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Easy Indian style garlic spaghetti stir fried with caramelized onions, garlic, and red chilli flakes in a bowl
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Easy Garlic Spaghetti Recipe – Indian Vegetarian Spaghetti

Easy and delicious Indian style vegetarian garlic spaghetti recipe tossed with olive oil, crushed garlic, caramelized onions, red chilli flakes, and black pepper – quick 25-minute meal!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Chitra

Ingredients

To Boil Spaghetti

  • 200 g Spaghetti noodles (approx. 7 oz) durum wheat semolina
  • 10 cups Water (approx. 2.4 liters / 80 fl oz) for boiling
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • few drops Olive oil or cooking oil

For Stir Frying & Tossing

  • 2 tbsp Olive oil or cooking oil (approx. 30 ml / 1 fl oz)
  • 10 cloves Garlic (approx. 25g / 0.9 oz) finely chopped and lightly crushed
  • 2 nos Big onions (approx. 150g / 5.3 oz) sliced thinly
  • 1.5 tsp Red chilli flakes (approx. 4g) (adjust to taste)
  • 1 tsp Black pepper powder (approx. 2.5g) freshly cracked
  • ¼ tsp Soy sauce (optional, for savory umami)
  • 2 sprigs Spring onions (scallions) finely chopped (for garnish)
  • Salt as needed

Instructions

  • In a wide deep pan or pot, bring 10 cups of water to a rolling boil adding 1 tsp salt and a few drops of oil. Add the unbroken spaghetti noodles into the water. As they begin to cook and soften, gently press them down so they submerge completely into the boiling water.
    Adding unbroken spaghetti noodles to boiling salted water with oil in a wide pan
  • Cook on high flame for 12 to 15 minutes. Test a strand of spaghetti by pressing or biting; it should be soft yet slightly firm to the bite (al dente). Switch off flame and immediately transfer the cooked spaghetti to a colander (steel sieve) to drain excess water completely. Set aside.
    Testing cooked spaghetti noodle string for al dente softness
  • Thinly slice the onions. Finely chop the garlic cloves and crush them slightly using a mortar and pestle. Finely chop the spring onions.
    Thinly slicing onions and crushing garlic cloves with a mortar and pestle
  • Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a wide kadai or pan. Sauté the crushed garlic cloves on medium heat for a few seconds until fragrant and lightly golden. Add the sliced onions and salt; sauté until the onions turn soft and translucent.
    Sautéing crushed garlic and sliced onions in olive oil until golden and adding red chilli flakes
  • Add the red chilli flakes and sauté for 30 seconds. Lastly, add the drained cooked spaghetti, black pepper powder, and soy sauce (if using). Gently toss using a fork until well combined and the noodles are glossy without breaking.
    Tossing drained spaghetti with sautéed garlic onion mixture, black pepper powder, and soy sauce using a fork
  • Check taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed. Garnish with finely chopped spring onions. Serve hot immediately with tomato ketchup or sauce. (Optional: sprinkle grated cheese on top before serving!).
    Delicious Indian style vegetarian garlic spaghetti garnished with fresh spring onions served with tomato ketchup

Notes

  • Adjust the quantity of chilli flakes and pepper powder as per your taste.
  • If you like tomato flavor in spaghetti, you can add a tbsp of tomato sauce while mixing.
  • For variations, you can try adding thinly sliced capsicum, carrot, mushroom and potato while sautéing onions.
  • You can add some grated cheese on top before serving.