Last month i was asking my sister & friends in abroad to suggest me some international recipes..They told me about this famous lasagne and i had no clue about it.To be frank , i did not know how to pronounce & spell ( it is la-zaa-ne-aa)
.. I asked my hubby regarding the same & he said he had tasted this in US & UK.. I searched for some good recipes .. Most of them were with beef and egg. I wanted a pure veg recipe..There are 2 choices for veggies.One with spinach & the other one is with veggies like carrot , aubergine & mushrooms..I finally decided to go with my Microwave oven manual recipe..By referring some videos on NET , i got the idea of how to arrange it. I bought the lasagne sheets in Nilgiris , Brigade road.. Somehow i successfully prepared it yesterday. We loved it. My husband told “This tastes better than the ones served in restaurants”. I felt it had a slight bland taste.But he said it would be more bland with lots of cheese but mine was spicy, flavourful & better.WOW ,What else i want , i was very happy
..Please make sure u eat it hot , at least warm
One sad thing is , i had no casserole or lasagne pan .I made with my baking pan .I was not able to make many layers as my pan was broader and lesser in height Also i prepared less quantity of sauce & vegetable mixture.So I made a single layered lasagna.But i have given the quantity of ingredients to make 3 layers..Soon i’ll update the picture with many layers
. Do leave ur suggestions if any changes can be made in this recipe..
About the sauce , i got béchamel sauce recipe from the manual and the pasta sauce from
here .. Both are very simple and easy to make. No fancy ingredients..All are easily available in stores..I’ve tried to capture step by step recipe. If u have ready made store bought sauce , this dish can be made in jiffy. Ideal for potluck & parties..As i prepared the sauce @home , i felt it time consuming. But the sauces can be prepared well in advance and refrigerated.When i was preparing the sauces , my hubby sniffed , came to kitchen & asked me whether i am making any italian recipe.
. It smells awesome..Try this recipe and let me know how it turned out !!
INGREDIENTS FOR PASTA SAUCE
- Big ripe tomatoes – 6 nos ( blanched & pureed )
- Big onion – 2 nos ( very finely chopped )
- Garlic – 6 cloves (minced)
- Olive oil – 4 - 5 tbsp
- Black pepper powder – 1 tbsp
- Parsley ,oregano , thyme and basil mix –1 tbsp ( i used garlic bread seasoning ) OR Oregano – 1/2 tbsp & Basil – 1/2 tbsp
- Bay leaf – 1 no
- Sugar – 1 tsp
- Salt & water – as needed
- Cheese – 2 tbsp (optional)
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METHOD
In a bowl , boil the tomatoes till it cracks. After it cools down, remove the skin and grind them coarsely to make a puree.
In a kadai , add oilve oil and saute the finely chopped onions & garlic cloves. Saute till turns translucent.Now add the tomato puree , salt , bay leaf & 1/4 cup of water..Allow it to boil for few minutes.
Then add the seasoning ( crush it lightly with ur hands), black pepper powder & some more water.Allow it to cook uncovered for 10 - 15 mins in low flame. Finally when it turns thick ( sauce consistency) and leaves oil, Switch off the stove..
U’ll get a nice aroma..Remove the bay leaf & store in a bottle after it cools down .Refrigerate it till use. Its shelf life is around 5 days..The sauce gets a nice color if u use ripe , coloured tomatoes..No need to add canned tomato puree. I dint use. NOTE: This sauce can be used for making simple pasta & spaghetti recipes ..Ur kids would love this.. |
INGREDIENTS FOR BECHAMEL SAUCE / WHITE SAUCE
- Milk – 1.5 cups
- Bay leaf – 1 no
- Pepper corns – 6 nos
- Big onion – 1 no ( cut into slices)
- Maida / All purpose flour – 2 tbsp
- White pepper powder – 1 .5 tsp ( i used black pepper powder)
- Nutmeg powder – 1/4 tsp
- Butter – 3 tbsp
- Salt –1/2 tsp
- Sugar – 1/2 tsp
- Water – as needed
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METHOD
- In a milk pan , boil the milk along with bayleaf , onion and pepper corns.Boil it for 5 mins. Strain the milk and allow it to cool.
- After the milk cools down , add maida to it and mix well without lumps. Now melt the butter in a pan and add the milk mixture to the pan with sugar & salt. ( as per the actual recipe , maida has to be roasted well in butter before adding milk , but u may get lumps while roasting. So i added the maida with milk without roasting.) . I kept the milk in a bowl . I added the melted butter to the bowl.I got this step from here..
- Now allow the milk to boil till the raw smell of maida emanates. Keep in low flame. Add more milk if necessary.Finally add the pepper powder & nutmeg powder.Boil for few mins.It will thicken and reaches sauce consistency. Remove & store.Make the sauce slightly thin (ie tomato ketchup consistency)
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INGREDIENTS FOR VEGETABLE LASAGNA
- ** Lasagna sheet – 9 nos ( Follow as per the instruction given in the box. Put the sheets in salted hot water for 10 mins , make it soft & then arrange them)
- Brinjal ( long green variety) – 4 nos
- Mushroom – 7 nos
- Carrot – 2 nos (finely chopped)
- Bell pepper – 1/2 no ((finely chopped )
- Big onion – 2 nos
- Garlic cloves – 6 nos (minced)
- Salt & pepper powder – 1/2 tsp each
- Lasagna pan (13x9x2) – 1 no
- Thermal foil – 1 sheet
- Ricotta cheese – 1 can
- Grated Mozarella Cheese – 1 cup ( I used pizza cheese alone )
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METHOD
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