In a sauce pan, boil the water. When the water comes to boil, add the spaghetti and let it boil for 2-3 minutes (see that the speghetti does not get too soft & mushy). Reserve about 1 cup of water and drain the spaghetti.

Simultaneously, in a thick bottomed 10-12" frying pan, put the olive oil(it gets heated up very soon) and when the oil heats little bit, add the onion pieces in and saute them for 2-3 minutes on med-high.

Add the cut cherry tomatoes and saute them for 4-5 minutes. Please don't mash them. If it is dry, you can add about 1/4 cup of reserved water from speghetti.

Then add the salt and red chilli powder for taste and add the cut basil and fry for a minute or two.

Add the drained speghetti and mix well. (Check for the salt and spice).

Transfer into a serving dish and top it with some grated cheese and dried Oregano. Hope you like it. It tastes good when served hot. This yields about 3 servings.