Pasta in White Sauce

  Pasta in White Sauce

Ingredients :

1. Organic pasta - 1 cup
2. Butter - 2 Tblsps
3. Milk - 1 n 1/4 cups 
4. Heavy Cream - 1/2 cup
5. Shredded Cheese - 1/2 cup
6. Spinach - 3/4 cup
7. Salt - per taste
8. red chilli flakes - 1/4 tsp
9. Black Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp
10. Garlic cloves - 4
11. All purpose flour - 2 Tblsps

Procedure:

1. Boil pasta in water. Add a tsp of oil and 1 tsp salt to the water while boiling pasta.
2. Make sure pasta is cooked but not mushy. Drain and let it cool.
3. In a pan, heat butter.
4. Add grated garlic and saute. 
5. Add chopped spinach and saute for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add milk and stir continously.
7. Take 1/4 cup milk in  bowl and add all purpose flour to it and make a paste. 
8. Add this paste to the spinach , milk mixture in pan and keep stirring continously. 
9. Once the mixture starts boling and thickening, add heavy cream.
10. Let it cook for a couple of mins. KLower the flame and add shredded cheese. 
11. Keep storring, so cheese melts. Add salt, pepper powder and chilli flakes. 
12. Add boiled , drained pasta and mix everything well. 
13. Let it cook for a couple of minutes on low flame. 
14. turn off the flame and serve hot !! 

Modifications:

1. Add desi tandoori masala for a different flavor.
2. Instead of spinach, add sauted onion, tomato , garam masala paste . 
3. Sprinkle some Italian seasoning 
4. Add pureed guacamole instead of spinach/onion/tomato