Friday, September 30, 2011

Corn & Spinach Au Gratin

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Cheesy and creamy Au Gratin is one of my favorite dishes when it comes to multi-cuisine food.

Au Gratin has its origin in French cuisine and is usually prepared in a shallow dish. It is baked or cooked under an over head grill or broiler to form a golden crust on top and is traditionally served in its baking dish.

Oops... Am I not indulging on a lot of fat these days!!! :( Got to watch my waist line!! Oh.. come on its after all yummy food and why resist on them for such reasons. Indulge sinfully and work out sincerely to keep yourself fit. Waaa What a Gyan!! :P

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Ingredients:

Spinach chopped (palak) – 1 cup
Sweet corn kernels – 1 cup
Garlic – 2 pods
Onion – 1
Olive oil – 2 tsp
Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
Oregano powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt – for taste
Mozzarella Cheese – 3/4 cup

For white sauce:

All purpose flour (Maida) – 4 tbsp
Butter – 4 tbsp
Milk – 3 cups

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Method:

To make white sauce - Dilute the maida in milk and mix it thoroughly without lumps. Melt the butter in a pan. Simmer the stove, pour in the diluted milk mixture and stir continuously until the sauce thickens. Finally add salt and mix well.

Chop onion and garlic finely. Steam the corn and remove kernels.

Heat olive oil in a pan, add the chopped onion and garlic and sauté till they turn light brown.
Add the chopped spinach and corn and cook on medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes. Add salt, pepper and oregano and mix well. Now add the white sauce and cook for 5 minutes.

Transfer this to a baking dish and sprinkle the rest of the grated cheese on top and grill in an oven till the cheese melts down.

Corn and Spinach Au Gratin is ready :)

Serve hot and enjoy eating :)


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Tips:

You can use mashed potato instead of corn.

You can grill the Au Gratin a little more until the cheese slightly browns on top. It gives a rustic flavor.

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Written by: Nithya
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33 comments:

Radhika said...

Gosh so cheesy, creamy and loaded with goodness.

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Prema said...

wow amazing recipe,luks delicious...lovely clicks as usual...

USA Trip said...

Amazing recipe and I was gifted to taste it! What a heavenly taste! No wonder I ve gained kgs :(

Cool pics nits!

Umm Mymoonah said...

So cheesy and yummy! Loved the clicks.

Indian Khana said...

Looks so delicious with yummy clicks as always ....good gyan by the way :)

Laxmipriya said...

amazing recipe.. looks yummy.. nice clicks..

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Cheesy and delicious recipe...Awesome clicks...

KrithisKitchen said...

Mmm.. perfectly done and lovely pics as always... Dont think you are gaining weight... Kalyanam fix aana "poorippu".. kalyana kalai nu solluvaanga... You are gonna glow on your wedding day...

Alpana said...

LOvely dish & the pics are amazing. Thanks for sharing

Unknown said...

wow, what a great recipe and presentation !!!

Harika baratam said...

Lovely presentation. yummy recipe too.

Prathima Rao said...

Loaded with cheesy goodness...whatever that means!!! Im just salivating seeing this that im talking crazy!!!
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Archana said...

Wow what a great recipe. Amazing pictures.
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Pushpa said...

Cheesy and delicious Au Gratin.

aipi said...

Love that cheese crust ~ mouthwatering n scrummy it looks!
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Sobha Shyam said...

that looks so yum, very creamy n cheesy..

Anonymous said...

This is reminding me of a sandwich I used to eat a lot in Bangalore .. spinach and corn sandwich. You should try it . The filling looks very similar to yours. God! I am so badly craving for it now.

Padma said...

Mouthwatering. Looks so creamy and delicious. Beautiful pics.

MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. said...

Luvly craemy Au Gratin with Corn and Spinach.Wish to learn from U.Lu all ur recipes and following U.

MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. said...

Luvly creamy,cheesy Au Gratin with Corn and Spinach.Wish to learn from U.Lu all ur recipes and following U.

Priya Sreeram said...

au gratin is just perfect & inviting- hi gal I just found out U r going to ba a happy bride shortly ! MY wishes n cheers for a happy married life- wishing u many more years of wedded together bliss !

Priya Suresh said...

Yumm yumm, soo cheesy and makes me hungry..

turmericnspice said...

love the cheesyyyyyyyy creamy texture....oh so good

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Cheesy and awesome

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

Mmmm...irresistable...:P
cant wait to try your tempting dish now..
Tasty Appetite

Parita said...

Mmmm just looking at it made me hungry :)

Gayathri NG said...

chessy and yummy recipe dear....beautiful presentation...

Soundspicy said...

Lovely presentation and amazing clicks..

Swathi said...

Creamy delicious au gratin, love to try them.

soujanya said...

cheesy,creamy etc....looks sooooo yummmmmm!!!!!!!
awesome clicks!

prasanna venkatesh said...

this is awwww! gratin !! lovely recipe :-)

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Rakhi said...

Sounds very yummy , gonna try this soon .Fantastic presantation keep it up .

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