Chicken Macaroni With Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• • Chicken breasts (boiled and shredded) - 2
• • Uncooked macaronis - 1 ¼ cups
• • Tomato puree - ¼ cup
• • Tomato ketchup - 2 tablespoons
• • Cream (fresh) - 3 tablespoons
• • Red chilly paste - ½ teaspoon
• • Tabasco sauce - few drops
• • Sugar - ¼ teaspoon
• • Parsley (chopped) - 3 tablespoons
• • Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Capsicum to garnish (large) - 1

Method

• 1. Boil 3 cups of water with 1 Teaspoon of salt and one Teaspoon of oil.
• 2. Add macaroni to the boiling water.
• 3. Cook covered for 8-10 minutes till soft and well cooked but not mushy.
• 4. Strain and wash several times with cold water.
• 5. To boil chicken, add ¼ cup of water in a pressure cooker with ¼ Teaspoon of salt and chicken.
• 6. Pressure cook to give 2 whistles. Cool and shred the cooked chicken.
• 7. Heat oil in a nonstick pan. Add the chilly paste and tomato puree.
• 8. Stir for ½ minute. Add the tomato sauce and ¾ cup of water.
• 9. Simmer the sauce on low flame for 1-2 minutes.
• 10. Add salt, sugar, chilly powder or tabasco sauce.
• 11. Keeping the flame low, add the cream. Switch off the flame immediately.
• 12. Add the cooked macaroni, chicken and parsley. Stir gently.
• 13. Transfer to a bowl and cover and keep in a refrigerator to chill.
• 14. Before serving arrange some lettuce leaves on a serving platter.
• 15. If salad gets a little dry add a few Tablespoons water to get a slightly wet consistency.
• 16. Transfer the macaroni salad on the lettuce leaves.