CREAMY PESTO PASTA WITH Homemade BASIL PESTO

Ingredients for Homemade Fresh Basil Pesto :

Fresh Basil : 2cups, firmly packed

Extra Virgin Olive Oil : 1/4Cup

Pne nuts / walnuts : 1/2cup

Parmesan Cheese : 1/2Cup

Garlic : 3 Cloves

Salt : 1/2tsp

Pepper : 1/4tsp

Method : 

In a small skillet, dry roast pine nuts over medium heat for 3 minutes. When it cools, add all ingredients except parmersian cheese to a food processor and make a coarse paste. Stir in parmesan cheese. Toss with pasta. (Pesto sauce Can keep refrigerated in an air tight container for up to 3 days.)

Ingredients for Creamy Pesto Pasta : 

Cooked Pasta : 2Cups

Shallots : 2, finely chopped

Maida : 1tbsp

Milk : 1 1/2Cups

Butter : 1tbsp

Pesto Sauce : 1/4Cup

Salt

Method :

1. Heat butter in a sauce pan and add Onion. When it turns to translucent add flour. Stir continuously (medium heat) until flour turns light brown.

2. Remove from heat and gradually add milk, stirring continuously so as not to form lumps.

3. Put the sauce pan back on fire and cook till the white sauce starts to thick. Now add the sauce and cook for 2 minutes. Adjust salt. 

4. Add Cooked pasta to the sauce and toss gently.