Shrimp Pasta with homemade Pesto sauce

I made this dish for dinner tonight and thought of sharing the recipe with you.

First let's make the pesto sauce

I used - (serves 2 people)

Fresh Basil leaves - 1/2 cup

Pecans - 1/4 cup

Peppercorns - 7 to 8 nos.

Garlic cloves - 3 small (peeled and crashed)

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Olive Oil - 2 tbsp

In a blender, add the pecans, peppercorns and salt and powder them using pulse mode. Then add the basil leaves, garlic and the olive oil and grind to a coarse paste. Keep it aside.

Ingredients for the main dish: Serves 2 people

Uncooked pasta (any type) - 2 cups

Shrimp - 10 nos. (shelled and deveined)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Chilli powder 1/2 tsp

Salt - as needed

Cherry Tomatoes - 10 nos. cut into halves

*Cook the pasta to 'al dente', by adding a tsp of olive oil and salt as needed.

*In a pan, heat a tsp of cooking oil and the shrimp, salt, turmeric powder and the chilli powder and saute the shrimp and cover and cook for 5 minutes.

*Add the ground pesto sauce and saute for 2 minutes. Then add the cooked pasta, and give it a good t toss, so that the sauce gets well coated to all the pasta pieces.

*Finally switch off the stove and add the cherry tomatoes and mix well. The tomatoes will be slightly soft when you eat them. Serve!

*Bon Appetit!!

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