White Sauce

Here I am giving 2 recipes of white sauce. One is without maida & other is with maida. I won’t say that there is no difference in taste, recipe with maida definitely tastes better, but there is not really a great difference and you can actually enjoy without maida recipe without feeling guilty ;). 

Without Maida
Ingredients

3/4 cup chopped cauliflower or chopped bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
2 tsp whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1/2 cup low fat milk
1 tsp low fat butter
salt and freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste

Method

Boil the cauliflower in 1 cup of water until soft. Blend in a mixer to a smooth purée. Strain and keep aside.

Heat the butter in a non-stick pan, add the flour and cook for ½ a minute.

Add the milk and cauliflower purée and heat while stirring continuously till the sauce thickens.

Add the salt and pepper and mix well. Use as required.

With Maida

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp plain flour (maida)
1 1/2 cups milk
salt and black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste

Method

Melt the butter. Add the flour and cook on a slow flame until froth appears, while stirring throughout.

Add the milk gradually and stir continually until the sauce thickens.

Add salt and pepper and mix well. Use as required.