Must Try !! Everlasting ,irresistable dish !!
Pasta in white sauce with sun dried tomatoes is very special dish of our household !!
The pasta which is already sitting well with the white sauce is added to it the tangy sun dried tomatoes gives a unique flavour.The fact is the combination of the white sauce with the sun kissed tomatoes elevates the flavour to give a creamy,velvetty ,smooth but yet sharp or zesty punch !!
Ingredients :-
- Penne pasta 150 gms
- Sun dried tomatoes 10 pieces
- Maida 11/2 tbsp
- Milk 1-11/2 cups
- Chilly cheese 3-4 tbsp (grated)
- Leeks 2-3 tbsp ( chopped )
- Capsicum ½ chopped
- Ghee /oil 1tbsp
Method :-
- In a heavy bottomed vessel add around ½ lit of water with salt & let it boil.
- Add the pasta & cook for 5 to 8 min.
- Drain in a colander .
- Retain the water it may be of use later.
- In a kadai heat oil /ghee .
- Fry the leeks & capsicum well.
- Add the dried tomatoes & toss.
- In a cup add the Maida & milk, mix well.
- Add this to the kadai & stir well, making sure the flame is low.
- Let it get saucy.If the sauce gets thick add the pasta cooked water & cook till raw smell fades away.
- Now add the pasta ,cheese & give it a good mix gently .
- Serve hot by garnishing some cheese.
Note :-
- Any kind of cheddar cheese can be added.
- Spices like oregano ,thyme whichever is preferred can be added too.
- Par boil vegetables like carrot ,cauliflower,broccoli ,boiled sweet corn can be added.
- Boiled chicken,ham ,sausages can also be added.
