Spicy Aglio Olio, a simple pasta recipe which is nothing but Angel hair pasta cooked in olive oil flavored with garlic and spiced with the chillies.
Once when I ordered this from Pasta Mania, I loved the simplicity of the ingredients and loved the taste the best of all pasta dishes. It is a treat for those who doesnโt like the usual pasta tomato sauce.
ย In pasta mania, they use the chilli padi (Birds eye chilli) finely chopped for spice. This is the favorite part for me. If you want, you can swap with red chilli flakes as well.
Try this easy and simplest pasta recipe and you will be amazed by its taste. The fragrant from garlic along with red chilli, infused in olive oil is quite good in this.
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Spicy Aglio Olio | Vegan & Vegetarian aglio olio
Ingredients
- 300 gm Angel hair pasta small bunch
- 4 Garlic flakes
- 3 Red chilli fresh
- 4 tablespoon Olive oil
- Salt
- Water
Instructions
- Boil pasta in enough water with salt and little bit of olive oil, until soft and cooked. (or as per the cooking instructions given in the wrapper)
- Drain the water and wash in tap water to prevent sticking.
- Chop garlic finely (mince) and chop the red chillies in to thin circles.
- Heat a pan, add olive oil (do not let it fume) and add the chopped garlic and red chillies. Keep the flame in lowest.
- Just give it a stir and add the cooked pasta, sprinkle some salt if desired.
- Stir well in medium flame for 1 โ 2 minutes. Thatโs it, we finished making aglio olio!!
Notes
- Using olive oil is best for this recipe.
- Try topping with parmesan hard grating for a cheesy twist. (FYI parmesan most cases can be having animal rennet- not suitable for vegetarian)
- I used extra light tasting olive oil.
Spicy aglio olio method:
- Boil pasta in enough water with salt and little bit of olive oil, until soft and cooked. (or as per the cooking instructions given in the wrapper)
- If you taste the water it should be like sea water. That much salt. Drain the water and reserve 2 tablespoon of water for deglazing the pan.
- Chop garlic finely (mince) and chop the red chillies into thin circles.
- Heat a pan, add olive oil (do not let it fume) and add the chopped garlic and red chillies. Keep the flame in lowest.
- Just give it a stir and add the cooked pasta, sprinkle some salt if desired.
- Stir well in medium flame for 1 โ 2 minutes. Thatโs it, we finished making aglio olio.
Notes
- Using olive oil is best for this recipe.
- Try topping with parmesan hard grating for a cheesy twist.
- I used extra light tasting olive oil.
Transfer to the serving plate and enjoy hot, if you want you can even top with parmesan cheese. But its quite great as such!!
Kalpana Sareesh
Ahh this is my fav pasta i amke it so often.. n its lunch time n this is tempting me ...
Sudha Sabarish
Looks superb and tempting too.
sanjeeta kk
Like the simplicity and quick cooking method of this pasta!
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Rinku Naveen
Simple and yummy looking pasta. Perfect for kids.
Sayantani
beautiful clicks Raks...love this simple spicy recipe.
Sharmilee! :)
Nice bright clicks....this sounds simple but a very flavourful pasta....Garlic in olive oil...yumm!
Rekha shoban
imm this s really new to make....simple n easy to make...adding olive oil n garlic wow!!gives nice aroma....nice click n presentation!
Indrani
wow, looks so good, Raks..nice presentation
Plateful
Lovely idea for a simple yet flavorful pasta meal! Your last picture is tempting me, seriously!!
Kaveri
Love this simple garlicky recipe..beautiful clicks
GEETHA ACHAL
Love the simple way of cooking it...Sometimes me too used to make it for me when i felt bored of cooking...
Chandrani Banerjee
Pasta looks awesome..
Priti
I make this so often but little different way ...have to post that ...looks gud
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Shanthi
Simple and quick pasta yet an awesome for the kids and elders as well
Saraswathi Iyer
I just love this, I too eat at pasta mania. Looks superb. nice clicks.
Prathibha
I love this simple one...looks delicious,nice clicks..I like this one bit spicy..:)
jeyashrisuresh
Simple and delicious pasta. A must one in our menu when we go to pasta mania. Superb clicks and the angel hair pasta is new to me
Radhika
Very nice clicks Raji. Simple yet elegant and fuss free.
Angie's Recipes
It might be simple, but very appetizing and delicious!
Pavithra
This is my top fav in my pasta list.. this is simply to make and very flavorful..looks absolutely yum Raji.
