Spaghetti in White sauce

Another one of H's favourite. I am not a fan of pasta in white sauce - I prefer pasta in red sauce with lot of tomatoes.... But this is a very big hit among kids with lots of cheese and butter in the recipe.
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Ingredients:

1.      Spaghetti– 200 grams

2.      Vegetables – ½ cup or more (boiled)

For the sauce

1.       Garlic – 1 clove

2.       Butter – 2 tsp

3.       All purpose flour/ Maida – 1 tbsp

4.       Milk - 1 ½ cups

5.       Cheese – 2 small cubes 

6.       Chilli Flakes – ½ tsp

7.       Oregano – a big pinch

8.       Pepper powder – ½ tsp

9.       Salt to taste

Method

• Cook the Spaghetti as per the instruction on the packet. Drain and refresh with cold water, drain again and keep aside. 
• Add the boiled vegetables to it. I used carrots, capsicum, mushroom and paneer. Just boiled these in microwave oven and added.
• Heat a non stick pan with butter, add crushed garlic and sauté.
• Next add maida and sauté for a few minutes or till the raw smell disappears.
• Now slowly add the milk while whisking continuously, so that no lumps are formed. Let this cook for about 2 to 3 minutes or till the sauce starts boiling.
• Next add in one cube of grated cheese and mix well. Now add the chilli flakes, oregano and pepper powder and salt to taste. Mix well.
• Now add the cooked spaghetti and the vegetables. Mix well without breaking the pasta.
• Finally, before serving add another cube of grated cheese.

That’s yummy and delicious Spaghetti is ready to dig in. Serve hot!!! Kids would be overjoyed to have this after-school.

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