Spinach Pasta

Spinach pasta is a simple, nutritious and wholesome meal. In my attempt to find some recipes for my daughter's lunch box, I hit upon this recipe from Tarla Dalal. Ever since I have been making this recipe with slight modifications. This recipe packs with it the essential nutrients from spinach and soy milk.

Recipe

Serves 2 people

1. Boil about 2 cups of spinach leaves.
2. Soak pasta in water for 10-15 minutes. This just helps in speeding up the cooking for pasta. Optional step.
3. In a vessel add a teaspoon butter and once melted add 2 teaspoon all purpose flour or maida.
4. To the vessel add a cup of soy milk. (Any milk is fine. Soy milk just provides extra proteins)
5. Let the milk thicken.
6. Add salt and pepper to this thickened milk
7. Blend together the milk and spinach and keep aside.
8. Add pasta to boiling water. Once cooked add a little salt as per taste.
9. Drain the cooked pasta.
10. Mix the cooked pasta and the spinach, milk paste.
11. Add some grated cheese and cook for a few minutes.

You can add a few pine nuts to lend a crunchy taste.