White Sauce or Bechamel Sauce

Name: White Sauce or Bechamel Sauce
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 2 tablespoons all purpose flour; 1 1/4 cups milk, cold; 1/4 th teaspoon Salt or to taste (very little); 1 inch cinnamon stick; 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon onion purée; 1 teaspoon garlic paste; 1/2 teaspoon Freshly ground pepper; 2 tablespoons grated cheddar cheese; 1/2 teaspoon Italian herbs

Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef

Delhi

#dipsandsauces
The bechamel sauce is rich and creamy, soft and luscious and is mainly used in preparation of pastas and spaghetti.
It can also be served as a dip with biscuits, toasts or snacks.

Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef

Delhi

#dipsandsauces
The bechamel sauce is rich and creamy, soft and luscious and is mainly used in preparation of pastas and spaghetti.
It can also be served as a dip with biscuits, toasts or snacks.

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Ingredients

10 minutes

4 servings

1 tablespoonbutter
2 tablespoonsall purpose flour
1 1/4 cupsmilk, cold
1/4th teaspoon Salt or to taste (very little)
1 inchcinnamon stick
1bay leaf
1 teaspoononion purée
1 teaspoongarlic paste
1/2 teaspoonFreshly ground pepper
2 tablespoonsgrated cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoonItalian herbs

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
2

Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes, don't let it brown.
3

Switch off the gas and add the milk, and continue to stir as the sauce thickens.
Bring it to a boil.
4

Add cinnamon stick, Onion purée, garlic paste, bay leaf, salt and pepper to taste, lower the heat, and cook, stirring for 2 to 3 minutes more.
5

Stir in grated Cheddar cheese and Italian herbs during the last 2 minutes of cooking.
6

Remove from the heat and discard the cinnamon stick and bayleaf.