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Indian style recipe for Pasta with white sauce. Pasta dish flavoured with cheese, butter roux and vegetables. Easy to make Indo – Italian Recipe.

Pasta with white sauce and cheese is a much asked for dish at home. Its very easy to make and I sometimes make it lite by cutting down on the butter. If you want to cut down the calories, use olive oil instead of butter and skip the cheese. Any kind of pasta like spaghetti, penne or fusili can be used. Here is how to do Indian-Italian style pasta with white sauce recipe.

Prep Work Bring couple of liters of water to a fast boil. Add in a teaspoon of salt. Add pasta and cook for 6-7 minutes stirring occasionally. Drain and set aside. This will give you perfectly Al-dente (firm) pasta. You can cook a bit longer to soften it a bit more if that’s what you like. I fall sightly on the softer side. Set aside.

Steam the veggies of your choice in a steamer for 10 minutes. Set aside. I have used peas and carrots today. You can use vegetables of your choice.

Making Roux and sauce Heat a pan on a low flame and add in the butter and flour (maida).

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Saute for a minute on a low flame. The roux will start to slightly foam and will have a very nutty aroma.

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Add in the milk.

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Add in chopped garlic and mix well on a low flame for a minute. The sauce will slowly thicken.

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Add in the grated / chopped cheese, cracked black pepper and salt. I have used a combination of parmesan cheese and cheddar cheese. You can use whatever cheese you have on hand. Mozarella, Romano all works fine. Note on salt : Go easy on the salt as the cheese is already salted. The pasta is also cooked in salty water. Its very easy to over salt pasta. So go easy on salt.

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Add in the steamed veggies and the pasta. Saute for a minute, so the sauce will coat well on the pasta.

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Serve immediately. The pasta tends to become dry if not consumed immediately.

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Prep Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry pasta
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup mixed vegetables

Other Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 heaped tablespoon all purpose flour (maida)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/3 cup cheese (like parmesan, mozzarella and cheddar)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  1. Boil the pasta in salted water. Cook for 6-7 minutes stirring occasionally. Drain and set aside.
  2. Steam the veggies. Set aside.
  3. Heat a pan on a low flame and add in the butter and flour (maida). Saute for a minute on a low flame. Add in the milk. Add in chopped garlic and mix well on a low flame for a minute.
  4. Add in the cheese, cracked black pepper and salt.
  5. Add in the steamed veggies and the pasta. Saute for a minute, so the sauce will coat well on the pasta.
  6. Serve immediately.
  • Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Category: Main
  • Cuisine: Italian
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Prep Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry pasta
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup mixed vegetables

Other Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 heaped tablespoon all purpose flour (maida)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/3 cup cheese (like parmesan, mozzarella and cheddar)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  1. Boil the pasta in salted water. Cook for 6-7 minutes stirring occasionally. Drain and set aside.
  2. Steam the veggies. Set aside.
  3. Heat a pan on a low flame and add in the butter and flour (maida). Saute for a minute on a low flame. Add in the milk. Add in chopped garlic and mix well on a low flame for a minute.
  4. Add in the cheese, cracked black pepper and salt.
  5. Add in the steamed veggies and the pasta. Saute for a minute, so the sauce will coat well on the pasta.
  6. Serve immediately.
  • Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Category: Main
  • Cuisine: Italian

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Green onion pancakes or Scallion pancakes that are so crispy and perfect for appetizer / evening snack. Served with a hot and spicy dipping sauce. With step by step pictures.

The one dish I always look forward to in Hong Kong restaurants is “cong you bing” – the super savoury green onion pancakes.

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“cōng yóu bǐng” – Green Onion Pancakes

Every bite of the green onion pancake is so crispy and it almost always comes with a dipping sauce thats hot and tangy. I started making it at home for our weekend evening snack. One can never get tired of it. Its so easy to make. Do try at home and I am sure that you will be hooked just like me.

