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    Homemade White Sauce Recipe | Bechamel Sauce

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Simple bechamel sauce recipe with step by step pictures. White sauce is one of the popular mother sauce recipe.

    White Sauce Recipe

    I love bechamel sauces, there are creamy and can be used in many many recipes. I was wondering why i didn't share the recipe of this till now, because this is one of the five mother sauces of the culinary world.

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    Bechamel sauce is nothing but a roux which is made with butter and flour which is then mixed with milk to thicken it and make it creamy. Add this to pasta and give a quick blitz in oven, you are good to go..So yum..Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you. You will be needing this for my next recipe veggie pasta bake.

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    • How to Make Bechamel Sauce
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    • Bechamel Sauce Recipe | White Sauce Recipe | White Sauce for Pasta
    • White Sauce with Step by Step pictures

    How to Make Bechamel Sauce

    • Heat butter in a pan, add in flour and mix for a min till the raw flour taste goes away.
    • Slowly add in milk and keep whisking. Bring it to a boil. The sauce will thicken.
    • When the sauce coats the back of the spoon then it is done, it will thicken as it cools.
    • Add in nutmeg, salt and pepper. Whisk well.
    • Pour this in a container. Cover it with plastic wrap, make sure the top of the sauce touches the plastic wrap this prevents a skin from forming.
    • Store in fridge and use as needed.
    • Keeps well for 3 to 4 days.

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    Bechamel Sauce Recipe | White Sauce Recipe | White Sauce for Pasta

    Simple bechamel sauce recipe with step by step pictures. White sauce is one of the popular mother sauce recipe.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 cups

    Ingredients

    • All Purpose Flour / Maida - ¼ cup
    • Butter - ¼ cup
    • Milk - 4 cups
    • Nutmeg Powder - a pinch may be ⅛th tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Heat butter in a pan, add in flour and mix for a min till the raw flour taste goes away.
    • Slowly add in milk and keep whisking. Bring it to a boil. The sauce will thicken.
    • When the sauce coats the back of the spoon then it is done, it will thicken as it cools.
    • Add in nutmeg, salt and pepper. Whisk well.
    • Pour this in a container. Cover it with plastic wrap, make sure the top of the sauce touches the plastic wrap this prevents a skin from forming.
    • Store in fridge and use as needed.
    • Keeps well for 3 to 4 days.
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    White Sauce with Step by Step pictures

     
    Take all your ingredients

     

    Melt butter in a pan

     

    once it is melted

     

    add in flour

     

    mix well

     

    cook for few secs

     

    cook till raw smell leaves from it

     

    slowly add in milk

     

    keep mixing

     

    use a whisk to mix it

     

    it will start to thicken

     

    now it is almost done

     

    dip a wooden spoon, the sauce should coat it

     

    draw a line using your finger the line should stay in place

     

    at this point add in salt

     

    take some nutmeg powder..or grate some fresh nutmeg in

     

    dont add too much, a little goes a long way..

     

    and some pepper powder..you can add white pepper powder..

     

    mix well...sauce done

     

    pour it into a bowl

     

    cover with plastic wrap

     

    the top of the plastic should touch the top layer of sauce

     

    cover and store in fridge and use as needed
     
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    1. Thana

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      Hi Arthi JI how many days can store in fridge

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    2. Aarthi

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      @Thanathis keeps good for 5 to 7 days

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    3. Shaheen

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      Hi Arthi, looks tempting but want to ask can we use any other flour or cornflour to make this.
      Want to make vegetable baked pasta tomorrow so pls reply fast
      Thanx

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    4. Aarthi

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      @Shaheenno this is what has to be used

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