White Sauce Pasta
White sauce pasta is extremely easy to make.Whenever make pasta,try use durum wheat pasta. Durum wheat is a variety of wheat which has higher protein and gluten content. However you can use any pasta according to your preference.
Ingredients :
pasta - 1cup( I used penne pasta)carrot - 1/4cup( finely chopped)
capsicum - 2 tbs ( finely chopped)
garlic chopped - 1/2 tsp
milk - 1.5 cups
maida/ plain four - 1 tbs
butter - 2 tbs
chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp
pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
oregano - 1/2 tsp
nutmeg powder - 1/2 tsp
Method
step 1 : cooking pasta
- boil 4 cups of water
- add in enough salt
- add in pasta into the boiling water
- cook the pasta for approx.10 minutes or until al - dente ( cooked but not very soft)
- then drain and keep aside
step 2 : cooking vegetables
- heat up 1 tbs butter
- add in garlic and saute until golden
- add in carrot and saute on high flame for 1 minute
- add in capsicum and cook on high fame for 1 minute
- add in salt, chilly flakes and pepper powder as needed
- transfer the cooked vegetables into a plate and keep aside
step 3 : preparing white sauce ( keep the flame on low while preparing white sauce)
- heat up 1 tbs butter
- add in the flour and stir continuously until a paste forms
- again cook for 2 minutes
- add in the milk gradually and stir continuously with a whisk
- cook this until the mixture starts to thicken
- it may take around 4 -5 minutes
- add in salt,chilly flakes, oregano, nutmeg and pepper as needed
- now add in the cooked vegetables and pasta
- mix well and serve hot
- grate some cheese if you like
Notes :
- Use vegetables of your choice
- White sauce pasta get thickens as it cools down. Therefore serve them when they are still hot.
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