Veg Lasagna

Honestly, I never liked lasagna in restaurants. They are so full of mozzarella cheese that you don’t get any other flavour but cheese. May be it is like a heaven for cheese lovers. But my husband also loves cheese and he loves lasagna too. He had good lasagna in one or two places but for other restaurants where we tried, he agrees with me – So Cheesy. Not us but the lasagna 😀

Anyway, Since he loves lasagna then I had to try it at home so that I can make it for him anytime he wants. Oh man. we are a cheesy couple 🙂 When I made it for the first time, we both said – this is the best lasagna we ever had. In fact when Jatin saw me adding carrots in lasagna, he said that he hates carrots in lasagna. But I wanted to try it my way. And he just couldn’t control and finished the entire lasagna. Then we made it back to back every weekend for the next 3 weeks. It is that delicious.

Isn’t it so tedious to make at home?

Well, it seems so. Making two different sauces then layering and then baking for 30-40 minutes. I also used to think that. But when you start making it, it gets done quickly. White sauce doesn’t take much time. For red sauce, just chop some veggies and cook. Then just layering is left which is quite fun to do. That’s it. And then just light some candles, play some music, open a bottle of your favourite drink and carve your lasagna 😀 Sounds romantic haannn. Well it is.

If you are in hurry, watch the video instead.

Tips to remember while making lasagna:

1. Pre-soak Lasagna Sheets: Even if your lasagna sheet packet says that it is oven ready, just soak it in hot water before you start prepping up the sauces. If you will layer the dry sheets directly, it will absorb the moisture from the sauces and your lasagna will be dry.
2. Lump Free White Sauce: Getting lumps in white sauce is a pretty common problem. But to avoid that, add a little amount of milk first and keep stirring till the milk is all absorbed by the flour. Repeat the same thing and you will get a lump free white sauce. Btw, do you know that I make white sauce with whole wheat flour and not all purpose flour. Don’t worry. You won’t even notice the difference.
3. Grated carrot in red sauce: I prefer to add grated carrot because it gives a nice colour to the sauce and also it gets soft and you won’t get that carrot bite while eating lasagna. That just ruins the experience. Every layer of lasagna should feel soft and smooth.
4. Let it rest: Resting time after baking is very important. If you won’t let it rest and slice it right away, the sheets will fall off and you won’t like that. I know it is difficult to wait but just do it. Once your lasagna is out of the oven, let it rest and set for 15-20 minutes at least. Don’t worry. It will still be hot.

Just keep these points in mind and now you are ready to make a perfect veg lasagna at home. Grab the ingredients and make it today 🙂

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