Ramya
I adore Angel Hair pasta .. love its name n the light texture:-)
Never tried Aglio Olio...always tempted by other cheesy pastas when I am at Pastamania:-)
Wud love to try this simple n yummy recipe
Prathima Rao
I too make this quite often...My most fav & easy to make pasta version!! Does not need much pre planning &* makes for a quick meal..Loved the cliks too Raks ๐
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Suja
Simple and flavorful..yum
Archana
New to me. Reminds me that best things in life are simple. Be sure that it will be in my shopping bag next.
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Vimitha Anand
Simple and flavorful pasta recipe
Aarthi
simple pasta dish
Reshmi Mahesh
Simple flavorful pasta and nice clicks...
Nithya
I'm loving the look of it. Simple yet stunning ๐
Zareena
Amazing clicks Raji. Loved this pasta recipe a lot. It is simple to make also.
ANU
simple recipe with wonderful presentation and lovely clicks....
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Vegetarian Zest
Delicious,very colourful and tempting pasta.
Now Serving
That does sound and look great for non-sauce people! looks great dear ๐
Satrupa
Nice pasta recipe ...
Premalatha Aravindhan
Very nice recipe,inviting too...thanks for sharing.
Shri
This is definitely my kind of Pasta..no heavy sauces..Simple and I am sure it would have tasted out of this world..
Divya Kudua
Such a simple recipe for Pasta.Perfect for a lazy tv dinner!
Shobha Kamath
Lovely pics and presentation !
Miri
Using the best olive oil one has makes this dish the best thing ever - yours looks light and airy
Happy Cook / Finla
My fav pasta, which i make often and we love it. Looks yumm
Sushma Mallya
wow Love the simplicity of the recipe...looks mouthwatering with the lovely garlicky flavour in it ๐
Jay
looks incredible...yumyumm..:)
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Kitchen Flavours
Love it...this is one of simple pasta recipe i always do....love the pics...nice header too...
Chitra
Indha peru en vaayiliayea nulayala ๐ chumma, for fun i told.Peru thaan different aa irukku but recipe looks so simple and delicious.will surely give try ๐ thanks for sharing such a simple one ๐
Cooking Foodie
Thats a gorgeous bowl of pasta!
chitraj.hegde
WOW lovely..I never tried this anytime....looks so great....nice click too..book marked..
Preeti Kashyap
Awesome and simple raks!
hemalata
Excellent clicks Raks and so nice pasta recipe.
Sia
'Less is more' definately seems to work for this recipe. gorgeous pics and equally gorgeous recipe, Raks!
Shanavi
Nicely said Raks, I also love for its simplicity, Thanks for sharing..Next time I'll try my hand on this one.
DD
oh dear that is so delicious!!!!!
divya
Looks so yummy and mouth watering
Neha
Hi...First time on your blog...Pasta looks so delicious...and the clicks are equally good...Happy to join you dear...Do visit me at http://muchmorethanahomemaker.blogspot.com/
Cheers
Vijitha
Easy breezy and hearty meal!
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine
Must try, simple and lovely..
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nice clicks raji! ๐
San
Hey Raji,
I usually do the same way as you did. But i add some basil n parsley to it. Scrumptious pasta, nice clicks.
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Laavanya
This is my favorite pasta too and how I cook when making it for myself!
Torviewtoronto
beautiful presentation pasta looks delicious
notyet100
I feel like eating this right now ๐
Parita
Simplicity at its beat ๐
Parita
I meant simplicity at its best ๐
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
I too love angel hair pasta and I usually order pomodoro when I go Italian. This recipe sounds simple and flavorful. I am a sauce kind of person so may be I will top it with some garlicy tomato sauce as well ๐
Apani Rasoi
Nice Blog and nice recipe. Please have a look into this too.
indian vegetarian recipes from apanirasoi.in , Lapsi - A gujarati sweet recipe.
http://apanirasoi.in/indian-sweets-recipe/lapasi/
tennisfan30
can we use spaghetti instead of angel hair? would it still be good?
Zim
I had used Spaghetti to make this a long time ago. I had followed the recipe written from some Italian cookbook. It said that adding a few drops of oil while boiling the pasta will prevent it from sticking to each other and we shouldn't rinse/wash the spaghetti as it will wash away the starch, making sauces harder to stick to it. I added some mint too and lots of garlic! It was awesome though! ๐
Nithya
Nice presentation. I love this one from pastamania. When I make it, I always add Italian herbs at the end to the pasta and toss it. The garlic, olive oil and herbs make a deadly combo!
Kavitha
Love it
Harshita Kapur
very simple n tasty!! will try it soon........!
Devi Mey
I ve been meaning to make this at home from the time I tasted it at Pastamania in Singapore... exactly the recipe I had in my mind... thought of fresh ground black peppers instead of red chillies though.. looks yummM!