Name: Spinach Baked Rice (one potmeal with veggies ) recipe by Deepa Gupta at BetterButter
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Uncooked rice - 1 cup; Cottage cheese or paneer cubes - 250 gms; Milk - 1 cup; Medium sized onion sliced - 1; Spinach - 1/2 bunch; Broccoli - few florets; Garlic cloves - 2; Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp; Jeera - 1/2 tsp; Oregano - 1/2 tsp; Black pepper - 1/4 tsp; Sugar as per taste and Salt to taste; For white sauce:; Milk - 1/2 to 3/4 cup; Maida/flour - 1 tbsp; Butter - 1 tbsp; Grated cheese - 1 to 2 cubes; Salt and sugar as per taste

ABOUT Spinach Baked Rice (one potmeal with veggies ) RECIPE

I learnt this delicious and healthy dish from my mom. Its a perfect dish for kids as its a wholesome meal filled with spinach, cottage cheese, broccoli etc

Ingredients Serving: 2

Uncooked rice - 1 cup
Cottage cheese or paneer cubes - 250 gms
Milk - 1 cup
Medium sized onion sliced - 1
Spinach - 1/2 bunch
Broccoli - few florets
Garlic cloves - 2
Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Oregano - 1/2 tsp
Black pepper - 1/4 tsp
Sugar as per taste and Salt to taste
For white sauce:
Milk - 1/2 to 3/4 cup
Maida/flour - 1 tbsp
Butter - 1 tbsp
Grated cheese - 1 to 2 cubes
Salt and sugar as per taste

Instructions

For the rice: take a big pan, heat some ghee and,add onions and let it splutter.
Once the onions turn golden, add the rice, 3 cups water, little salt and let it cook.
For the spinach puree: take some water in a pan, add salt and cook the spinach for about 5 mins. Remove and drain under cold water.
Grind the spinach after cooling it along with garlic cloves in a blender.
Heat oil or ghee in a pan, add the broccoli florets and sauté for few mins. Add the spinach puree and cook for a few mins, add the oregano, black pepper, salt, sugar.
Add the cottage cheese cubes.Now add fresh cream and milk and mix well.
For the white sauce: Take butter in a pan, add maida and cook till light golden brown. Then add milk, sugar and salt and keep stirring so that no lumps are formed.
Now take a borosil or an oven safe bowl and put one layer of spinach gravy, one layer of rice, again a spinach layer, rice and top it with white sauce.
Your dish is ready to serve.

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