Saturday, July 5, 2008

Paneer Enchiladas







This is a recipe that i saw in various TV shows. I wanted to give an indian spin to it by adding paneer. I also substituted tomatillos in the salsa with regular tomatoes to make it less sour.
So, this is my take on paneer enchiladas and everyone in my family loved it!!

Ingredients:

4 flour tortillas (store bought)
2 tomatoes
1 big onion or 2 small ones
Juice of 1 lime
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 bunch of cilantro
2 jalapeno peppers
1 tbs all purpose flour
1C vegetable broth
1/2 lb paneer (cottage cheese)
1 bell pepper (chopped)
1/2C shredded mexican cheese mix
2 tsp cumin powder

Method:

1) Cut the tomatoes, half the onion, a green chilli in big wedges. Add 2 whole cloves of garlic and 1 jalapeno pepper. Drizzle some olive oil, salt and pepper over them. Roast them in your toaster or in the oven at 450 degrees for about 15 mins or until the tomatoes become soft and start to char.

2) pour the above in a grinder, add a tsp of cumin powder, juice of a lime, cilantro and some more salt and pepper. Grind it together to form a salsa as shown below. Keep it aside.

















3) In a similar way , roast the paneer and chopped bell pepper with olive oil, salt and pepper until they are half cooked.

4) Chop the left over onion and garlic finely. In a pan, add some olive oil, onions and garlic and let them fry until they are tender.

5) To this add all purpose flour and mix it thoroughly to avoid lump. Then slowly add the broth while mixing it. After a while the liquid thickens because of the flour. Now add the roasted vegetables and 1/4th of the salsa that we prepared earlier. This is the filling for Enchiladas. Looks like the following pic.


















6) Dry toast the tortillas on your burner for just few seconds to make them soft.Then add the filling to each tortilla and fold the tortillas to form a roll.

7) In a baking pan, spread 1 tbsp of salsa at the bottom, place the tortillas on the top. Spread the leftover salsa on the top. Cover the top with shredded cheese.














8) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Bake the enchiladas for about half an hour. Serve with beans and rice and seasoned chopped avocados to make it a complete meal. Enjoy !!

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