Punjab x Italy
Kasuri methi cacio e pepe
Three ingredients in Rome, five in Punjab. Nobody is complaining.
20 minTime
27 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original593kcalsame
27 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
20minutessame
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Boil the spaghetti in just 1.5 litres of water with 1 tsp salt at a rolling boil, 2 minutes under packet time.
- 2Meanwhile toast the pepper and cumin in a dry wide pan on medium low heat for 1 minute. Crumble in the kasuri methi and stir 10 seconds, then take off the heat.
- 3Off the heat, mix both cheeses with 4 tbsp warm pasta water in a bowl into a thick paste.
- 4Return the spice pan to low heat with 1/2 cup pasta water and the butter. Add the spaghetti and toss 1 minute.
- 5Take the pan off the heat and wait 30 seconds. Add the cheese paste and toss hard, adding pasta water a spoon at a time until creamy.
Serve it like this
Twirl into a tight nest with a carving fork in a warm bowl. Crack over more pepper and finish with a pinch of crushed methi and a fine snow of pecorino.
