Capsicum Chaat

RECIPE OF CAPSICUM CHAAT STEP BY STEP WITH PICTURES

Ingredients

For stuffing

1. 1 tbsp oil
2. 2 tbsp onion, finely chopped
3. 2 tbsp carrot, finely chopped
4. 2 tbsp cabbage, finely chopped
5. 2 tbsp capsicum, finely chopped
6. 2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
7. 2 boiled potatoes
8. ½ cup cooked rice
9. 2 tbsp coriander leaves (kothmir)
10. ¼ tsp chaat masala
11. pinch of black salt (sanchal) powder
12. 1 tbsp bread crumbs
13. 6 no. Thick capsicum rings
14. 2 tbsp corn flour
15. 3 tbsp oil for shallow fry

For garnishing

1. 3 tbsp yogurt (remove excess of water and add salt and sugar to yogurt and whisk till smooth)
2. 2 tbsp khajur-imli (dates-tamarind) chutney
3. 1 tbsp green chutney
4. 1 tsp chaat masala
5. 2 tsp sev
6. 2 tsp coriander leaves (kothmir)
7. 1 tsp pomegranate (anar) seed

Method

1. Take a pan and heat oil in it. Add onions and cook for a while.
2. Add carrot, capsicum and cabbage in it.
3. Add ginger-green chilli paste, mix well and cook for few minutes. Put off gas and take the mixture in a bowl.
4. In a bowl add boiled potatoes, cooked rice, coriander leaves, chaat masala, black salt (sanchal) powder, bread crumbs and salt and mix well. (See Image 1)
5. Put this stuffing in a capsicum ring, press this ring in-between your palms. (See Image 2,3,4,5)
6. Sprinkle corn flour on both the sides of the capsicum ring. (See Image 6)
7. Take oil in a pan and shallow fry these stuffed capsicum rings. (See Image 7)

Garnish

1. Take shallow fried capsicum rings. (See Image 8)
2. Drizzle yogurt over each rings. Then drizzling by green chutney and then khajur-imli chutney. (See Image 9, 10)
3. Sprinkle chaat masala, coriander leaves, sev and pomegranate seeds and serve it. (See Image 11)

Images of Preparation

 

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Risotto Marinara (Pasta with Rice)

Recipe of Risotto Marinara (Pasta with Rice) 

This is an Italian Recipe. This is a combination of spicy pasta with rice. This recipe is a three step process.
Step 1: Prepare "Risotto Rice"
Step 2: Prepare "Marinara sauce"
Step 3: Decoration


First let's prepare "Risotto Rice".

Risotto Rice

Ingredients

1. 1 tbsp Butter
2. 2 Onions, chopped
3. 1 cup Capsicum, chopped (You can take mixture of Red, Green & Yellow capsicums also)
4. 1 cup Boiled sweet corn
5. 2 cups cooked rice
6. 1 tsp Peprika
7. 1 tsp Oregano
8. 1 tbsp Processed cheese, grated
9. Salt to taste

Method

1. Take a pan and heat the butter in it. Add chopped onions and fry till it become pinkish.
2. Add chopped capsicum and mix it. Cook for a while.
3. Add boiled sweet corn, cooked rice, salt, paprika and oregano. Mix well.
4. Add grated processed cheese and mix well.
5. Risotto rice is ready.

Marinara sauce

Ingredients

1. 3 tbsp Olive oil
2. 1tsp Garlic, chopped
3. 3 tbsp Carrot, grated
4. 1 Tomato, finely chopped
5. Tomato puree of 3 tomatoes
6. 3 tbsp Tomato ketchup
7. ½ tsp Oregano
8. 1 tsp chilli flakes
9. 2 Cinnamon Leafs (Tamalpatra)
10. 1 cup pasta
11. 2 tbsp Cheese spread
12. Salt to taste

Method

1. Take a pan and heat the olive oil in a pan. Fry finely chopped garlic and onion in it.
2. Add grated carrot and mix well.
3. Add finely chopped tomato and cook for a while.
4. Add tomato puree. (Puree recipe- Blanch 3 red tomatoes, remove the skin, beseeded them and blend to make smooth puree.)
5. Add oregano, chilli flakes, Tamalpatra, boiled bow pasta and salt. Mix well. 
6. Put off gas. Remove the tamalpatra. Add tomato ketchup and mix well.
7. Add cheese spread.

Decoration

Ingredients

1. 2 Parboiled potatoes 
2. Few slices of red and green capsicum
3. Oregano
4. Salt to test

Method

1. Put 2 pealed potatoes in a microwave proof bowl. Full with water. Cook for 5-7 min in Microwave. 
2. Take out potatoes from  Microwave and put them in cold water.
3. Now make slices from parboiled potatoes. Sprinkle salt and oregano on both the sides.
4. Arrange risotto rice in greased baking dish making hollo in a centre. Put pasta in the center. Put potato slices in-between rice and pasta. 
5. Put capsicum slices as shown in Image 1. 
6. Beck this dish in a preheated oven for 5 minutes at 250 degree celcius.

Risotto Marinara is ready to serve. Enjoy it. 

Images of Preparation

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