Eggless Spinach, Cheese and Paneer Quiche

📝 Ingredients

• 1 & 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour (/ Maida)
• 100 gms Cold Butter
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Sugar
• 2 tsp Ice Cold Water
• 1 big bunch Spinach
• 200 gms Cheese
• 1 cup Full Cream Milk
• 1 cup Paneer (Crumbled )
• 1 Onions
• 3 Green Chilies
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1 tsp Red Chili Flakes

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- How to make Quiche ---
2. 2Mix maida, butter, sugar, and salt and mix it with fingertips until crumbly.
3. 3Add the cold water and bring the dough together. Knead to a dough and refrigerate for 30 mins.
4. 4Finely chop onion, green chilies and spinach. Heat butter and add onion and green chilies.
5. 5When the onions turn colour, add the spinach and salt.
6. 6The spinach will wilt. Saute it, becomes dry.
7. 7Pre-heat oven to 200C.
8. 8Divide the dough into equal balls, dust, and roll out into thin discs.
9. 9Grease the molds, and transfer the discs and press them firmly on the pie dish.
10. 10Remove excess dough.
11. 11Prick the lined dough with a fork.
12. 12Bake the pies for 25 mins or till the top gets brown.
13. 13For the Paneer sauce, pulse the milk and paneer together along with Red chili flakes.
14. 14--- Arranging the Quiche ---
15. 15Spread a portion of the cheese on the crust.
16. 16Divide the spinach mixture among the pie crusts.
17. 17Sprinkle another portion of the cheese on it.
18. 18Divide and pour the milk paneer mixture on the quiches.
19. 19Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Finally, sprinkle the red chili flakes on top.
20. 20Bake on the middle rack for 20 minutes, till the top, is browned.
21. 21--- Removing the Quiche from the tin ---
22. 22Since the bottom is loose, gently push it from the bottom with another object.
23. 23Gently transfer to a serving plate.
24. 24Slice it up and serve tomato ketchup.