Halwai May 10, 2024

Ingredients:

• 1 medium Capsicum (should stand on its base)
• 1 medium tomato, ripe and firm
• 1 Carrot boiled, cut into 1/2″ slices
• 1 cup – cabbage, shredded
• 2 potatoes, boiled and peeled
• 1 onion, cut into rings or strips
• 3-4 beans, boiled and halved
• 1 cup – boiled Rice
• 1 cup – boiled noodles or spaghetti
• 1 tsp- Red Chilli powder
• 1 tsp – Tomato ketchup
• 1/2 tsp – soya sauce
• 1 tsp – Corn flour
• 1 tbsp – dried bread crumbs, fine
• 1 tbsp – Butter
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp – oil

Method:

  1. Mix ginger, garlic.
  2. Mash one potato well, cut fingers of the other.
  3. Mix rice, mashed potato, cornflour, chilli powder, soya sauce, ketchup, salt.
  4. Cut off cap from both tomato and capsicum. Scrape tomato from inside to form hollow.
  5. Place capsicum in boiling water till limp. Drain and pat dry.
  6. Fill both tomato and capsicum with rice filling. Brush with a little butter. Keep aside
  7. Shape pattie of remaining mixture and shallow-fry with oil. Keep aside.
  8. To assemble sizzler:
  9. Heat sizzler tray, place half butter in centre, add all vegetables, salt and stir-fry.
  10. Push to the sides, put remaining butter in centre. Add noodles, sprinkle salt and pepper, toss.
  11. Push to sides inside the veggies. Place the capsicum, tomato and pattie in centre.
  12. Turn carefully to sizzle all over.
  13. Transfer tray to its wooden container.
  14. Make tray very hot before serving and sprinkle very lightly with some white vinegar, to sizzle. Serve piping hot with sauce, garlic rolls, etc.

Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering