Spaghetti Aglio e Olio | Italian Garlic Spaghetti | Poor Man's Pasta | Quick & Easy Pasta Recipe

Italian cuisine is known for its subtle flavours. The marvellous cuisine has gifted the world pasta, pizza, breads and a variety of other dishes. But Italian cuisine has often been stereotyped of being loaded with cheese and recipes which are difficult to make. Whereas Italian cooking simple and has humble and delightful pasta recipes which can be easily made.

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio is a pasta preparation wherein Aglio means Garlic and Olio is oil in Italian; is effortless pasta cooked in garlic and olive oil. This pasta is a staple in Italian homes as it requires few ingredients and is easy to prepare. It is often called as the ‘Poor Man’s Pasta.'

Ingredients

·   Spaghetti or any Pasta – 500 gms

·   Garlic – 10 cloves

·   Olive oil – 150 ml/ 12 tbsp

·   Black pepper powder – 1 tsp

·  Red Chilli Flakes (optional) – 1 and a 1/2 tsp

·  Dried/Fresh Parsley (optional) – Chopped/ 1 and a 1/2 tsp

·  Salt to taste

Method

1.   Cut thin slices of garlic and keep aside.

2.   Boil water in a saucepan and add salt. Cook the spaghetti according to instructions on the pack. (Pasta should be half cooked)

3.   When pasta is cooked, reserve one cup of the starch water to add to the sauce. Drain the pasta and let it cool.

4.   Pour olive oil in a wok and add the slices of garlic. Let the garlic stay in oil for 3 minutes for the flavours to be infused in it.

5.  Switch on the flame and keep it low. Let the garlic get toasted till it starts changing colour.

6.  As the garlic starts changing colour add salt, reserved starch water, pepper powder and red chilli flakes and mix.

7.  Add the pasta and cook till the water evaporates.

8.  Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle some parsley over it and serve.