White Pasta : EASIEST RECIPE FOR A CREAMY WHITE PASTA

 

Ingridents:

FOR SAUCE:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon Maida
1 teaspoon finely chopped Garlic, optional

1/4 teaspoon dried Oregano, optional (or pizza seasonings)

1/4 teaspoon Red Chilli Flakes
Salt to taste

FOR PASTA

3/4 cup Fusilli Pasta or any Pasta

1/2 teaspoon Salt

4-5 cups Water

1/2 teaspoon Oil

1/4 cup chopped Carrot

1/4 cup chopped Green Capsicum

1/4 cup chopped mushrooms

1/4 cup chopped Red Capsicum

Salt to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Step 1:

Boil raw pasta. Take 4-5 cups water in deep sauce pan, add 3/4 cup Fusilli pasta and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Step 2:

 

Transfer cooked pasta to a large colander and drain excess water. After draining pasta add some cold water on top of it, so it doesn't stick.

Step 3:

 While pasta is cooking, heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a pan or kadai over high flame. Add 1/4 cup chopped carrot, 1/4 cup chopped green capsicum, 1/4 cup chopped red capsicum, 1/4 cup chopped broccoli and salt.

Step 4: 

Heat 1 tablespoons butter in the same pan or kadai over medium flame. Add 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. 

Step 5:

Add 1 tablespoon maida, and whisk continuously , make sure no lumps remain, and a soft texture is obtained.

Step 6: 

Add milk to this and keep stirring, till it all mixes together, keep whisking , add oregano , chilli flakes and any other seasoning you like , add salt.

Step 7:

Once the sauce is thick enough add the veggies and pasta and mix well.

TIPS :

• Please make sure you cook the pasta well it shouldn't be too soft nor too hard to bite.
• For cheesy flavor add 2 tablespoons grated  cheese.
• Use veggies of your choice. Sweet corn, button mushrooms, french beans, onion etc. (total 1 cup chopped veggies) are excellent for creamy white pasta, I also use olives.
• I usually prepare sauce and pasta and vegies in two different pans and heat them separately just before eating.