Wednesday 2 May 2012

Spinach corn bake

Ingredients:
1 bunch of spinach finely chopped
1 large clove of garlic finely chopped
2 tbsp of olive oil
1 tbsp of butter
1 small onion finely chopped
2 tbsp of maida
2 cups of milk
1/2 cup of frozen sweet corn soaked in water
black pepper powder as per taste
5-6 tbsp of coarse grated cheese
Italian seasoning as per taste (Optional)
Finely chopped colored peppers (Optional)
salt as per taste

Method:
1. Heat olive oil in a thick bottom shallow pan.
2. Add garlic and fry for a min (Do not brown the garlic)
3. Add onions and fry for 2-3 mins
4. Add the spinach, mix well and cook covered for 5-6 mins till spinach is completely wilted and the raw smell goes away.
5. While the spinach is cooking, warm the milk.
6. Add maida to the spinach and mix well on the lowest flame, keep stirring for 1 min
7. Slowly add half the milk and mix well. Once mixed, add remaining milk and mix.
8. Add corn, italian seasoning, salt and pepper powder and mix well.
9. Cook covered for 3-4 mins. Check a couple of times to make sure the mixture does not dry. If it is drying, add little water or milk.
10. You can serve this hot with grated cheese and toasted bread at this stage.
11. If you are baking, greese a baking dish with some butter.
12. Add half the mixture to the dish and sprinkle with grated cheese. Add rest of the mixture and add cheese again.
13. Bake in microwave for 2-3 mins. Serve hot. (If baking in oven, bake at 180DegC for 5-7 mins)

With Rice.
Layer rice with this mixture and cheese and bake in microwave for 2-3 mins. Serve hot.

With Pasta:
Boil 150 gms of small pasta in water for 10-12 mins( as per package instructions). Drain and mix the pasta after step 9.

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