Barrito

by Tarla Dalal

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A tasty and filling dish.

Barrito recipe - How to make Barrito

Preparation Time: 20 min. Cooking Time: 60 min. Total Time: 801 hours 20 minutes 7Serves 6 to 8.
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Ingredients

For the dough
1 1/2 cups plain flour (maida)
3 tsp oil
salt to taste

For the stuffing
3/4 cup red rajma (kidney beans)
2 onions, chopped
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp ghee
4 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste

For the hot sauce
1 kg (21/4 lb.) red tomatoes
6 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
1 chopped onion
1/4 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
3 tsp sugar
2 tbsp oil

Other ingredients
3/4 cup chopped spring onions and grated carrot for decoration

For the baking (optional)
100 gms fresh cream mixed with 1 tbsp. of lemon juice
5 to 6 tbsp grated cheese

Method

For the dough

For the stuffing

Soak the beans overnight. Next day, cook in pressure cooker. Drain and mash.
Heat the butter and ghee and fry the onion for 1 minute.
Add the beans, tomato ketchup, chilli powder and salt and cook for a little while. Mash a little.

For the hot sauce

How to proceed

Fill each chapati with a little stuffing. Spread a little hot sauce and spring onions, close and serve.
If you so wish, you can also serve barriots baked. Arrange on a baking tray and pour the remaining hot sauce on top. Pour the cream over the hot sauce
Serve hot surrounded by chopped spring onions and grated carrots.