Cheesy Corn-Spinach Sandwich

For some reason I was a little nostalgic today and looking at bunch of spinach reminded me of my all time favorite cheesy corn-spinach sandwich served by cafe coffee day. This is healthy and delicious as I have used home white-sauce to get that cheesy flavor and spinach as we all are aware is one the nutritious leafy vegetable. This was one of the finest way to make sure pesky eater like my 'S' eats some healthy food. To nail this recipe, I referred recipes of Tarla Dalal, Sanjeev Kapoor and Madhura's recipe. 

Let's dive in - 

Ingredients - 

• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup coarsely crushed corn kernels
• 2 cups chopped Spinach Leaves
• 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Flakes
• 1/2 tsp Basil Leaves
• 1/2 tsp Oregano
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
• 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
• 1 1/2 tbsp Maida / Plane Flour
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1/2 cup shredded Cheese
• Bread Slices

Directions

To make Filling

• Heat olive oil in a pan, add finely chopped onion and saute until translucent. 
• Add coarsely crushed corn kernels and cook for few minutes until corns are soft. 
• Then add spinach leaves and mix well.
• Season up with garlic powder, oregano, basil leaves, black pepper and salt to taste
• Mix and cook for 3 to 4 mts.
• Now the filling is ready.
• Take out the filling into separate bowl.

To make White Sauce

• Melt butter in a pan, add all purpose flour and roast for 3 to 4 mts.
• Add milk and combine very well, make sure there are no lumps.
• Add salt and black pepper to taste and keep stirring it occasionally until desired consistency is achieved. 

Tada - White sauce is all ready. ( you can use sauce to make alfredo sauce pasta) 

Assembling 

• Now pour white sauce into the corn-spinach filling and mix well.
• Add in cheese and fold cheese well with the filling.
• Now put generous amount of filling on a bread slice and spread that out evenly.
• Cover it with the other bread slice and apply some butter.
• Now put the sandwich with the buttered side down on the hot skillet/ Grill.
• Allow it to cook for 3 to 4 mts or until it gets deep golden color.
• If cooking on a skillet, flip it over and cook from other side as well.
• Serve hot.