Making the dough Bring a kettle of water to a rolling boil. Measure the flour and set aside. Add in the salt and add in the boiling water. For every cup of flour used, add half a cup of boiling water. Making dough with hot water restricts the gluten development, so its easier to roll.

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The dough mixture will be very hot. Mix with a chopstick or using a back of a spoon. Once you are able to handle the heat, start kneading the dough for a minute. Once the mixture forms a cohesive dough, set aside to rest for 20 minutes.

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First Roll Make golf ball size dough balls out of the big dough. Dust the dough ball in flour, flatten and roll the dough into a three inch circle.

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Brush it with a thin layer of oil. Traditionally toasted sesame oil is used. I have used peanut oil as toasted sesame oil has a very strong flavour that not everyone at my home appreciate. Roll the dough into a log. Roll the log again to form a spiral. Repeat with the remaining dough balls. Let the spiraled dough rest during the mean time (atleast 5 minutes).

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Chop the green onions (spring onions / scallions) finely. Set aside.

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Second Roll – Stuffing Dust the rested and spiraled dough in flour and flatten and roll into a 3 to 3.5 inch circle. Brush it with a thin layer of oil. Sprinkle the green onions on the rolled dough. About 2 tablespoon of chopped green onion for every pancake.

Note: If you want a spicy pancake, sprinkle finely chopped green chillies or red chilli flakes along with the green onions.

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Gently, roll the dough into a log. Roll the log again to form a spiral. Repeat with the remaining dough.

Note: After making the spiral, the dough can be refrigerated in an air tight box for upto a day. I have found that the texture improves greatly even if rested for an hour in the refrigerator. It crisps up better.

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Third and Final Roll Flatten the dough again, dust with flour and roll it into a thin disk. About 2.5 to 3 inches. Roll gently and avoid putting pressure. A little stuffing may pop out and thats fine. Roll as gently as possible to minimise the stuffing from coming out.

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Making Pancakes Heat a skillet and add in half a teaspoon of oil. Place the green onion rolled dough on the skillet and add half a teaspoon of oil on top. If you want extra crispy pancakes, add little more oil. Cook for 2 minutes on each side on a medium flame till the pancakes are brown and crispy. Do not rush the cooking. It tastes great when the pancakes are evenly cooked and uniformly brown all over. So take your time to cook these pancakes. The crispy texture of the pancakes are to die for. So leave it for a little extra time to achieve that texture.

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Dipping Sauce Take a cup and add in all the dipping sauce ingredients and mix well. The dipping sauce is ready. My son prefers to have it with the all time universal favourite – “ketchuppppp”.

Serve hot and count your little blessings!

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For the Pancakes

  • 1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 10 green onions
  • 1/4 cup peanut oil or sunflower oil

For the dipping sauce

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 green chilli, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoon water

For the pancakes

  1. Make a dough with flour, hot water and salt. Set aside to rest for 20 minutes.
  2. Make golf ball size dough balls out of the dough. Dust the dough ball in flour, flatten and roll the dough into a three inch circle. Brush it with a thin layer of oil. Roll the dough into a log. Roll the log again to form a spiral. Rest for 5 minutes.
  3. Dust the rested and spiraled dough in flour and flatten and roll into a 3 to 3.5 inch circle. Brush it with a thin layer of oil. Sprinkle the green onions on the rolled dough. Gently, roll the dough into a log. Roll the log again to form a spiral. Repeat with the remaining dough.
  4. Flatten the dough again, dust with flour and roll it into a thin disk. About 2.5 to 3 inches.
  5. Heat a skillet and add in half a teaspoon of oil. Place the green onion rolled dough on the skillet and add half a teaspoon of oil on top. If you want extra crispy pancakes, add a little more oil. Cook for 2 minutes on each side on a medium flame till the pancakes are brown and crispy.

For the dipping sauce

  1. Take a cup and add in all the dipping sauce ingredients and mix well. The dipping sauce is ready.
  • Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: Chinese