Baked Vegetables

Baked Vegetables: This famous continental dish is a mixture of vegetables with white sauce and cheese. A simple and a delicious way to get children to eat veggies.


Ingredients:

- 1 potato chopped into 1 inch cubes
- 2 cups of cauliflower florets
- 1 cup of carrots
- 1/2 cup of peas
- 1/2 cup of corn
- 1/2 cup of beans
- 1 tbsp of bread crumbs
- 1 tsp of olive oil / vegetable oil

For White sauce:

- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour (Maida flour)
- 1 cup cold milk
- salt
- black pepper
- 1 cup of shredded parmesan cheese



Preparation:

- Mix all the vegetables together and steam them.
- In a non stick pan add 1 tbsp of butter. Keep it on medium heat
- Once the butter melts, add the flour and stir it till it turns light golden brown.
- Then add the milk and blend it with the flour. There should be no lumps.
- Keep on stirring the mixture till it thickens and gets a glaze.
- Once the sauce is ready take it off the heat. Now add salt & pepper and 1 tbsp of
cheese. Mix well.
- Let the sauce cool.
- In a baking bowl or pan add the steamed vegetables, add a pinch of salt to it and
mix.
- Once the sauce is cooled pour it over the vegetables in the baking pan.
- Mix the sauce with the vegetables.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese over the vegetables.
- Put the bread crumbs over the cheese. Add a tsp of olive oil over the bread
crumbs to make a nice golden brown crust.
- Keep the baking pan in the oven over 400 degrees for 25 min or till the top becomes
nice & golden brown.
- Serve it hot.