Spinach Mac & Cheese
It's the popular Mac & Cheese... Indian-Style!!! The pasta is submerged in a blissfully palate-pleasing Garam Masala spiced Spinach sauce and then topped with Cottage Cheese...
Ingredients
- ½ Packet Elbow Pasta
- ½ bag Spinach Leaves
- 150 gm Cottage Cheese/Paneer Grated
- 1 small Onion chopped
- ½ cup Tomato Puree
- ¼ cup Cream
- ½ inch Ginger chopped
- 3 Garlic Cloves chopped
- 2 tsp dried Fenugreek Leaves Optional
- 3 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 2 tsp Red Chili Powder
- 1½ tsp Garam Masala
- 2 tbsp Butter
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
- Blanch spinach leaves in boiling water for 2 minutes. Strain the leaves and put the leaves into cold water. Squeeze out the water and puree in a food processor until smooth.
- Heat oil in a pan and add garlic, ginger and saute till raw smell goes away. Add onion and saute till translucent. Once cool, puree in a food processor until smooth and keep aside.
- Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet and keep aside. Toss it with a little oil to prevent it from sticking.
- Add onion paste to melted butter in a large pan and saute for few minutes.
- Mix in the spinach puree, cream, tomato puree and sauté till the oil separates.
- Add coriander powder, turmeric, red chili powder, fenugreek leaves, garam masala and stir well.
- Add pasta and stir gently.
- Season with salt and grated cottage cheese. Serve hot.