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Veg Au Gratin Recipe

Ingredients
  

  • 5 slices of bread
  • 25 spinach leaves cleaned and cut
  • 1 potato cubed
  • 12 French beans cut
  • 2 carrots cut
  • 1/4 cup frozen peas
  • 1/4 cup frozen corn
  • 1 litre of water to cook veggies
  • 1 packet Maggie Magic Masala
  • 250 grams of Elbow Macaroni
  • 4 tablespoons of maida or all purpose flour
  • 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • Half a grated nutmeg
  • Salt per taste
  • 1 cube of cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan
  • 100 grams of mozzarella

Instructions
 

Method

    Steps to make Veg Au Gratin or Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

    • In a pan add 2 tablespoons of butter, add 5 slices of Bread with crust
    • Roast till turns to golden brown and crumbles,
    • Next in a vessel boil water
    • A and dd 25 cleaned and cut spinach leaves
    • Cook for around 4-5 minutes, drain the water and keep aside
    • Next add around a litre of water, after it is warm
    • Add 1 cut potato and 12 cut green beans
    • Add 1 packet Maggie Magic Masala
    • Boil for 5 minutes
    • Next add 1/4 cup frozen corn and green peas and 2 cut carrots
    • Par boil for around 5 minutes
    • Drain the water to another bowl and strain the veggies
    • Next in a pan or kadai add 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter
    • Let it melt, add 4 tablespoons of sifted Maida or All Purpose Flour and mix
    • Just when it starts to bubble switch the flame off and 3 cups of warm milk
    • Keep stirring it, Next add half a grated nutmeg or jaikai
    • Next add 1 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper, keep stirring
    • Add salt per taste and mix
    • After 5 minutes, add 1 grated cube of cheddar cheese
    • Let it thicken, keep stirring
    • Add 1-2 ladles of the vegetable stock, stir it and keep aside
    • Pre heat oven to 200C for 20 minutes
    • Boil the pasta per packet instructions, I used MTRs Macaroni
    • I used about 250 grams for this recipe
    • Next you need drain it and keep aside
    • I’ve used 1/4 cup grated Parmesan, 100 grams of Mozzarella cheese
    • Keep all your prepped ingredients ready
    • Butter the casserole dish
    • Add a layer of spinach, add some veggies and add the cooked macaroni,
    • Add the sauce evenly, over the dish
    • Add 1 last layer of Spinach
    • Add cheese I have used 1/4 cup grated Parmesan, 100 grams of Mozzarella cheese
    • Repeat the process, the last layer add some bread crumbs and some more mozzarella on top
    • Bake in an oven at 200C for 20 minutes
    • Let it cool for 10 minutes
    • The dish is now ready to serve!
    • Enjoy it hot! This recipe serves 6