How to make fresh pasta without a machine - Step by step pictures

How to make fresh pasta without a machine - Step by step pictures

Fresh pasta without a recipe or any equipment - you can do it!

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Ingredients

2 cups AP flour ( I used 1/2 cup cornmeal and 1.5 cups along with a tbsp of dried basil)
1 tsp salt
2 tbsps olive oil
xbd cup water hot plus some more

Instructions

Make a smooth but very firm dough by mixing flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well, add olive oil. Add 1/2 cup hot water, mix with a fork until it comes together. Knead with your hands using a tsp of hot water at a time until you get a firm, smooth dough.
Wrap in cling film.
Refrigerate for 30 mins at least.
Make 5-6 balls from the dough, and follow the given procedure with each.
Step 1 - roll each ball into a thin sheet
Step 2 - Dust with flour- Roll into cigar
Step 3 - Cut into 1/4 inch or so slices
Step 4 - Unroll each circle to a long strand
Step 5 - Keep each such batch spread out on a plate to dry for a few minutes
Step 6 - Or to save a whole lot of trouble cut into squares with a pizza cutter- kids won't mind this
Step 7 - Keep a large pot of water to boil with some salt and 2 tsp oil and drop the pasta (any one type at a time) carefully when the water is boiling. Pasta squares have come to the top indicating that they are ready to be fished out. Fresh pasta once dropped into boiling water takes 2-3 minutes to cook
Step 8 - Make any sauce you like, in advance and toss the pasta in some sauce. Serve hot
Step 9 - The fettucini that took so much effort got cut into shorter pieces while cooking -tasted nice though

Notes

Sauce : In olive oil, saute finely chopped garlic, finely sliced small onion, 3-4 mushrooms sliced and few sliced pitted olives. Once onions are soft, add 4 tomatoes (blanched, peeled and chopped), balsamic vinegar, chilli flakes and salt. Mix in a tbsp of pesto ( I used rocket pesto) or just a handful of finely chopped basil