White Sauce

White sauce is prepared for pasta / au gratin. So it is a kind of base sauce. So go ahead and perfect this recipe.

Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Serves : 2

Ingredients

Butter - 3 tbsp
Maida - 3 tbsp
Milk - 1 cup
Salt - to taste
Pepper powder - to taste
Italian Seasoning - 2 tsp
Oregano - 1/2 tsp
Basil - 1/2 tsp
Chilli flakes - 1/2 tsp
Parmesan Cheese - 1 tbsp (Optional)

Procedure

1. Heat butter in a pan on a medium flame, when the butter melts, add the maida and stir with a balloon whisk so that the maida is blended well.
2. Add the milk slowly and stir continuously with the whisk to avoid lumps.
3. Continue to cook on a medium flame till the sauce thickens.
4. Add salt, pepper powder, italian seasoning, chilli flakes, oregano, basil and cheese if adding now and mix well.

NOTES:

1. If you are going to keep the sauce separately till serving, melt some butter and pour over the sauce to avoid a film forming on the sauce.