Saturday, February 7, 2015

Pasta in white sauce

Pasta in white sauce

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup spiral pasta
  • 1 cup chopped white button mushrooms
  • 1 capsicum each  - red and yellow
  • 1 medium onion/pyaaz, chopped
  • 4-5 small garlic finely chopped
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 tbsp all purpose flour
  • ½ tsp dry oregano, chilli flakes or mixed herbs
  • 2 to 3 tbsp butter
  •  4 cubes of grated cheese 
  • salt and black pepper as required
Method:
  1. Heat enough water in a pan with salt and a few drops of oil when the water comes to a boil, add the pasta and boil them till they are completely cooked.Strain  pasta and rinse with water drain and keep aside.
  2. In a pan, add the butter, onion and garlic and saute till the onions are softened then add the mushroom and  saute till the mushrooms are lightly browned from the sides the mushrooms will release water.
  3. Then add the chopped capsicum and saute for 5-7 minutes.
  4. In another pan add maida and saute for 4 to 5 minutes.
  5. add the boiled vegetables and saute for a minute.
  6. pour milk to the pan and keep on stirring the flour will combine with the milk and you will see the sauce getting thick slowly. season with salt, pepper, red chilli flakes, oregano or mixed herbs.
  7. When the sauce stars to thicken now add the pasta.
  8. Stir well so that the sauce coats the pasta. switch off the flame.
  9. If the sauce becomes too thick, add some hot milk and thin the sauce add some grated cheese if required.
  10. serve hot with garlic bread or you can have it without bread....

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