You don't need to step out to a restaurant to enjoy a creamy, cheesy white sauce pasta, if you know the right technique, it comes together just as easily in your own kitchen. A chef working at an Indian and continental food cafe in Bokaro's Chas area, Shalu, has shared the complete method for making this dish at home, and it neither takes much time nor demands hard to find ingredients. The best part is that the flavour can be customised by tossing in whichever vegetables you like, which is exactly why this dish is loved by everyone from children to adults.
What you need in the kitchen
To make this pasta, you will need boiled pasta, fresh cream, milk, cheese, sweet corn, onion, refined flour and capsicum. Beyond that, anyone looking to add extra flavour and nutrition can also toss in broccoli and any other vegetables of their choice. The ingredient list stays short, yet the taste it produces is every bit as good as a restaurant serving.
Start by boiling the pasta
The first step is to boil the pasta in hot water until it turns soft. Alongside, a little butter is heated in a separate pan and used to lightly saute sweet corn, broccoli, onion, capsicum and any other preferred vegetables. One important detail here, the vegetables should not be cooked all the way through, only about halfway, so that the pasta retains a slight crunch in every bite instead of turning completely mushy.
How the creamy white sauce comes together
The real character of this dish lies in its white sauce. Butter is heated in a kadhai, about a spoon of refined flour is added and roasted well. Milk, roughly two cups of it, is then poured in gradually while stirring continuously, so that no lumps form in the sauce. The sauce is cooked until it turns thick and completely creamy. Cheese and fresh cream are then mixed in as per taste to make the sauce richer, followed by organic chilli flakes for a mild kick of spice.
Combine everything and serve
Once the sauce is ready, the sauteed vegetables are folded in and mixed thoroughly. The boiled pasta goes in next, and everything is combined so that the sauce coats every piece evenly. After cooking for just a few more minutes, the creamy and cheesy white sauce pasta is ready to eat. It can be served hot on a plate. As an evening snack, this dish is a hit with everyone at home, from the children to the elders.
