Continental Sizzler
by Tarla Dalal
Sumptuous cheese corn balls served with buttered parsley rice, glazed vegetables topped with a red wine flavoured tomato sauce. You can serve pasta instead of the rice if you prefer.
Continental Sizzler recipe - How to make Continental Sizzler
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Makes 2 servings
For The Tomato Cream Sauce
1 1/2 cups blanched and finely chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 tbsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/2 cup red wine (optional)
1 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
2 tbsp tomato puree
4 tbsp fresh cream
2 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste
For The Buttered Rice
2 cups cooked rice (chawal)
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp chopped parsley
salt to taste
For The Cheese Corn Balls
3/4 cup sweet corn kernels (makai ke dane) , boiled and crushed
2 tbsp plain flour (maida)
1/2 cup milk
1 tbsp chopped celery
1 to 2 green chillies , chopped
4 tbsp grated processed cheese
2 tbsp butter
salt to taste
Other Ingredients (for The Cheese Corn Balls)
1/4 cup plain flour (maida) to coat the cheese corn balls
bread crumbs to coat the cheese corn balls
oil for deep-frying
For The Glazed Vegetables
1 cup thinly sliced onions
1 cup boiled mixed vegetables
1 1/2 tbsp butter
salt and to taste
Other Ingredients
1 tbsp oil mixed with 1 tablespoon
Method
For the tomato cream sauce
For the buttered rice
For the cheese corn balls
For the glazed vegetables
How to proceed
For the tomato cream sauce
- For the tomato cream sauce
- Heat the olive oil, add the garlic and onions and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add the tomatoes and wine and cook till the sauce thickens.
- Add the chilli flakes, tomato purée, salt and ½ cup of water and bring to a boil.
- Add the cream. Mix well and keep aside.
For the buttered rice
- For the buttered rice
- Heat the butter in a pan, add the onions and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add the rice, parsley and salt and toss well.
- Keep aside.
For the cheese corn balls
- For the cheese corn balls
- Melt the butter in a pan, add the flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the milk and keep stirring till the mixture becomes very thick and leaves the sides of the pan. Cool completely.
- Add the crushed corn, celery, green chillies, cheese and salt and mix well.
- Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions. Shape into even sized balls.
- Mix ¼ cup of flour with water to make a thin paste. Dip the corn balls into the paste. Roll into breadcrumbs. Keep refrigerated.
- When you want to serve, deep fry them in oil till they are golden brown. Drain and keep aside.
For the glazed vegetables
- For the glazed vegetables
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a pan, add the onions, salt and sauté till the onions have turned light brown in colour. Remove and keep aside.
- Add the vegetables and sauté them over a slow flame for 4 to 7 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper, mix well and keep aside.
How to proceed
- How to proceed
- Heat 2 sizzler plates over an open flame till they are red hot. Then place them on their respective wooden trays.
- Place half the cheese corn balls on one side of a hot sizzler plate.
- Place half of the buttered rice in the centre of the plate.
- Top with half the tomato cream sauce and place the caramelized vegetables and onions on the other side.
- Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make one more sizzler.
- Pour the oil-water mixture on the sides the cast iron plates for a sizzling effect.
- Serve immediately.
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Very nice recipe
Cheese Corn balls were outstanding! apart from the Tomato Cream Sauce everything was very tasty... For the sauce, I had to make some manipulations like adding some more cream and lil tomato sauce, but overall this recipe was liked by all family members. Thank you!
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mene apne frnds k liye ise prepare kiya or hum sab ne bahut hi enjoy kiya.taste was awesum specially cheese balls. thanks for sharing this recipe
There is so much happening in this dish with so many elements on it! When they come as one, the flavours are just right! Lovely sizzler recipe. time consuming, but worth it.