Baked Spaghetti With Cheese Balls In Spinach Sauce

Serves: 6

Prep. time: 60 minutes

Category: Main dish

For the spaghetti

Amt	Unit	Ingredients
3	teacups	spaghetti boiled
1 1/2	teaspoons	green chillies (optional), chopped
1	tablespoon	butter
		salt to taste

For the cheese balls

Amt	Unit	Ingredients
200	grams	paneer
2	slices	bread
3	tablespoons	fresh curds
1	tablespoon	coriander chopped
3		green chillies chopped
4	tablespoons	plain flour (maida)
1/4	teaspoon	soda-bi-carb
		salt to taste
		ghee for deep frying

For the spinach sauce

Amt	Unit	Ingredients
2	teacups	spinach chopped
100	grams	fresh cream
3	teacups	white sauce
		salt and pepper to taste

For the baking

Amt	Unit	Ingredients
5	tablespoons	cheese grated

Main Procedure
For the Spaghetti

Directions:

1. Heat the butter. 2. Add the spaghetti, green chillies and salt and cook for 1/2 minute.

For the cheese balls

Directions:

1. Soak the bread slices in the curds for 10 minutes. 2. Crumble the paneer and knead very well. 3. Add the soaked bread slices, coriander, green chillies, flour, soda bi-carb and salt. 4. Mix very well and shape into small balls. 5. Deep fry in ghee.

For the spinach sauce

Directions:

1. Steam the spinach leaves. Squeeze out the water. 2. Mix the white sauce, cream and spinach leaves and blend in a blender. 3. Add salt and pepper.

Main recipe

Directions:

1. Add the cooked spaghetti to the spinach sauce and mix. 2. Spread the mixture in a greased baking dish. 3. Arrange the cheese balls on top and sprinkle the grated cheese thereon. 4. Bake in a hot oven at 200 degree C/400 degree F for 15 to 20 minutes.

Serving ideas:

Serve hot.

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