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How to cook pasta, How to cook perfect nonsticky pasta

September 24, 2016 by Sharmilee J 2 Comments

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How to cook pasta with stepwise pictures and video

This post is pending for a long time as few readers have been repeatedly asking me to post how to cook pasta for a long time.I am not fond of pastas but can have it once in a while but hubby loves them especially in white sauces.I have used fusilli pasta here, you can use any type of pasta of your choice like penne,macroni,shell,disc etc.

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How to cook pasta

How to cook pasta with stepwise pictures and video
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/2 cups pasta I used fusilli variety
  • 3 cups water
  • Salt as needed
  • few drops oil

Instructions

  • Take water in a sauce pan, add salt and oil to it.Boil it.
  • When it starts to boil, add the pasta and cook in medium flame.Stir inbetween.
  • Keep cooking and make sure you stir inbetween.Cook until it becomes soft but not mushy.It should have the crunch to bite at the same time it will slightly bend,thats the right stage.Switch off and drain water.
  • Rinse it well in running water.Strain,Drizzle oil, mix well.Then fluff it up and use it for your recipes.
  • Cooked pasta ready

Notes

  • Adding oil makes it less sticky.
  • Rinse it well then fluff it.
  • The timing differs for each variety of pasta.
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How to cook pasta  video

Method:

  1. Take water in a sauce pan, add salt and oil to it.Boil it.
    How to make How to Cook Pasta - Step1
  2. When it starts to boil, add the pasta and cook in medium flame.Stir inbetween.
  3. Keep cooking and make sure you stir inbetween.Cook until it becomes soft but not mushy.It should have the crunch to bite at the same time it will slightly bend,thats the right stage.Cut with a spoon to check.Switch off and drain water.
  4. Rinse it well in running water.Strain,drizzle oil fluff it up and  now its ready.So you can use it for your recipes.
  5. Cooked pasta ready

Perfectly cooked pasta ready!

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  1. Durga Karthik. says

    September 24, 2016 at 3:26 pm

    We can add a dash of oil to the water.We can pressure cook for 1 whistle alone.

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  2. Preti says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:01 pm

    Hi Sharmi, no need to add oil in the water, just salt will do. And never rinse pasta after cooking, just use it straight up -either mixed up with the sauce or whatever you fancy.

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