Friday, November 10, 2006

Pasta in Creamy White Sauce


I have used Cavatappi pasta for this particular recipe. Cavatappi means corkscrew in italian. This is a s- shaped spiral pasta which goes well with any pasta sauce.




Ingredients

Cavatappi pasta - 1/2 packet




For creamy sauce

Heavy cream – 1 cup
Maida – 1 tsp
Butter – 1 tbsp
Milk – ½ cup
Parmesan cheese – 1cup(grated)
Onion – 1
Broccoli (small florets) – 1 cup
Garlic – 3-4 cloves
Green chillies – 2
Pepper pdr – ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Italian herbs -1/4 tsp

Method

  1. Cut the onion length wise. Pulse the garlic and green chillies in the mixie.
  2. Wash the broccoli and keep it aside.
  3. In a pan add the butter. When it melts, fry the finely cut onions, then garlic and greenchillies.
  4. When it turns light brown add the brocolli florets and fry it.
  5. Then add the maida and fry it. Add milk . As it boils it will start to thicken.
  6. Pour heavy cream and parmasan cheese at this point and boil it for 3-4mnts more. Off the heat add salt, pepper and italian herbs and mix it.

Make the pasta as per directions on its packing.

Just before serving put the pasta in a bowl. Then pour the hot creamy sauce over it. If you need more spice shake pepper pdr on top.

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