masala Pasta is:
Creamy and delicious dinner/lunch ready in less than 30 minutes.
No preservatives or artificial ingredients used
One-pot meal
Easy to make and packed with delicious flavors
Always get a perfectly cooked pasta
It makes a comforting and flavorful meal
Perfect for any occasion
Healthy & Nutrient-packed
The recipe is a simple pasta recipe with very mild flavors. I do not add any cheese in the recipe but you can always add cheese of your choice if you want .You may say what’s pasta without cheese?? Do try this and trust me you are going to love this one!!
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TIKKA MASALA PASTA | TIKKA PASTA IN INSTANTPOT
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups Pasta
- 2 1/2 cups Water
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 1/2 cup onion puree
- 3 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp tikka masala powder
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/4 tsp dry fenugreek leaves – kasoori methi
- salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
Whole spices to ground for tikka masala powder
- 1/4 cup coriander seeds
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 4 Green cardamoms
- 1/2 inch cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp peppercorns
- 1/2 tsp black salt
- Salt as per taste
- 1/2 tsp amchur powder
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
Instructions
Cooking pasta in instant pot
- Press the saute button on the instant pot .
- Then add 2 1/2 cups water, salt , 1 tbsp oil and 2 1/2 cups pasta.
- Close the lid of the instant pot and turn the steam release handle to the “sealing” position. Press the “Pressure cooking” setting and set the time for 5 minutes.
- When the timer expires, use the quick release option to relieve pressure and open the lid.
- Strain the pasta and keep them aside.
Making tikka masala powder:
- Take a fry pan on medium heat.
- Add coriander seeds, green cardamoms, cinnamon, peppercorns and fennel seeds. Fry on medium heat for 5 -6 mins.
- Transfer into blender and add red chili powder, black salt, salt and amchur powder.
- Blend into fine powder.
Making tikka masala pasta
- Press the saute button on the instant pot .
- Add oil to the pot, add ginger garlic paste. Saute for 1 minute.
- Then add onion puree and saute for 2 mins.
- Now add tomato puree and cook for 2 mins.
- Then add cumin powder, garam masala powder, tikka masala powder, cream and kasuri methi. Continue to stir for a minute.
- Add pasta give it a nice stir.
- Cook for 2 -3 mins with glass lid close.
- Transfer the contents onto a serving bowl and garnish the pasta with chopped cilantro.
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How to make tikka masala pasta in instant pot with step by step :
Cooking pasta in instant pot
1.Press the saute button on the instant pot .
2. Then add 2 1/2 cups water, salt , 1 tbsp oil and 2 1/2 cups pasta.
3. Close the lid of the instant pot and turn the steam release handle to the “sealing” position. Press the “Pressure cooking” setting and set the time for 5 minutes. When the timer expires, use the quick release option to relieve pressure and open the lid.
4. Strain the pasta and keep them aside.
Making tikka masala powder:
1.Take a fry pan on medium heat.
2. Add coriander seeds, green cardamoms, cinnamon, peppercorns and fennel seeds. Fry on medium heat for 5 -6 mins.
3. Transfer into blender and add red chili powder, black salt, salt and amchur powder.
4. Blend into fine powder.
Making tikka masala pasta
1.Press the saute button on the instant pot .
2. Add oil to the pot, add ginger garlic paste.Saute for 1 minute.
3. Then add onion puree and saute for 2 mins.
4. Now add tomato puree and cook for 2 mins.
5. Then add cumin powder, garam masala powder, tikka masala powder, cream and kasuri methi. Continue to stir for a minute.
6. Add pasta give it a nice stir.
7. Cook for 2 -3 mins with glass lid close.
8. Transfer the contents onto a serving bowl and garnish the pasta with chopped cilantro.
In the instructions you say to add ginger garlic paste, but I don’t see either in the ingredient list. How much?
Thanks for the feedback. I’ve added it to the ingredients list. It’s 1/2 tsp and you can adjust based on your taste.