Balkan Spaghetti

Name: Balkan Spaghetti
Ingredients: 1/2 lb spaghetti or 1/2 lb buckwheat noodle; 3 ounces olive oil; 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 tablespoon butter; 2 1/2 pints water; 2 (175 g) cartons balkan style yogurt (I use plain yoghurt if Balkan is not available); 3 cloves garlic; to taste salt and black pepper

8 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/2 lb spaghetti or 1/2 lb buckwheat noodle
3 ounces olive oil
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon butter
2 1/2 pints water
2 (175 g) cartons balkan style yogurt (I use plain yoghurt if Balkan is not available)
3 cloves garlic
to taste salt and black pepper

Directions

1

Cook spaghetti until al dente. Return the spaghetti to the still-hot saucepan and toss it, with two forks, with a tablespoonful of butter.
2

See that every strand of spaghetti is coated with the butter.
3

In a small pan, heat the oil and fry the chopped garlic in it for a minute or two, then add the tomato paste, and season with salt and a good grate of black pepper.
4

Take the pan off the heat, add the yogurt and pour the mixture over the spaghetti.