Ingredients

• 1.5 cups - water
• 1/3 cup - toasted cashew
• 1/4 cup - lemon juice
• 2 tsp - ghee
• 1 tsp - mustard
• 1 tsp - red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp - asafoetida
• 3 - tomatoes
• 10 ounces - pasta
• 8 ounces - green beans
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup - chopped coriander

How to Make Indian Pasta Salad

• Blend water, half the quantity of nuts and lemon juice until smooth.
• Heat ghee, add mustard seeds.
• When they splutter, add asafoetida.
• Then add tomatoes, chilli powder and cashew puree and remove from heat.
• Boil a large pot of salted water add the green beans.
• When the beans become tender, stir in the pasta.
• Cook the pasta until tender and firm.
• Drain well and add the pasta to the ingredients in the saucepan.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with coriander and the remaining cashews.