Ingredients

• For spinach balls:
• 2 cups - fresh spinach chopped
• 1 cup - overcooked cooled rice (any)
• 1 cup - wheat flour
• 1/4 cup - rice flour
• 5 - green chillies crushed
• 1- piece ginger grated
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds crushed
• 2 tbsp - oil or butter
• Other ingredients:
• 1 cup - cheese grated
• 1 tbsp - butter
• 1- tomato sliced thinly
• 1- carrot grated
• 1-capsicum sliced thinly

How to Make Baked Spinach Casserole

• Wash and steam spinach for 2 minutes.
• Press out all excess water, spread in a large bowl or plate.
• Add all other ingredients for balls, make soft dough.
• Using oil or dry flour, make round pingpong ball sized rounds.
• Place balls in a perforated upper part or a steamer.
• Or, arrange in a metal colander, place this above a vessel having some water.
• Cover tightly, cook so that boiling water, will steam balls.
• Steam for 25-30 minutes, place a mortar or weight on lid, to keep steam from escaping.
• Remove balls cool.
• Crush 2-3 balls till crumbly.
• In a 5 inch side casserole, arrange crumbled mixture at bottom.
• Over this spread half the cheese.
• Place remaining balls evenly over cheese.
• Garnish with carrot, capsicum, tomato, arranging attractively.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese along edges.
• Dot all over with butter.
• Cover with cling film(in microwave) or foil (in traditional oven)
• Make perforations for steam to pass.
• Bake in preheated oven at 300C for 20-25 minutes or till cheese melts.
• Remove film, serve hot.