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Writer's pictureHema Shet

VEG. LASAGNA

Updated: Dec 30, 2021

Yes, it's Veg. Lasagna, richly rolled dish swimming in sumptuous tossed veggies, tomato sauce & creamy cheesy white sauce. This time tried to roll the sheets rather than layering.

Accompanied with Garlic bread.


Ingredients:

For cooking Lasagna sheets:

· Water

· Oil

· Salt

· Lasagna Sheets (have used store bought)

For stir fried veggies:

· Olive Oil – 1.5 tsp (any oil can be used)

· Garlic - 2 tbsp (chopped)

· Veggies:

Sweet Corn kernels (boiled)

Mushroom

Yellow Zucchini

Green Zucchini

Yellow bell pepper

Red bell pepper

Broccoli (blanched)

Spinach (blanched)

Salt

· Red Chilli flakes - 1 tsp

· Black pepper – ¼ tsp

· Oregano -1 tsp

For white sauce:

· Butter – 1 tbsp

· Oil – 1 tbsp

· Refined flour – 1.5 tbsp

· Milk – 350-400 ml

· Salt to taste

· Black pepper powder – ¼ tsp

· Oregano - ½ tsp

· Red chilli flakes – ½ tsp

· Nutmeg powder – ¼ tsp

· Processed Cheese - 50 gm

For red sauce:

· Oil - 2 tbsp

· Ginger – 1 inch (chopped)

· Garlic - 5-6 cloves (sliced)

· Onions - 1 medium size (chopped)

· Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1 tbsp

· Tomato puree - (blanch 4-5 tomatoes and make puree)

· Sugar – 1 tsp

· Tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp

· Oregano - 1 tsp

· Red chilli flakes - 1 tbsp

· Salt to taste

· Black pepper – ¼ tsp

Method:

For cooking Lasagna sheets:

• Take water in a utensil, let it boil, add salt and oil.

• Once it boils add the lasagna sheets and cook for about 8-10 mins or till it cooked.

• Strain the lasagna sheets and don’t overlap it. Keep it separately on a plate or clean cloth.

For stir fried veggies:

· Set a kadai on medium high heat, add olive oil, garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.

· Now add all veggies and cook for 2-3 minutes on high heat.

· Add salt, chilli flakes, oregano, black pepper powder, toss and cook for 1-2 minutes, stir-fried veggies are ready.

For white sauce:

· Take a thick bottom pan and keep it on medium low heat

· Add butter and oil, let it melt, now add the flour and cook the flour for 2-3 minutes.

(Remember not to burn the flour or change the colour to brown, cook till it is light brown in colour)

· Now add milk in 2 batches and make sure to whisk well while adding milk to make a lump free sauce.

· Add salt to taste, black pepper powder, oregano, red chilli flakes and nutmeg powder, stir well.

· Now add processed cheese and give a good mix until the cheese melts. The white sauce is ready.


For red sauce:

· Set a pan on low heat, add oil, ginger, garlic and onions, cook until onions are translucent.

· Add Kashmiri red chilli powder and cook on low flame for few seconds.

· Now add the tomato purée and the remaining ingredients, stir well and cook on medium high heat, cover and cook for 12-15 minutes.

· Homemade red sauce is ready. In case, it turns very runny add little cornflour by mixing it in normal water.

For assembling:

· Spread little red sauce in a baking dish of your choice.

· Layer the lasagna sheets, further spread red sauce, stir-fried veggies, spread a layer of white sauce and grate some cheese, layer it with lasagna sheets, repeat the layering until you are done.

· Finally layer it with generous amount of mozzarella or processed cheese.

· Preheat the oven and bake for about 15-20 mins covered with foil.

· Last 10 mins remove the foil.

· Lasagna is ready, cut in square and serve with any bread of your choice.



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