Vegetable Houses
by Tarla Dalal
Serve desi dalia in an international style with vegetables and cheese, and your kids are sure to fall head over heels in love with it!
Pour the prepared mixture into moulds of desired shapes and sizes, for interesting visual appeal
Vegetable Houses recipe - How to make Vegetable Houses
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 4 houses
1/2 cup broken wheat (dalia)
1 cup milk
2 tsp butter
1/4 cup chopped onions
1/2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/3 cup finely chopped mixed vegetables
1/4 cup grated processed cheese
salt and to taste
For The Garnish
a few cream wafer biscuits
a few carrot cubes
a few sliced french beans
Method
- Main procedure
- Combine the broken wheat, ½ cup of milk and ½ cup of water in a non-stick pan and cook on a slow flame while stirring continuously till the broken wheat gets cooked. Remove and keep aside.
- Heat the butter in the same pan, add the onions, ginger-garlic paste and sauté till the onions turn translucent.
- Add the mixed vegetables and sauté for 2 more minutes.
- Add the broken wheat mixture, remaining ½ cup milk and cook on a medium flame till the liquid evaporates, while stirring continuously.
- Add the cheese, salt and pepper and mix well. Cook for another 2 minutes or till the cheese melts.
- Remove from the flame and keep aside to cool.
- When cool, divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and put each portion into a square shape cookie moulds and press it firmly. Unmould and keep aside.
- Just before serving, make a roof using wafer biscuits, door using carrots and windows using french beans as shown in the picture. Serve immediately.
Outbrain
this recipe is somewhat similar to rissoto (italian dish). i found these vegetable houses healthier than rissoto as it uses broken wheat and veggies. my made it for my granny when she visited and because of its smooth and soft texture she could eat it...she was very happy..however i did not add ginger garlic.