Macaroni With Tomato-almond Sauce - Saudi Arabia

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup elbow macaroni
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons almonds, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried shrimp, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 large tomato, cut up
• 1 egg, hard boiled and sliced
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges
• parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook the macaroni in boiling salted water till tender; drain.
• 2 meanwhile, in skillet cook onion in butter till tender but not brown. add the 2/3 cup water, tomato paste, almonds, shrimp, salt, cinnamon, ginger, fennel, and tomato. bring to boiling. cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 place drained macaroni on large plate; spoon sauce atop. garnish with egg slices, lemon wedges and parsley.