Ingredients:
- Mixed vegetables (French beans, carrots, green peas) – 3 cups, boiled / steamed
- White sauce – 3 cups
- Grated cooking cheese – 5 Tbs. I used Amul (Indian brand) cheese. It’s a very tasty cheddar cheese!
White Sauce
- Butter – 2 Tbs
- Whole wheat flour – 3 Tbs
- Whole milk – 2 cups
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
White Sauce
- Melt butter in a deep skillet over low / medium heat
- Sprinkle flour on butter and cook for 2 minutes, constantly stirring, till it is light brown in color and gives sweet fragrance
- Note: Be careful as the flour can start sticking to the skillet bottom and burn
- Remove from heat and gradually add the milk, constantly blending the cooked flour with the milk
- Return the skillet to heat and cook over medium heat, stirring throughout until the sauce thickens. Add salt and pepper and mix well
Putting together and baking
- Add some salt (to taste) to the cooked vegetables and mix well
- Heat the oven at about 425 F
- Take 1/3 of the mixed vegetables and spread them in a baking dish
- Spread 1/3 of white sauce on top of the vegetables
- Spread 1/3 of cooking cheese on top of white sauce
- Similarly, add 2 more layers of the ingredients in the same order
- Layer rest of the cheese on top
- Bake in hot oven for 15 minutes
- Switch the oven to broil mode at 450 F for 4-5 minutes till the top is light brown
- Note: Check regularly to make sure that the top doesn’t get too deep brown in color
- Serve hot
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