Baked vegetables are delicious, healthy wholesome meal with oven baked vegetables in a creamy white sauce and crusty layer of cheeses on top. It's a classic continental style vegetarian dish with fresh flavors of basil leaves, cheddar and Parmesan cheese. This cheesy white sauce with a crusty layer of cheese instantly appears to the taste buds and makes this dish irresistible.
Ingredients
Vegetables:
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Onion - 2 medium
• Carrot - 1/2 cup
• Peas - 1/2 Cup ( Blanched )
• Baby Corn - 1 cup ( Blanched )
• Broccoli - 1 and 1/2 cup ( Blanched )
• Green Capsicum - 1/2 cup
• Red Bell Pepper - 1/2 cup
• Yellow Bell Pepper - 1/2 cup
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
Topping:
• Mozzarella Cheese - 1/2 cup
• Cheddar Cheese - 1/2 cup
• Parmesan Cheese - 1/8 cup
• Red Chilli Flakes - 1 tsp
• Basil Leaves - Few Leaves For Garnishing
White Sauce:
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Butter - 2 tbsp
• Garlic Chopped - 2 tbsp
• Wheat Flour - 2 tbsp
• Milk - 4 Cup
• Nutmeg Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Red Chili Flakes - 1 tsp
• Thyme - 1 tsp
• Salt- 1 tsp
• Black Pepper - 1 tsp
• Chopped Fresh Basil Leaves - 2 tbsp
Method:
Saute Vegetables:
Blanche a few veggies like fresh peas, broccoli, baby corn.
1. In a pan heat olive oil over medium flame. Add onion and cook them till it becomes soft and translucent but not brown.
2. Add diced carrots, blanched baby corn, peas, broccoli followed by capcicum, yellow and red bell peppers.
3. Saute them on medium to high flame till they al-ndente but not fully cooked. Season them with black pepper and salt. Transfer them into a bowl.
White Sauce:
1. In the same pan heat butter and olive oil, add finely chopped garlic.
2. Saute the garlic till its rawness goes but do not burn it or brown it.
3. Add whole wheat flour to this and roast it on low flame with stirring. Once it is roasted it will become frothy and bubbles will start appearing.
4. Pour the milk steadily while mixing it continuously to avoid formation of lumps. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
5. Season with salt, black pepper powder, dried thymes, red chili flakes, fresh chopped basil leaves and nutmeg powder.
6. Add a mix of mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese to sauce and stir it nicely. Sauce is ready.
Assembling:
1. Grease a flat baking dish with oil. Preheat the oven at 200 degree temperature.
2. Add vegetables to this dish and pour half of the prepared white sauce over sauteed vegetables. Mix it well.
3. Pour remaining white sauce over the vegetables.
4. Sprinkle a thick layer of grated cheddar and mozzarella cheese over
5. Garnish with basil leaves and grate some Parmesan cheese over it.
6. Bake for 45 minutes at 200 degree temperature.
7. Serve hot.
Notes:
1. You can use your choice of vegetables like french beans, cauliflower, pumpkin, sweet corn etc.
2. While making white sauce do not add salt in the milk until it starts thickens, otherwise milk will curdle.
3. Sauteing vegetables is recommended , it makes veggies crunchy and when they bake it will not leech water.
4. We have used a mix of Cheddar and mozzarella cheese ( Amul brand): mix is readily available).
5. You can use frozen vegetables after thawing, and wash them with hot water.
6. For preparing white sauce we have used Whole wheat flour. You can replace it with all purpose flour.
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