SWEET CORN AND BELL PEPPER AUGRATIN

Here is a yummilicious cheesy bake.....
So tasty yet so simple to prepare....

INGREDIENTS

• SWEET CORN -1 CUP
• BELL PEPPER(RED) JULIENNES (1/2 CUP)
• PARSLEY -1 TABLESPOON(FINELY CHOPPED)
• FULL FAT MILK -1/4 LITER
• BUTTER-1 TABLESPOON
• FLOUR (MAIDA) -1 TABLESPOON
• GRATED CHEDDAR CHEESE -1 1/4 CUP
• OREGANO-1/4 TEASPOON
• WHITE PEPPER POWDER AND SALT TO TASTE

METHOD

• Boil the corn with a little salt .Drain and keep aside.
• Heat the butter in a heavy bottomed pan .Wait till it just melts.
• Now add the flour and fry it well.
• Add the milk little by little,stirring continuously and cook over low heat .Take care that no lumps are formed.
• Cook till it is smooth and coats on the back of your ladle.
• Add salt and white pepper to taste.
• Your white sauce,the base for many a baked dishes -is now ready.
• Add half of the cheese ,boiled corn ,oregano and parsley to the sauce. Mix well.
• Grease a baking dish with a little butter.
• Pour the mixture into the dish.Top it with juliennes of bell pepper and the rest of the cheese.
• Dot it with a little butter.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 300 degrees F. till it just starts browning (approximately 15 -20 minutes)
• Serve hot with toasted bread and tomato sauce.

PANEER BELL PEPPER BHURJEE

Colorful bell peppers/capsicums are always a treat to the eyes and what is a better way to eat a rainbow than throwing in a few colorful bell peppers into your meal...


Here is a tasty ,healthy and nutritious side dish made with capsicums and freshly prepared cottage cheese/paneer....


INGREDIENTS

• MILK- 1 LITER
• LIME JUICE-2 TEASPOONS
• RED/GREEN/YELLOW BELL PEPPERS-1 EACH (purple ones too,if available)
• TOMATOES-1
• ONIONS-2
• GREEN CHILLIES-4-6
• CUMIN SEEDS-1/2 TEASPOON
• OIL-2 TABLESPOONS
• SALT TO TASTE

METHOD

• Chop the vegetables and green chillies into small pieces.
• Boil the milk. Add the lime juice when the milk just boils and let it curdle.
• Leave the milk aside and strain. Keep the drained paneer aside.
• Heat the oil in a shallow pan.Fry the cumin seeds.
• Add the chillies,onions ,tomatoes and bell peppers ,salt to taste and saute till they are soft.
• Now ,add the freshly prepared paneer and stir well.
• Simmer for a few minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Serve hot with rice or rotis/ Indian breads.

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