Stuffed food is a delight to have on the menu. You just start with the coating which is crunchy or bit harder and as you get to the core you find the most amazing succulent stuffing which you devour with relish. Not necessarily the outer layering would always be crispy but the inner stuffing being a spice laden soft surprise is a guarantee. The stuffing is usually prepared with special spices. As you go beyond the outer layer you start enjoying the beautiful combination of myriad spices. The stuffing is usually prepared with more delicacy and care as this holds the key to taste.
Indian cuisine have some of the most amazing stuffed food items. We should start with a popular item that is not only appealing to vegetarians but would also be appreciated by the non vegetarians for the wonderful taste. You must sample at least one helping of bharwa bhindi. The preparation is done with ladies finger. You need big size for it as you need to fit in the stuffing while making sure that the bhindis retain their shape. This preparation is quite intriguing as you have to stuff a blend of spices within the bhindis. The bhindis need to be slit, and then dried mango powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder would go in, but they have to be mixed together nicely. Once the stuffing with spices is done, you have cook the bhindi. Prepare it and enjoy the lovely aroma and flavor.
Your love for the bharwa recipes would increase after this and you would definitely be looking for some more bharwa dishes to try. Our next dish would be equally delightful to you, it is the bharwa mirchi that is a hugely popular dish. Interestingly in this dish you need to have big green chillies. These are not hot so do not worry. Now comes the stuffing part, it need besan that has to be cooked with spices. Now the spices that would flavor the besan are dry mango powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder. After you get rid of the seeds you should fill the chillies with these stuffing.
It is time to try out some other stuffed food. We have been discussing dishes that would sit beside the staple rice or bread dish and should be enjoyed with any of the two. What if we stuff the staple dish with something spicy? The Indian bread has some intriguing variations to make the meals more special and more enjoyable. Our parathas are very popular, but we have used different stuffing to make these parathas even more lovable. One famed stuffed paratha variation is gobi ka paratha. Here the paratha is made with a delectable spicy cauliflower stuffing. Here after preparing the dough, you have to make the stuffing with cauliflower that is cut into small florets and cook it with cumin seeds, onion which has to be chopped, green chillies, coriander leaves, garam masala. The stuffing has to be cooked and then you need to make little dough balls and then put the stuffing in and make the paratha. Eat it with a nice chutney.
Stuffed food has a different charm altogether, prepare it for a special surprise.
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