Bell Pepper Pasta in White Sauce

This is a simple and colorful pasta for kids
I did it using Elbow Macroni But you can use any variety

Ingredients
Part 1 

• Elbow Macroni Pasta - 2 cups
• You can use any type of Pasta
• Water - 4 cups
• Oil - little
• Salt - a pinch

Part 2 - White Sauce

• Butter - 1 tablespoon
• Wheat flour - 2 tablespoon
• Milk - 1 glass or 200 ml
• Pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
• Salt - 1/2 teaspoon (skip salt if you are using salted butter)
• Any cheese variety - as required

Part 3 - Veggies

• Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
• Garlic - 4 nos
• Green chillies - 3 nos
• Onions - 2 nos (finely chopped)
• Frozen Peas - as required
• Red and Yellow Capsicum - 1 each (dice it into small cubes)
• Ketchup - 2 or 3 tablespoons
• Italian Seasoning - 1 teaspoon
• Basil or Coriander leaves - for garnishing

Method

Step 1 - Getting Pasta Ready

• Boil water in a vessel.Add oil and salt to it
• Add pasta to it and cook till it is soft
• Drain it under a colander
• No need to wash under running water as this pasta variety will not stick with each other

Step 2 - Preparation of White Sauce

• Melt butter in a sauce pan
• Simmer the flame and fry wheat flour in it till the raw smell goes.It will look crumbled
• Pour in the milk and stir it using a whisk to remove the lumps
• Add pepper powder and salt.Mix well
• Put cheese in it and stir well
• Within 2 minutes you can see the mixture getting thick and creamy
• Switch off the flame and let it cool

Step 3 - Bell Pepper Pasta

• Heat olive oil in a kadai and fry garlic pods in it
• Saute green chillies and onions
• Add peas and cook till it is soft
• Add bell peppers and fry it.Make sure it is crunchy

• Pour in the white sauce prepared in step 2 and mix well
• Add italian seasonings and salt.Mix and leave it for 2 minutes
• Put the ketchup and mix well
• Finally add the cooked pasta and mix it thoroughly
• Leave it for sometime and garnish with basil or coriander leaves
• Serve hot with any cheese