Clean the cauliflower and cook in boiling salted water for 15 minutes. In the meantime peel onions and cut them into slices. Fry the minced onions in hot oil until crumbly. Add onions and dried herbs and fry.
Stir in tomato paste and 3/8 litres of water and boil for 5 minutes. Stir in sauce thickener, bring to the boil again and season with salt, pepper and paprika. Drain the cauliflower and let it drain.
Grate cheese. Pour the sauce into a flat casserole dish. Place the cauliflower in the sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Put butter flakes on the cheese. Bake in a preheated oven (electric: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for 30-35 minutes.