Macaroni with Cheese & Lemon Zest

Ingredients

• 200 gms of Macaroni
• 1 small red onion
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 4 tbsp of coconut milk
• 1/2 tbsp of white pepper powder
• ½ tbsp of black pepper powder
• 5 tbsp of butter
• 5 tbsp of shredded gouda cheese
• 1 lime
• Salt to taste & water as required
• 3 tbsp of olive oil (extra virgin)

Steps

• Take a medium pan, put 2 ½ cups of water, add 1 tbsp of salt, 1 tbsp of olive oil (extra virgin) and allow it to boil. Now add 200 gms of macaroni into the boiling water and take it out after 2 minutes.
• Put the boiled macaroni on a sieve and wash it once with cold water (room temperature). Immediately add 2 tbsp of olive oil and mix it properly, it will help the macaroni not to stick together.
• To prepare the white sauce, heat a saucepan, put 2 tbsp of butter, 1 tbsp of olive oil, and melt it in low flame. Add finely chopped onion with garlic and stir it until colour changes. Add 4 tbsp of coconut milk, stir gently, and allow it to simmer for 5 minutes in low flame.
• Add 3 tbsp of shredded gouda cheese with ½ tbsp each of white and black pepper powder. Keep stirring in low flame until the sauce thickens.
• Take another frying pan and add 3 tbsp of butter. Allow it to melt in low flame and add the macaroni. Stir to mix the butter with macaroni.
• Now add the buttered macaroni into the sauce, stir in medium-low flame so that the sauce and macaroni can meld together without sticking.
• Pour the macaroni into the serving bowl and garnish it by shredding little lime zest, 1 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of shredded gouda cheese.