Halwai June 17, 2025

Ingredients:

• 50 g spaghetti
• 1 cup boiled vegetables (beans, peas and carrots)
• 1/2 cup sliced Capsicum
• 1/2 cup Spring onions
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1 cup – Potatoes boiled
• 1/2 cup Maida
• 2 tbsp Paneer
• 400 g Tomatoes
• 3 pieces of Garlic
• 2 tsp Red Chilli powder
• salt to taste
• 2 tsp Sugar
• 6 tbsp Tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp Ghee

Method:

  1. Boil water in a pan.
  2. Add 1 tbsp oil, 1/2 tbsp salt and add spaghetti. Cook till done.
  3. For the sauce:
  4. Take about 200 ml water in a vessel.
  5. Add the tomatoes, chopped garlic, sugar, 1 tsp salt, red chilli powder.
  6. Cook for 10-12 minutes. Cool. Crush in the mixie.
  7. Then strain in a strainer. It should be quite thick.
  8. In a kadai, heat 2 tbsp ghee. Then fry capsicum slices and chopped spring onions.
  9. Add boiled vegetables (keep aside 1/4th cup for the preparation of vegetables balls). Saute for 3-4 minutes.
  10. Pour in the prepared sauce. Cook for 4-5 minutes.
  11. For the vegetable balls:
  12. Take 1 cup boiled potato (mashed), salt to taste, paneer, reserved boiled vegetables and 2 tbsp maida.
  13. Mix everything and make small balls.
  14. Make a paste with the remaining maida, dip the balls and deep fry either in ghee or oil.
  15. For assembling:
  16. Grease an oven tray lightly with ghee or butter.
  17. Warm the prepared sauce.
  18. Spread in the dish keeping aside a little to sprinkle on vegetables.
  19. Then spread the prepared spaghetti.
  20. Sprinkle grated cheese.
  21. Place the vegetables balls.
  22. Sprinkle the remaining sauce.

Recipe courtesy of Meenal