Today is special my sweetheart has entered the finals of her inter house debate competition. So, i wanted to treat her with some thing exquisite. What is more exquisite than the cheesylious au gratin.
Gratin means cheese sauce, so when you bake a mix of vegetables in cheese sauce it is called vegetable au gratin. Cheese sauce can be flavored with various ingredients such as onion, capsicum, fresh basil or mustard. This one is flavored by mustard powder. And a mix of carrot, potato and colored capsicum is baked in it. Not to forget a scrumptious amount of macaroni is also added. Thus makes a complete meal when served with a soup and some garlic bread.
ingredients:
2tbsp butter
2tbsp flour
1/2 ltr milk
1tsp mustard powder
salt to taste
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups par-boiled mix vegetables
1cup cooked macaroni
3/4 cup grated cheese
1/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese and processed
method:
1. in a heavy base sauce pan heat butter and add mustard powder stir for one minute and add in the flour.
2. saute for 2-3 minutes add in the milk stirring constantly, there should be no lumps (if there are lumps blend with an electric blender) and bring to boil.
3. add in the 3/4 cup cheese, salt and pepper.
4. further cook on medium flame till the sauce thickens and is creamy. stir constantly.
5. remove from flame and add in all the vegetables and macaroni, toss well to coat all well with the sauce.
6. pour in a baking dish and sprinkle the remaining cheese on it.
7. drop small drops of butter all over, roughly 7-8 drops.
8. at this stage you can keep it in the fridge till your guest arrive.
9. remove from fridge an hour before serving and bake at 180 c for 20 minutes or till the top is golden brown.
other variations are mentioned in my book FOOD FIESTA
Gratin means cheese sauce, so when you bake a mix of vegetables in cheese sauce it is called vegetable au gratin. Cheese sauce can be flavored with various ingredients such as onion, capsicum, fresh basil or mustard. This one is flavored by mustard powder. And a mix of carrot, potato and colored capsicum is baked in it. Not to forget a scrumptious amount of macaroni is also added. Thus makes a complete meal when served with a soup and some garlic bread.
ingredients:
2tbsp butter
2tbsp flour
1/2 ltr milk
1tsp mustard powder
salt to taste
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups par-boiled mix vegetables
1cup cooked macaroni
3/4 cup grated cheese
1/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese and processed
method:
1. in a heavy base sauce pan heat butter and add mustard powder stir for one minute and add in the flour.
2. saute for 2-3 minutes add in the milk stirring constantly, there should be no lumps (if there are lumps blend with an electric blender) and bring to boil.
3. add in the 3/4 cup cheese, salt and pepper.
4. further cook on medium flame till the sauce thickens and is creamy. stir constantly.
5. remove from flame and add in all the vegetables and macaroni, toss well to coat all well with the sauce.
6. pour in a baking dish and sprinkle the remaining cheese on it.
7. drop small drops of butter all over, roughly 7-8 drops.
8. at this stage you can keep it in the fridge till your guest arrive.
9. remove from fridge an hour before serving and bake at 180 c for 20 minutes or till the top is golden brown.
other variations are mentioned in my book FOOD FIESTA
