Pasta with Homemade Sauce and Breadsticks

Ingredients for the sauce:

Chunky crushed tomatoes with basil and oregano: 1 lb 12 oz can
Rasam Powder: 1 tsp (Yes I said Rasam Powder!!!)
Salt: 1 tsp
Garlic: 10-12 cloves
Bell Peppers/Capsicum: 1 medium sized cut into medium strips
Mozzarella cheese shredded: to taste
Oil for saute`ing

Ingredients for Pasta:
Elbow shaped pasta: 1 lb
Water for boiling

Ingredients for the Breadsticks:
Pillsbury Garlic Breadsticks found in your grocer's refrigerated section.

Method:

1. Boil pasta in water till done according to your taste. Drain water and keep aside.

2. Heat a pan and put little olive oil. Saute the garlic and bell peppers. Then add the chunky crushed tomatoes can and let it come to a boil.

3. Put the rasam powder and salt. Stir well.

4. Add the pasta and mix well.

5. Add the cheese and mix lightly and turn off the heat.

6. Just before serving, sprinkle some parmesan cheese.

7. Bake the garlic breadsticks according to the instructions on the box.

The rasam powder gives this dish a nice Indian kick. I guess you could even add a little jeera/coriander powder. I was trying this for the first time and I did not want to get too much of an Indian taste. One could also use fresh tomatoes and crush some of them and blend some of them to get that chunky crushed tomatoes texture.