Stew with Potato and Spinach Pasta Cushions

Methods

• To make the dough take refined flour in a mixing bowl, add egg, 1 tbsp olive oil and salt and mix well. Add sufficient water and knead into a dough. Cover and set aside.
• To make stew, heat oil in a non-stick pan, add garlic, onion and celery, mix and saute on low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and mixed herbs and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes and add sea salt and mix.
• Add carrots and cauliflower and mix well. Add 2 cups of water and mix. Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, add lemon juice and parsley and mix. Set aside.
• To make stuffing take mashed potatoes, butter, salt, nutmeg powder and spinach in a bowl and mix well. (You can add ½ cup cheese as well)
• Dust some dry flour on the worktop, place the dough on it and roll out into a rectangular sheet. Cut into 2 long equal halves. Mark 3 inch pieces on the sheet cut. Place some spinach-potato
• Apply some water along the edges of every piece, fold and press the edges to seal and make pasta cushions.
• Press the edges with a fork to make a design. Place the cushions on a floured plate. (You may refrigerate these cushions and cook them just before serving as well.)
• To cook pasta cushions, boil sufficient water in a deep non-stick pan, add 1 tbsp salt and remaining 1 tbsp oil. Add the pasta cushions and cook for 3-5 minutes.
• Drain and place immediately in a bowl of cold water so that it stops cooking further.
• Heat the stew.
• Put pasta cushions in serving bowls and ladle hot stew on top of it. Serve hot.