Baked rice

This rice, which is loaded with spinach, baby corn and colourful capsicums is a meal in itself. Cooked long rice is drenched in white sauce and placed between a layer of blanched spinanch and baby corn and capsicums in different colours. Then it is drizzled with a layer of grated cheese and baked to perfection.

Ingredients:

Blanched and chopped spinanch - 1/2 cup
Blanched and chopped baby corn - 1/2 cup
Cooked long rice- 3cups
Chopped mixed capsicums - 2cups (red, green & yellow)
Chili flakes - 1tsp
Black pepper powder - 1tsp
Tomato sauce - 2tsps
Grated cheese - 1cup
All purpose flour - 2tsps
Cold milk  -2cups
Olive oil - 2tsps
Salt to taste

Method:
Smear little salt to the capsicum and baby corn . Keep it aside.
Dry toast the flour till it changes colour. Remove from heat and add the milk. Cook on low flame stirring continuously till it thickens. Cool for a while. Then, add half the cheese, salt, pepper powder and tomato sauce. Keep this sauce aside.

                                         before baking
 
Grease an oven proof dish. Arrange the blanched spinach and baby corn in the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle the chilli flakes over it. Top it with cooked rice. Pour the prepared sauce evenly over the rice. Then arrange the capsicums over it. Sprinkle the grated cheese evenly over it.  Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°C for 30-35 minutes.