Pesto Pasta

Ingredients :

• Basil Leaves - 1 small tea cup.
• Green chillies - 4
• Garlic cloves - 2
• Pine nuts - 1/2 small tea cup.
• Heavy whipping cream - 1 Tblsp
• Medium sized Olives - 1/2 small tea cup
• Olive oil - 2 Tblsp
• Angel Hair Pasta- 2 small tea cups
• Water - 3 small tea cups
• Salt 
• Lime juice

Procedure :

• Soak the pine nuts in water for about 10 minutes.
• In a blender, blend basil leaves, green chillies, pine nuts, garlic cloves, 1 Tblsp Olive oil  adding very little water. Pesto sauce is ready !
• Note: You can also use 2 Tblsp of Basil Paste instead of fresh Basil leaves.
• Boil angel hair pasta in water adding a few drops of oil. Do not overcook, else pasta gets mushy. 
• Drain the water and soak the cooked pasta in cold water. Drain the cold water after a few minutes and keep the pasta aside.
• In a pot, heat some olive oil( 1 Tblsp)
• Once hot, add the pesto sauce to it and fry until the raw smell of garlic goes away.
• Add 1 Tblsp of heavy whipping cream (optional)
• Add about 2 tsps of water and medium sized olives to the pot.
• Add salt and mix everything together.
• In goes the cooked angel hair pasta.
• Mix everything well and cook for a couple of minutes.
• Add lime juice(1/4 tsp). 
• Check taste and adjust salt.
• Enjoy hot pasta on cold snowy days :)

Improvisations : 

Reduce the basil leaves to 1/2 cup and add 1/2 cup of sun dried tomatoes in the pesto sauce. This gives a different tomato flavor to the dish.