Colored Penne with Cheese and Creamy Curry

Pasta and Pizza | Syrian cuisine

⏳ Time

50 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

A classic pasta casserole in an unusual form — thanks to the colorful pasta and aromatic Eastern spices.

Ingredients

Penne rigate - 2 lbs
Parmesan Cheese - 7.1 oz
Emmental cheese - 10.6 oz
Smoked cheese sauce - 3.5 oz
Wheat Flour - 1.8 oz
Cooked Ham - 10.6 oz
Milk - 1 qt
Butter - 3.5 oz
Red Curry Powder - 1 tablespoon
Black Cumin (Cumin) - a pinch
Ground Nutmeg - a pinch
Salt - to taste
White Pepper (whole) - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

First, prepare the sauce. To do this, melt butter in a saucepan and, while stirring, add the flour. After one or two minutes, gradually pour in the milk. Cook, stirring, for ten minutes. Season the sauce with salt, white pepper, curry powder, cumin, and nutmeg.

Step 2

Cook the penne in salted water. Grate the parmesan, emmental, and mozzarella, and cut the ham into cubes.

Step 3

Pour the cooked pasta with the sauce, sprinkle with cheese and ham, and mix thoroughly. Transfer to a baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for twenty minutes in an oven preheated to 392°F, then remove the foil and bake for an additional ten minutes.