Ingredients

• spinach leaves - 6 cups
• green chillies 2
• ginger 2 cm
• macaroni - 100 gm
• paneer - 100 gm
• mushrooms - 100 gm
• garlic - 3 flakes, minced
• onion - 1
• tomato - 1
• butter or oil - 3 tbsp
• flour - 3 tbsp
• milk - 300 ml
• salt and pepper to taste
• Indian cottage cheese
• For topping:
• potatoes - 250 gm
• carrot - 300 gm
• cheese - 3 tbsp, grated
• butter - 2 tbsp
• salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Spinach and Macaroni Pie

• Cook spinach with green chillies, ginger and one and a half tsp salt. Cool and blend in a mixer.
• Cook macaroni as directed on the packet.
• Slice paneer (3cm/2cm/1/2cm) and mushrooms.
• Grind tomato and onion together.
• Heat butter or oil. Fry garlic till brown. Add tomato and onion paste and fry well.
• Add mushrooms and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add flour, fry for 2 minutes.
• Add spinach mixture, milk, paneer slices, salt and pepper. Simmer for 2 minutes and remove from fire.
• Mix in the macaroni. Pour in a greased baking dish.
• For topping:
• Boil, peel and mash potatoes and carrots.
• Mix with remaining ingredients.
• Spread on top of spinach mixture.
• Bake in a hot oven (200 degrees centigrade) till the topping is slightly browned.
• Serve hot.