Baked Mushrooms and Capsicum

Ingredients

• Oven Temp: 325F-160C
• Butter 2 tbsp (30 g)
• Onion, chopped fine ½ cup (100 g)
• Capsicum (Simla Mirch) de-deeded and sliced thin 1 large
• Mushrooms, wiped and sliced thick 200 g
• Salt to taste or 2 tsp
• Black pepper ( Kali Mirch ), freshly powdered ¼  tsp
• Cheese, grated ¾ cup (90 g)
• A few tomato slices for garnish
• For White Sauce:
• Milk 2 cups (480 ml)
• Flour (Maida) ¼ cup (30 g)
• Butter 2 tbsp. (30 g)
• Salt to taste or 1 tsp
• Black pepper ( Kali Mirch ), freshly powdered 1/8  tsp
• White wine (optional) ¼ cup (60 g)

Preparation

• Make White Sauce

• with the sauce ingredients and keep aside.

• Make the mushroom mixture: melt the butter add onions and capsicum and stir-fry till they look ‘wet’.

• Add the mushrooms and continue to stir-fry over high heat till vegetables look like they are coated with the butter.

• Take it off the heat and mix in the salt, pepper, white sauce and wine (if using).

• Transfer mixture into an oven proof serving dish.

• Sprinkle the cheese to cover the mixture, garnish with the tomato slices and bake in a pre-heated oven for half an hour, or till cheese is slightly brown.