Cannelloni Recipe (Spinach And Ricotta)

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1 cup chopped and blanched spinach (palak)
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped spring onions (whites and greens)
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms (khumb)
• 1 cup baby corn, diagonally cut
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tbsp fresh cream
• salt (namak) and
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp maida (plain flour)
• 2 cups milk (whole Buffalo, 6.5% fat)
• salt (namak) and
• 2 tbsp grated processed cheese
• 1/4 cup grated processed cheese

Steps

1. Divide the pasta dough into 10 equal portions.
2. Roll each portion of the dough into a 150 mm. (6”) diameter thin circle.
3. Boil enough water in a deep non-stick pan, add oil and salt and mix well.
4. Drop the prepared pasta sheet, one at a time, into the boiling water and cook each sheet for 2 minutes.
5. Drain and transfer into a bowl of cold water to refresh.
6. Drain again and keep aside.
7. Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan, add the chopped garlic (lehsun) and finely chopped spring onions (whites and greens) and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
8. Add the sliced mushrooms (khumb) and baby corn, diagonally cut and sauté on a medium flame for 3 minutes.
9. Add the chopped and blanched spinach (palak), dried oregano, grated processed cheese, fresh cream, salt and pepper, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute. Keep aside.
10. Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan.
11. add the plain flour (maida).
12. Cook on a slow flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
13. Add the milk, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, or till the sauce thickens, while stirring continuously
14. Add the salt and pepper.
15. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 more minute, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
16. Divide the filling into 2 equal portions.
17. Place a cooked cannelloni sheet on a clean, dry surface, put a portion of the filling on one side of the sheet.
18. Roll it up gently.
19. Repeat step 2 to make 9 more cannelloni.
20. Place all the prepared cannelloni on a greased baking dish.
21. Pour the prepared white sauce evenly over it. Sprinkle the grated processed cheese on top.
22. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 15 minutes.
23. Serve Cannelloni, Spinach and Ricotta recipe | Stuffed Pasta Tubes (with Spinach and Ricotta) immediately.