Ricotta-Stuffed Pasta Shells in Fiery Tomato Sauce

Heat your oven to 180°C. In a large pot of salted water, parboil your pasta for 4-5 minutes, stirring to ensure they don’t stick together. Once parboiled, drain, refill your pot with cold water and re-submerge your pasta to chill. On a medium heat, fry the paste from the smaller pouch of the curry kit for 1 minute, saving the whole spices for another cook. Then, add the content of the larger pouch and the chopped tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and season to taste with salt. Let simmer for a minute or two, stirring occasionally, then take off the heat. While your tomato sauce is simmering, mix the ricotta and milk. If you are having trouble bringing it together, you can use a hand blender to incorporate. Stir in your chopped basil and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Pour your tomato sauce into a deep oven dish (or, if your pan is oven proof, you can simply leave it in the pan). Drain your pasta shells again. Using a tablespoon, begin to fill each shell with the ricotta mix and place gently in the sauce with the opening of the shell placed upwards. You want most of the pasta to be submerged in the tomato sauce so it doesn’t dry out. Repeat with all shells. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes until the edges of the pasta shells begin to go gently golden. Serve warm with a green salad, some crusty buttered bread or garlic bread.