Baked Cottage Cheese Sandwich

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese (made from 1 ltr. of milk)
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 medium tomato, finely chopped
• 2 green chilies, washed,ends trimmed and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• salt
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 100 ml milk
• 100 ml water
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 50 ml milk
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 mix all the ingredients listed under"for pancakes" together.
• 2 keep aside for 15 minutes.
• 3 now, heat oil in a wok.
• 4 toss in cumin seeds and allow to crackle.
• 5 once they stop crackling, add onions and saute until well browned.
• 6 mix in the garam masala powder, salt, tomatoes and green chillies.
• 7 saute nicely.
• 8 fold in the crumbled cottage cheese (paneer).
• 9 keep aside.
• 10 now, heat a griddle on medium flame.
• 11 smear a little oil on its surface.
• 12 carefully, using a ladle, pour 4 tbsps.
• 13 of the prepared batter on the griddle.
• 14 flatten it now to make a round of about 6 inches in diameter.
• 15 cover with a lid.
• 16 when the pancake's cooked on one side, pour 1/2 teaspoons of oil on it and then flip it over to cook the other side.
• 17 likewise, prepare 6 pancakes and keep aside.
• 18 note: make sure you make the pancakes slightly thicker and softer instead of thin and crispy.
• 19 now, in a medium-sized bowl, crack an egg and beat it well using an electric beater.
• 20 add the milk, nutmeg powder, a pinch of salt and some sugar and mix well.
• 21 then, grease an oven-proof dish (the size of pancakes).
• 22 dip one pancake at a time in the egg-milk mixture.
• 23 place it in the greased dish.
• 24 gently, spread 2 tbsps.
• 25 of the filling over the pancake, leaving a small gap along the edges.
• 26 alternate each layer with pancake and filling.
• 27 finish it with a pancake.
• 28 pour the remaining egg-milk mixture over the pancakes.
• 29 now, bake the dish in a pre-heated oven at 150c for 20 minutes or until it is firm.
• 30 remove from the oven.
• 31 serve hot with tomato sauce and sauteed veggies.
• 32 dig in and enjoy!