Oats White Sauce

               

We all love italian food.. And white sauce is very widely used in the making of pastas and anything italian in most of the recipes.. How much ever we use wheat flour pastas and veggies in the dish,, lots of butter and all purpose flour which goes into the making of white sauce makes the dish unhealthy and also heavy on our stomach... Have you ever tried making white sauce healthier?? A white sauce which your family loves and you can have guilt free in your pastas and au gratins...

                Here I share with you all the secret of a healthy white sauce made with oats... Oats which is high in fiber and minerals, is a very good substitute for all purpose flour... The only drawback with respect to this sauce is that it might appear to be a bit sticky, but olive oil eases that out to a great extent... Use it in pastas, or as a spread in sandwiches, it serves as a wonderful sauce..

                I have used this white sauce to make a pasta salad which tasted amazing and it was hard to make out that white sauce used in it was made with oats..

Ingredients:

1tbsp olive oil

3tbsp oatmeal flour ( grind about 4tbsp of oats in a mixer to a fine powder)

1 cup milk

Salt and pepper as per taste

Method: Heat oil in a pan and saute oatmeal flour for 2mins. Do not let it brown.. Add in milk and stir continuously over low flame till it boils.. Make sure no lumps are formed.. Add salt and pepper...  Add more milk if the sauce appears to be too thick....Keep in mind that sauce thickens further when cooled..  So adjust thickness according to the preference ...White sauce is ready for use..

Note: Can add 1/4 cup grated cheese and extra 2-3tbsp of milk in the end to make it a cheese sauce..