Masala Pasta Recipe (Indian Style Pasta)

Name: Masala Pasta Recipe (Indian Style Pasta)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1½ cups Penne Pasta ((120 grams or 4 oz., or any other of choice)); 2 to 2½ tablespoon olive oil (or (1½ oil & 1 tbsp butter)); ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ((jeera)); 2 to 3 cloves garlic ((grated, minced or paste)); ½ inch ginger ((optional - peeled & grated, minced or paste)); ½ to ¾ teaspoon salt ((+ 1 tsp for boiling pasta)); ½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to taste, use up to 1¼ tsp)); ⅛ teaspoon turmeric ((optional)); ½ teaspoon garam masala ((or pav bhaji masala/ meat masala/ kitchen king masala)); 1 tablespoon kasuri methi ((dried fenugreek leaves or 1 teaspoon Italian herbs)); 1 to 1½ tablespoon tomato ketchup ((optional or 2 tbsps passata or 1 teaspoon paste)); 2 to 3 tablespoon cream (or ¼ cup grated cheese (optional)); 1 to 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (fine chopped); ½ cup onions ((1 medium onion chopped finely)); 1¼ cup tomatoes ((120 grams chopped or pureed ) do not use sour tomatoes); ½ cup carrots (chopped (1 medium, optional)); ¼ cup green peas ((frozen or boiled, optional)); ¼ cup capsicum ((bell pepper, chopped, optional)); 2 to 4 tablespoons sweet corn kernels (or 3 baby corn sliced or chopped (optional))