Earlier, when my five nieces and one nephew came over to my place, I had to scratch my head to think of which dish to cook that would please all of them. After a lot of brainstorming, I would resign myself to making at least three different things to keep them all appeased, what with one not liking a particular vegetable or another one not liking rice and so on and so forth. But, after a few such episodes, quite accidentally, I discovered that there was this one thing I could cook using any recipe and it would get eaten cheerfully by all six. And, this special food was paneer! Here is one of the paneer recipes that has been a great hit among my picky six. Here is the procedure of Paneer Wrap with Mayonnaise.
For Chapattis:
Wheat flour ¾th cup
Oil 1 Tsp
Water for dough
For filling:
Paneer or Cottage Cheese 200 gms (Homemade to make it healthier)
Bell Peppers (Red, Yellow, Green etc) 200 gms
Onions 1 large
Salt to taste
Soy sauce 2 Tsp
Green chilli sauce 2 Tsp
Oil 2 tbsp
For the wrap:
Veg or non-veg Mayonnaise 4 heaped tbsp.
Makes: 4 wraps
Method
Non-vegetarian Mayonnaise: Take one egg yolk, ½ tsp of sugar, salt to taste, ¼ tsp of mustard, 1 tsp vinegar and 1 tsp lime juice and whisk it all together. Take ¾th cup vegetable oil and whisk it drop by drop into the egg yolk mix. Once all the oil gets whisked into the mix, your mayonnaise is ready.
Note: Not recommended for infants, the elderly and pregnant women due to the raw egg yolk in it. Can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days.
Vegetarian mayonnaise: Take 1 cup milk. Heat up half of it. Combine the other half with 3 tbsp of cornflour and add it to the hot milk. Heat the milk mixture, stirring all the time, till it thickens. It should thicken to the consistency of thick custard. Cool down the mix and blend in food processor to a creamy consistency. Add 2 tsp vegetable oil and salt, sugar, mustard powder and lemon juice to taste and it gives it a good mix. The mayonnaise is ready!
Note: Can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days.
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Let’s look at the nutritive value of this scrumptious wrap:
No | Ingredients | Nutritive Value |
1 | Wheat Chapati | Full of fibre and carbohydrates that makes it good for the stomach and give energy |
2 | Paneer | A good source of protein and calcium that helps build bones and teeth; excellent for growing children |
3 | Mayonnaise | While egg mayonnaise is high in calories, the vegetarian version mentioned here is relatively less caloric; both should be consumed in small quantities |