White Sauce Pasta

Ingredients:-

For white sauce:

2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp all purpose flour
1 cup chilled milk
1/4 tsp black pepper powder
A pinch of mixed herbs/oregano
Salt as required

Other ingredients:

2 cup penne pasta
2 tbsp oil
2 clove garlic, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 capsicum, chopped
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1/2 tsp salt
Chilli flakes for garnishing
Grated cheese for garnishing

Method:-

To make white sauce:

1. Firstly, heat a saucepan at low flame. Add in2 tbsp of butter. As soon as the butter starts melting, add in 3 tbsp of all purpose flour. 

2. With the help of a wired whisk, stir the flour quickly as soon as you add it. Keep stirring the flour, so that no lumps are formed. Saute the flour, till you get a nice aroma but do not burn them. 

3. On a low flame, add in 1 cup of chilled milk. Pour in the milk with one hand and keep stirring the sauce mixture with the other one. 

4. Keep stirring continuously till the milk heats up. Simmer the sauce on low flame till it thickens. Switch off the flame once the sauce thickens. 

5. Now, add in 1/4 tsp black pepper powder, a pinch of mixed herbs or oregano and salt as required. Mix them very well and keep aside. The white sauce is ready. 

6. Also keep in mind that on cooling the white sauce thickens more, so adjust the consistency accordingly.

To make white sauce pasta:

1. Firstly, in a pan, boil about 6 cup water and 1 tsp salt. Once the water comes to boil, add 2 cup penne pasta. Boil them until the pasta is cooked al dente. Drain off the pasta and keep aside.

2. Now, in a pan, heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 2 clove chopped garlic. Next, add 1/2 chopped onion and 1/2 chopped capsicum. Saute them for a minute or until the vegetables shrink slightly. Do not overcook as the vegetables should have a light crunch. 

3. Further add in 1/2 tsp black pepper powder and 1/2 tsp salt. Saute them for a few seconds. 

4. Now, add in the cooked pasta and give it a mix. Further add in the white sauce and combine well. Cook them for a minute. 

5. Finally, sprinkle some grated cheese and chilli flakes over the white sauce pasta and serve immediately.