Halwai September 24, 2024

Ingredients:

• For dough:
• 1cup -wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• For filling:
• 1- Carrot
• 5 -French beans
• 1- Onion
• 1- Capsicum
• 1- large floret of Cauliflower
• 1/2 cup -cabbage shredded
• 3 -green chillies
• 1/4 tsp Garlic paste (or 5 flakes crushed)
• 1/4 tsp Ginger paste (or 1/2 inch piece grated)
• 1/2 tsp. -vinegar
• 1/2 tsp soya sauce
• 1/2 tsp. -tomato ketchup
• 1/2 tsp. -sugar
• salt
• 1 tbsp oil
• Other ingredients: Butter to shallow fry
• 2 tbsp grated cheese.

Method:

  1. Sieve together flour and salt.
  2. Knead into a soft, pliable dough.
  3. It should be very smooth and easy to roll.
  4. Cover and keep aside.
  5. Clean and chop carrot, capsicum, onion, cauliflower, French beans, into thin 2 inch long slivers or sticks.
  6. Chop green chillies also into small pieces.
  7. Heat oil in a non-stick pan.
  8. Add green chillies, garlic and ginger and stir.
  9. Add all other vegetables, stir-fry on high till vegetables are tender.
  10. Add soya, tomato sauces, vinegar, salt, sugar, stir.
  11. To proceed:
  12. Divide dough into 6 portions.
  13. Roll into thin chapattis, using dry flour to dust.
  14. Roast each light on tawa, on both sides.
  15. Divide filling into 6 portions.
  16. Take on chapatti, put filling in half portion.
  17. Spread over half area evenly.
  18. Sprinkle some cheese.
  19. Fold empty half portion over.
  20. half round with stuffing inside should result.
  21. Apply a little water to the inner edges, press together to seal.
  22. Heat tawa again, shallow-fry applying a little butter on both sides, till crisp.
  23. Cut and serve hot chutney or tomato sauce.

Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering