Macaroni

Ingredients:
Spices:
-salt
-mustard seeds
-basil
-oregano (optional)
-chilli powder
-garam masala
Other:
-Macaroni
-oil
-water
-tomatoes
-onions (optional)
-mixed vegetables

Preparation:
1) In a mixer-grinder, make tomato puree with fresh tomatoes and keep it aside.
2) Simlarly make onion puree in mixer-grinder and keep it aside.
3) In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds.
4) once mustard seeds crackle, heat onion puree or paste prepared earlier for 5-7 minutes.
5) Put tomatoe puree prepared earlier and mix it well and let it cook for 5-7 minutes.
6) Add your chopped mixed vegetables in the pan with very little water, and let it cook with closed lid for about 10-15 min depending on vegetables you added.
7) While vegetables cook, take macaroni in separate container and heat/boil it with water as mentioned in macaroni box.
8) Once vegetables are cooked, add chilli powder, salt, basil, oregano and garam masala in it; mix it well.
9) Add cooked macaroni from another container to first pan(pan with vegetables, purees and spices) and mix contents well. Let it heat for 3-5 min.

Note:
Similarly pasta can be made. Just substitute macaroni with pasta.