Recipe 1: Macaroni And Cheese Recipe


macaroni and cheese recipe - how to make mac and cheese recipe delicious home made mac and cheese recipe. the recipe includes both stove top mac n cheese and baked mac and cheese. course main course cuisine american, world prep time 20 minutes cook time 30 minutes total time 50 minutes servings 3 to 4

Ingredients
ngredients (1 cup = 250 ml)
for cooking macaroni or pasta:
1 cup Cibo's elbow macaroni or Cibo's shell pasta - 100 grams or 3.5 ounces
4 cups water or 1 litre + ½ teaspoon salt
for cheese sauce:
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all purpose flour (maida)
2 cups cold milk or 500 ml cold milk
½ teaspoon crushed black pepper (kali mirch powder) or as required
1 to 2 pinch grated nutmeg or nutmeg powder (jaiphal powder)
150 grams or 5.3 ounces - mix of shredded cheddar, mozzarella and gouda cheese or any cheese, about 1.25 cups of shredded cheese
⅛ teaspoon salt or as required
for bread crumb mixture:
1 teaspoon butter, melted
⅓ cup breadcrumbs
toppings:
⅛ to ¼ teaspoon crushed black pepper (kali mirch powder) or as required
2 to 3 tablespoons shredded cheese
how to make recipe
cooking macaroni or pasta:

Recipe

heat 3 tbsp butter in a thick bottomed sauce pan on a low flame. also preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius/390 degrees fahrenheit. the butter should heat up well. then add 2 tbsp all purpose flour. using a wired whisk stir the flour quickly as soon as you add it. keep on stirring so that no lumps are formed. the frequent stirring helps the flour to cook evenly. you will see the flour frothing and bubbling up while stirring. saute the flour till you get a nice cooked aroma from the flour and a pale golden color. don't brown the flour. keep the flame to the lowest and then pour the milk in a gentle stream. pour the milk with one hand and stir the sauce mixture with the other. the milk has to be chilled, so that lumps are not formed. if you use hot or warm milk or milk at room temperature, lumps can be formed. do stir frequently while the milk warms and heats up. the sauce would begin to thicken, so do stir often. when the sauce has thickened well and coats the back of a spoon, switch off the flame. keep the saucepan down and wait for a minute. then add 150 grams shredded cheese. i used an equal mix of cheddar, gouda and mozzarella cheese. you can also use just cheddar cheese or processed cheese or your favorite cheese. again mix and stir so that the cheese melts. making baked mac and cheese: pour the mac and cheese in the prepared baking pan. top evenly with the breadcrumbs+melted butter mixture. now sprinkle 2 to 3 tbsp of the shredded cheese on top. sprinkle some crushed black pepper. bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees celsius/390 degrees fahrenheit for 15 to 20 till cheese melts or gets golden. do keep a check while baking as oven temperatures vary. wait for 5 minutes and then serve mac and cheese hot.