Ingredients-

For Fish –

• 500 gm boneless fish, cut into 2” cubes
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

For the Spinach –

• 500 gm spinach, blanched and puréed
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• Salt to taste

For the White Sauce-

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1.5 tbsp flour
• 1 cup milk
• A pinch of nutmeg
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method –

1. Rub salt and pepper on the fish pieces
2. Heat a pan
3. Add 1 tbsp butter
4. Sauté fish for 1.5 minutes. Flip and cook the other side. Set aside
5. In another pan, heat 1 tbsp of butter.
6. Add 1/2 tsp garlic paste till aromatic
7. Pour spinach
8. Add 1/2 tsp pepper and salt to taste
9. Sauté for 5 minutes. Remove from flame and set aside
10. Heat 2 tbsp butter
11. Add 1.5 tbsp flour and mix well till the raw smell goes away
12. Slowly add milk little by little and whisk so that no lumps are formed
13. Add nutmeg and stir till it thickens
14. Add 1/2 tsp pepper and 1/2 tsp salt
15. Set aside
16. Now, take a baking dish.
17. Pour spinach purée and level it out
18. Place fish on top of spinach
19. Pour white sauce on top of fish
20. Sprinkle grated cheese over white sauce
21. Preheat oven to 190°C
22. Bake for 10 minutes