Memorable Saffron And Spinach Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup green gram
• 1/4 cup black gram
• 1/2 cup butter beans
• 1 1/2 cups tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• salt
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 250 g pasta, boiled
• 1 large onion
• 15 cloves garlic
• 10 -12 french beans
• 1 medium zucchini
• 1 cup broccoli floret
• 1/2 bunch spinach
• 2 medium carrots
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon refined flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 cup cheese, grated
• 1 pinch saffron
• 10 -12 peppercorns
• salt

Recipe

• 1 chop onion and garlic finely and blanch all the vegetables.
• 2 cut beans and zucchini into diamonds.
• 3 puree spinach and cut carrots into strips.
• 4 keep aside.
• 5 heat a tbsp.
• 6 of butter and lightly saute the refined flour.
• 7 gradually add milk and stir continuously so that no lumps remain.
• 8 crush the peppercorns coarsely.
• 9 add some nutmeg and half of the cheese, salt and crushed pepper to taste.
• 10 keep this'mornay sauce' aside till needed.
• 11 heat a tbsp.
• 12 of butter in a pan.
• 13 add garlic and saute till golden brown.
• 14 add onion and saute again till golden brown.
• 15 add beans, broccoli, zucchini and salt to taste.
• 16 saute well.
• 17 add some'mornay sauce' and milk and mix well.
• 18 add spinach puree, freshly crushed pepper and some more of the nutmeg and mix well.
• 19 pour this green vegetable mixture in an oven-proof dish.
• 20 in another pan, heat 1 tbsp.
• 21 of butter and saute carrots.
• 22 add boiled pasta, some'mornay sauce' and milk.
• 23 mix well.
• 24 add salt to taste and saffron.
• 25 cook for sometime and add some more freshly crushed pepper.
• 26 spread a part of the leftover grated cheese on the green vegetable mixture.
• 27 pour the carrot-pasta mixture over it.
• 28 again spread a layer of the leftover cheese.
• 29 bake for 5-10 minutes in a pre-heated oven till the cheese melts and turns golden.
• 30 serve hot!