Vegetable and Tofu Stuffed Finger Millet Quesadilla
- By Chef Ashis Rout, Executive Chef at Crowne Plaza Greater Noida
Serving Size: 4 no.
Amount Measure Ingredient
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For The Bread ( Roti)
80 grams Finger millet flour ( Kuttu or Mandwa flour)
200 milliliters Refined Flour
20 grams Horse gram Flour
1 tbsp Olive Oil
75 milliliters Milk
1 tsp Salt
For Stuffing
1 no. Carrot
1 no. Cucumber
1 no. Yellow Zucchini
20 grams Chopped Soya nuggets
50 grams Lentil Sprouts
30 grams Shredded Spinach
½ tsp Crushed Pepper
10 grams silken tofu (Can be replaced with Amul cheese also)
SALT TO TASTE
For Refried Beans
60 grams Horse gram (Can be replaced with Rajma )
5 grams Green chilly
2 tbsp Chopped Coriander
80 milliliters Fresh Tomato Sauce (homemade from fresh tomato)
5 cloves Garlic
5 grams Chopped Celery
Method:
- Make dough combining millet flour, refined flour, horse gram flour, olive oil and salt.
- Roll them into thin rounds( Like roti) of 7 inches diameter & griddle it like roti
- Make a stuffing, using julienned carrot, cucumber, yellow zucchini, shredded bokchoy, silken tofu and lentil sprouts.
- Add salt and crushed pepper for seasoning.
- On one of the millet roti put 25gm of the cheese top it with the mixture of vegetables and again top it with 25grams of cheese and put one more roti on top of it
- Heat a non-stick pan, put olive oil and put the stuffed bread on it a cook it till the roti gets little crisp & cheese starts melting, cook it from both the side.
- For Refried Beans boil horse gram and puree the 40% of boiled horse gram
- Sauté chopped garlic and chopped celery.
- Add 40% of pureed horse gram and the remaining part and cook for a while.
- Add tomato sauce, chopped chilly and cook.
- Add seasoning and finish it by adding chopped coriander. you can add lemon if you like)
Health Benefit
kuttu ka atta or buckwheat include high fibre content, rich in proteins and minerals, aids weight loss, keeps blood sugar levels in control as well as reduces cholesterol.
Horse gram is a super food in its own right. It is the most protein-rich lentil found on the planet. Horse gram is also rich in iron. In fact, horse gram has the highest calcium content among pulses and is one of the richest vegetarian sources of protein, it is low in fat and high in carbohydrate content. Its slow digestible starch makes it ideal for diabetic and obesity patients.