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Vegetable Enchiladas

Vegetable Enchiladas

Serves: 4 persons

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups chopped vegetables of your choice.
  • 1 can black beans ( around 2 cups)
  • 2 cups enchilada sauce
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1½ cup mexican blend shredded cheese
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Corn tortilas
  • Chopped cilantro
  • Olive oil

Serving suggestion:

Vegetables to roast

Method:

Prepare stuffing:

  1. Chop vegetables of your choice. I used sweet potato,red onion and corn. Place all the chopped vegetables on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 400℉.
  2. Drizzle around 3 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper on the vegetables. Roast in a pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes.
  3. Drain the black beans from the can and rinse them. Add roasted vegetables, black beans, 2 tablespoons of enchilada sauce, salt, pepper and ground cumin. Mix well and keep the stuffing aside.

Ready stuffing

Assemble:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 375℉. Grease 9x13 inches baking dish with a tablespoon of olive oil. Pour ¾ cup of enchilada sauce.
  2. I used 7(10 inch) tortillas for this recipe. I cut them in half and place enough stuffing in the middle . Sprinkle some cheese ( optional) on top. Roll tortilla tightly and place them on a baking sheet on top of sauce. Make sure the seam side is down. Repeat the same procedure with all the tortillas.
  3. Pour ¾ cup of enchilada sauce on top of all the prepared tortillas. Spread remaining cheese on top evenly. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil. Place the dish into the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes.
  4. Remove from the oven and let it rest outside for 15 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and sprinkle chopped cilantro on top. Serve each tortilla on a plate. Enjoy with sour cream, guacamole and chips.

Pav-Bhaji

Serves: 3-4 persons

Pav bhaji is a very famous Indian street food especially from Mumbai. It has mix vegetable subji with butter and it tastes great with 'Laadi Pav' or dinner rolls. I saw a video on youtube long time ago about Mumbai pav bhaji and i just loved that style of making it. So, here is the result :) The recipe has step by step pictures to make it more easy. I hope you will find it intresting too.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup green peas (frozen)
  • 3-4 potatoes boiled
  • 2 small tomatoes chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 1 tablespoon each ginger-garlic paste
  • 2 teaspoon kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 2-3 tablespoon pavbhaji masala
  • 1/4 turmeric powder
  • 1 onion chopped finely
  • 1/2 teaspoon kasuri methi
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Salt to taste

Method:

  1. Heat a pan and add a tablespoon oil. Add chopped bell pepper. Saute for a minute and add chopped tomatoes. Cook everything until the raw smell of tomatoe goes away.
  2. Add green peas and mix well. Cook for another minute.
  3. Mash boiled potatoes and add them into the pan. Add 1 cup water. Stir together everything.
  4. Add 1 tablespoon pav bhaji masala, turmeric, and red chilli powder to the pan and cook everything for 5 minutes on a low flame. Mash everything with a masher.
  5. Meanwhile, heat another pan and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add chopped onion and ginger garlic paste. Mix well. Add 1 teaspoon red chilli powder, 1 tablespoon pav bhaji masala and cook until the raw smell goes away. Add kasuri methi, lemon juice and stir together.
  6. Add this onion tempering to the cooked vegetables. Add 1 cup water and mix everything.
  7. Add 1 tablespoon butter and again cook for a minute. if you need more water, add to this point and cook for a minute.
  8. Check salt and masala. Add more if needed.
  9. Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot along with butter roasted dinner rolls, finely chopped onions, a lemon wedge, and a dollop of butter.