pasta in white sauce

ingredients:- 500gm of pasta fusilli/penne/spaghetti, one cup of milk, olive oil for cooking, 1 cup of shredded cheese(preferably sharp cheddar), roughly chopped onions about half a cup, roughly chopped garlic about 6-8 cloves, about an inch of grated ginger, one roughly chopped capsicum(any color)(optional), any other vegetable like beans and/or carrots and/or zucchini and/or mushrooms and/or baby corns and/or cherry tomatoes(whole) and/or spinach leaves about half a cup roughly chopped, peas if preferred, thinly shredded fried chicken about half a cup(optional), fried asparagus(optional), 1/4 cup of finely chopped parsley(fresh/dried), 6 tablespoons of dried rosemary, 4 tea spoons of paprika, 4 tablespoons of oregano, salt according to taste, black/green/both olives(optional).


method:- boil the pasta in salt water till slightly tender/cooked; save about 3/4th cup of the starchy pasta-boiled water; in a frying pan add some olive oil, add the garlic, ginger and onions; after two minutes add the pre-steamed carrots(optional), zucchini, peas capsicum and/or other preferred veggies, fry till crisp and little softened, add the slightly cooked pasta; pour the starchy water, milk and cheese and salt according to taste; add the rosemary and paprika; simmer on medium heat till the sauce thickens and the ingredients are soft and cooked(but does not become over-cooked); now add the oregano and chopped parsley, stir nicely.


serving instructions(optional):-    serve hot with more cheddar on top/ fried chicken/asparagus/olives on top.ENJOY!