Pasta In Pumpkin Sauce by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients:

• Penne pasta cooked 2 cups
• Leftover pumpkin cooked 1 cup
• Olive oil 1 tbsp
• Garlic cloves 4-5
• Leftover daal 1 cup
• Cream 2 tbsp
• Black peppercorns to taste
• Salt to taste
• Parmesan cheese 2 tsp
• Fresh basil leaves 4-5
  

Method:

1. Heat oil in deep non-stick pan, add crush garlic and saute till lightly browned.
2. Grind daal and pumpkin with 1/2 cup water to smooth paste.
3. Add ground mixture to pan and mix well.
4. Add pasta and mix well.
5. Add fresh cream, black peppercorns, salt and cheese and mix well.
6. Roughly tear basil leaves, add and mix well.
7. Transfer into serving bowl and serve immediately.