spaghetti alla puttanesca

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca literally translates as ‘whorestyle pasta’ owes its rather unflattering name to the fact that it’s fast, easy and cheap.. and of course

that does not stop it from tasting like a million bucks

Ingredients

¼th cup extra virgin olive oil

4 cloves of garlic, minced

½ cup pitted mixed green and black olives,2tbs capers

1tsp red pepper flakes

150gms spaghetti

Freshly grated parmesan cheese

Method

Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil and cook the spaghetti according to package directions- just until al dente

Bash up about 1tbs of olives. Keep aside

Heat the oil in a pan over medium flame. Add garlic 

sauté for like 20secs.

Add the bashed up olives sauté for about 10 seconds.

Add tomatoes along with the rest of olives, capers, red chili pepper flakes and seasoning.

Continue to cook for another 5mins.stirring occasionally cover and remove from heat.

Add the spaghetti and finish with parmesan