Spinach & cheese cup pies

Name: Spinach & cheese cup pies
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 36 mini cups
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 bunches spinach roughly chopped; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 pieces garlic; 1 teaspoon Aromat; to taste Salt; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric; Half teaspoon dhania/jeera; 1 teaspoon rushed fresh red chillies; 1/4 cup nandos pepper sauce; 2 cups grated cheese of your choice; Ready made pie pastry

shameera vahed @cook_16721442

Spinach & cheese cup pies

shameera vahed @cook_16721442

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Ingredients

15 minutes

36 mini cups

2 bunchesspinach roughly chopped
1onion finely chopped
2 piecesgarlic
1 teaspoonAromat
to tasteSalt
1/4 teaspoonturmeric
Half teaspoondhania/jeera
1 teaspoonrushed fresh red chillies
1/4 cupnandos pepper sauce
2 cupsgrated cheese of your choice
Ready made pie pastry

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Heat oil. Fry onions and garlic till light pink. Add in chopped/washed spinach.. Cook for 3 minutes. Make a hole in the centre of the spinach.. Add all the spices. After 1 minute mix the spinach/spices and let it cook for a further 3 to 4 minutes or until most of the water evaporates
2

In a separate bowl.. Mix 2 to 3 tblspn flour with Half a cup of milk and the nandos pepper sauce. Make a hole in the centre again. Add a small blob of butter.. pour this liquid mixture into the centre of the spinach.let it simmer till it thickens and mix everything together.
3

Once the spinach mixture thickens and becomes saucy remove from heat and allow to cool
4

When it's completely cool add 2 cups of grated cheese.i use cheddar cheese. Mix all well and fill into pie cups. (Using butter or puff pastry as a base) cover with pastry. Eggwash and bake for 40 mins on 180 degrees or freeze.