Vegetable Au Gratin

INGREDIENTS –

For vegetables:
2 cups vegetables ( I used carrots, French beans, American corn, baby corn,  and peas)
salt to taste

For white sauce:
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp plain flour( Maida)
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste

For Topping:
grated cheese
1 tsp bread crumbs (optional)

½ tbsp butter (optional)

METHOD –

1. Melt butter in a pan over low heat.

2. Add all purpose flour and mix well.

3. Slowly add milk while stirring.

4. Keep stirring on low heat until the sauce is thick.

5. Then put off the flame and add salt and pepper.

6. Boil the vegetables (after dicing them) in water with salt. Do not over boil them.

7. Drain the vegetables and let them stand for about 5 minutes to drain off excess water.

8. Mix vegetables in the prepared white sauce.

9. Adjust salt and spices according to your taste.

10. Take a baking dish and put the white sauce with vegetables in it.

11. Cover with grated cheese and then a little bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes at 180 C. Serve hot.