Baked Spinach

by tiwari_anuja

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Perk up your immunity and hemoglobin levels with this delicious, iron rich and low cal Baked spinach recipe. The spinach or palak leaves are baked with choicest seasonings and cheese.

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Baked Spinach recipe - How to make Baked Spinach

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Preparation Time: nil Cooking Time: nil Total Time: 0 mins 4

Ingredients

Ingredients Quantities
3 bunches spinach (palak)
3 medium potatoes (boiled)
1 tbsp butter
1 medium sized onion , chopped
2 to 3 cloves garlic (lehsun), chopped
100 gms baby corn
salt to taste
1/2 tsp black pepper (kalimirch) powder
1 1/2 cups white sauce
1/2 cup grated processed cheese
1/4 tsp white pepper powder
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 pinch nutmeg (jaiphal) powder
1/2 cup fresh cream
1 tbsp plain flour (maida)
1 tomato, sliced

Method

Method of preparation

Clean, wash and blanch the spinach. drain and refresh. chop and keep aside.
Peel the boiled potatoes and cut them into cubes.
Heat a little butter in a pan. add chopped onions and sauté. when the onions start to change colour, add chopped garlic and sauté for a minute.
Add baby corn, salt and pepper powder. stir. take it off the heat and leave it aside.
Heat a little butter in another pan. add white sauce, grated cheese, salt, white pepper powder, sugar, lemon juice and one third of the chopped spinach.
Stir and add a pinch of nutmeg powder. stir. take it off the heat and keep it aside.
Take cream in a bowl, add a teaspoon of refined flour, salt and white pepper. stir to blend well.
Layer the base of a baking dish with onr third of the chopped spinach.
Then spread the baby corn mixture. spread the remaining spinach over this. now spread boiled and cubed potatoes. sprinkle salt. pour the cream and flour mixture and spread the spinach and cream mixture on top.
Place sliced tomatoes over and top it up with grated cheese.
Bake in a preheated oven until the cheese gets a light golden colour on top and the sauce is bubbling hot.