Ingredients: grams Pasta - farfalle, Onion - finely chopped, cloves Garlic - grated, gram Button mushrooms - sliced, cup Green peas (Matar), teaspoon Lemon juice, tablespoon All Purpose Flour (Maida), cup Milk, tablespoon Butter, teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil, - to taste, pepper powder - to taste, grams Cheddar cheese - grated (or parmesan cheese), tablespoon Lemon juice, Lemon wedges - for garnishing, Vegetarian diet
Instructions: To begin making Baked Farfalle Pasta With Mushrooms Peas And Lemon White Sauce, heat a saucepan on medium heat. Pour 1 litre water to the saucepan. Add some salt and bring it to boil.Add the farfalle pasta to the boiling water and cook it till Al dente (cooked to be firm to the bite). Drain in a colander and keep it aside.Heat a pan on medium heat and add 1/2 teaspoon oil. Once the oil is hot add the sliced mushrooms and saute them for about a minute. Be careful not to overcook them. Once the mushrooms are cooked, turn off the heat. Transfer the mushrooms in a bowl and keep aside. You can simultaneously steam some peas and keep aside. Click here to know how to steam your vegetables.Meanwhile pre-heat the oven to 200 degree centigrade.Heat a pan on medium heat and add 1-1/2 tablespoon butter. Grate 2-3 garlic cloves in the butter. Add diced onion. Stir fry for a couple of minutes and cook till the onions become transparent. Be careful not to brown them.At this stage, add the all-purpose flour and whisk continuously for a minute. Once the roasted aroma starts coming from the flour, start adding milk in small amount and keep whisking so that no lumps are formed. Let it Simmer for about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper powder to the milk and flour mixture and mix well. Turn off the heat and add half of the grated cheese to the mixture and whisk well. Finally add the lemon juice and whisk it again.Grease a baking dish with 1/2 tablespoon of butter. Layer the baking dish with cooked pasta, lemony white sauce, sauteed mushrooms and peas one after the other. Finally top it with the remaining grated cheese. For additional flavor punch, place a few lemon slices on top.Place the baking dish in preheated oven. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. As you start noticing light brown crust on the top of the pasta and the creamy sauce bubbling from its sides, turn of the oven and take the baking dish out carefully.The Baked Farfalle Pasta With Mushrooms Peas And Lemon White Sauce is ready. Present it in the same baking dish or serve a portion of it in a serving plate. Serve it hot with some toasted Garlic Bread.