Quesadillas
by parujs
29 Oct 2006
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A delicious and easy to make snack made withleftover rotis and beans. An ideal starter or a tea time snack.
Quesadillas recipe - How to make Quesadillas
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Ingredients for the Quesadillas
8 to 10 leftover Rotis
2 cheese cubes, grated
a little oil
For the sauce
1 medium sized onion
100 gms tomato puree
1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
1 tsp chilli sauce
1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
1/2 tsp sugar
salt to taste
1 tsp oil
For the Beans
1 cup chawli (cow pea / lobhia)
1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
1 tsp chilli sauce
1/2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
salt to taste
1 tsp oil
For the Garnishing
1 bunch of spring onions, chopped
some grated processed cheese
Method
To prepare the sauce
To prepare the beans
To prepare the quesadillas
To prepare the sauce
- To prepare the sauce
- Chop the onions into small pieces.
- Heat the oil, add ajwain, cook for a minute.
- Add the chopped onions and sauté for a few minutes.
- Add the tomato puree, garlic paste, chilli sauce, sugar and salt.
- Cook for a few minutes and keep aside to cool.
To prepare the beans
- To prepare the beans
- Boil the beans in a pressure cooker.
- When done, mash the beans lightly with a spoon.(if there is any excess water – do not drain off , it shall get absorbed in the cooking process)
- Heat one teaspoon oil, add ajwain. let cook for a minute.
- Add the mashed beans,salt,chilli sauce and the garlic paste.
- Cook for a few minutes and keep aside to cool.
To prepare the quesadillas
- To prepare the quesadillas
- Take one roti, spread a spoonful of the mashed beans over it pressing down lightly with a spoon.
- Next spread some of the prepared sauce on the beans.
- Layer with grated cheese, place another roti on this. press down lightly to seal.
- Heat a griddle, smear with a little oil.
- Place one quesadillas on the hot griddle.
- Let cook for a bit, flip over.
- Cook the other side, pressing down lightly.
- Smear with a little oil. let cook until brown spots appear on both sides. (the melting cheese along with the gentle pressure shall seal the quesadillas together.)
- When done, take off the griddle.
- Cut into quarters.
- Garnish with spring onions and the grated cheese.
- Serve hot, accompanied with the prepared sauce.
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