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बरिटो बाउल रेसिपी | वेज बरिटो बाउल | मैक्सिकन बरिटो बाउल | आसान शाकाहारी बरीटो बाउल - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Burrito Bowl in Hindi)
બરીટો બોલ ની રેસીપી - ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો (Burrito Bowl in Gujarati)
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how make Mexican rice for burrito bowl▼ |
how make refried beans for burrito bowl▼ |
how to make sour cream for burrito bowl▼ |
how to make uncooked salsa for burrito bowl▼ |
how to make burrito bowl▼ |
Tips for burrito bowl▼ |
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burrito bowl recipe | veg burrito bowl | Mexican burrito bowl | easy vegetarian burrito bowl | with 96 amazing images. burrito bowl recipe | veg burrito bowl | Mexican burrito bowl | easy vegetarian burrito bowl is a mouth-watering Mexican dish which is sure to lure you with its attractive hue and appearance. Learn how to make veg burrito bowl. To make burrito bowl, you need to make Mexican rice, refried beans, uncooked salsa and sour cream. Then assemble it. Divide the rice into 4 equal portions. Keep aside. Divide the refried beans into 4 equal portions. Keep aside. Divide the sour cream into 4 equal portions. Keep aside. Divide the uncooked salsa into 4 equal portions. Keep aside. Just before serving, take a big serving bowl, place a portion of the rice and press it lightly using the back of a spoon. Top it with a portion of the refried beans and again press it lightly with the back of a spoon. Put a portion of the sour cream and spread it evenly using the back of a spoon. Spread a portion of the uncooked salsa and spread it evenly. Finally sprinkle ½ tbsp of spring onion whites and greens evenly over it, 1 tbsp grated cheese and ¼ cup coarsely crushed nacho chips. Repeat steps 5 to 9 to make 3 more servings. Serve immediately. The veg burrito bowl sounds elaborate, but the fact is that it is not too time-consuming. Moreover, it is a satiating one-dish meal, which is completely worth the effort. Here, rice is boosted with colourful veggies and an appropriate seasoning of special mixture of garlic and Kashmiri red chillies. It is layered with refried beans, sour cream and uncooked salsa; and finally garnished with cheese and other ingredients; before topping with crushed nacho chips, to make a totally irresistible one dish meal- Mexican burrito bowl. Refried beans is a staple accompaniment in Mexican cuisine and is readily available at stores, but making it fresh at home with tomatoes, spring onions and cooked rajma for easy vegetarian burrito bowl, gives an awesome flavour that beats any packaged option! Tips for burrito bowl. 1. The rice in Mexican rice should be cooked only till 85%, so each grain of rice remains separate. 2. For refried beans, the rajma has to be soaked overnight. So plan for it in advance. 3. The rajma should be cooked till done, but it should not turn mushy. 4. For sour cream use thick curd made from full fat cream. 5. You can also make a layer of guacamole if you wish. 6. You can make the Mexican rice, sour cream and refried beans in advance. Remember to keep sour cream and refried beans refrigerated. 7. To make uncooked salsa and refrigerate, do so without adding salt. This is because salt might release water. 8. Assemble the burrito just before serving. Also prefer to assemble each serving of the burrito bowl separately so that everybody gets an equal share of the goodies, and enjoy it immediately upon preparation.
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To Be Ground In To A Coarse Chilli-garlic Paste For Mexican Rice
5 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
4 to 5 garlic (lehsun) cloves
For Mexican Fried Rice
3 cups cooked rice (chawal)
2 tbsp oil
1/2 cup thinly sliced onions
1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup thinly sliced capsicum
salt to taste
1 cup boiled mixed vegetables (sweet corn, French beans, carrots)
For The Refried Beans
1/2 cup rajma (kidney beans)
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp chopped onions
1/4 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt to taste
1/2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp finely chopped onions
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tbsp butter
To Be Mixed Into Sour Cream
1 cup hung curds (chakka dahi)
2 tsp lemon juice
salt and to taste
For The Uncooked Salsa
1 cup deseeded and finely chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
salt to taste
Other Ingredients
2 tbsp finely chopped spring onions
4 tbsp grated processed cheese
1 cup coarsely crushed corn chips
Method
For the mexican fried rice
For the refried beans
For the uncooked salsa
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What is burrito bowl made of?
- What is burrito bowl made off?burrito bowl is a one dish meal made from a layer of veg rice, refried beans, sour cream, salsa topped with corn chips and cheese.
For Mexican rice for burrito bowl
- To cook the rice for yourMexican Fried Rice, wash 1 cup of raw rice thoroughly under running water until you get clear water. The removal of starch from rice helps in getting separate grains after cooking.
- Soak the rice in enough water for 30 minutes.
- Drain and keep aside.
- Boil 4 cups of water in a deep non-stick pan.
- Add salt to taste. Adding salt while boiling the rice helps the rice absorb the flavor of the salt.
- Also add 1 tbsp of oil to this. This will prevent the rice grains from sticking to each other.
- Add the rice to the boiling water and mix well.
- Cook on a medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes or till the rice is 85% cooked, while stirring occasionally.
- Strain it using a strainer and let the water drain out. This will give you around 3 cups after cooking. Do not overcook the rice or else they will turn soft and mushy.
- Pour some cold water on the rice to stop further cooking. Let all the water from the rice drain out ensuring that the rice does not contain any moisture.
- Spread the cooked Rice on a flat surface or a big plate and allow it to cool.Keep aside.
- To make the chilli garlic paste forMexican fried rice | vegetarian Mexican fried rice | Indian style Mexican fried rice | quick fried rice |take 5whole dry kashmiri red chilliesand remove the stalks and the seeds.
- Place the chillies in a small mixer jar.
- To this, add 4 to 5garlic (lehsun) cloves.
- Blend this to a coarse paste/powder without adding any water. This should have a dry consistency. Keep aside.
- To makeMexican fried rice | vegetarian Mexican fried rice | Indian style Mexican fried rice | quick fried rice |cut the vegetables (carrots and french beans) into lozenges (diamond shape). Boil the carrots, French beans and sweet corn together on the stovetop or even in a microwave. We need1 cupboiled mixed vegetables. Keep aside.
- To make theMexican fried rice, heat 2 tbspoilin a broad non-stick pan or kadhai.
- Once the oil is hot, add 1/2 cupthinlysliced onions.
- Sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the prepared chilli-garlic paste to the onions.
- Then add 1/2 cupfinelychopped tomatoes. They give a slight tangy taste to the rice.
- Then add 1/2 cupthinlysliced capsicum. The capsicum will not only give a green color, but will also give a bite. We have used sliced capsicum, but you can even use finely chopped.
- Mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add 1 cupboiled mixed vegetablesto the pan. you can boil these vegetables on stove top or even in a microwave.
- Add 1 more tbsp of water so that the veggies don't burn.
- Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Now add 3 cupscooked rice (chawal). Ensure that cooked rice does not have any lumps in it and each grain is separated. You can even make use of leftover rice.
- Also add a little salt.
- Toss gently to incorporate or mixVegMexican Fried Ricewell using two spoons.
- CookVegetarianMexican Fried Riceon a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Be careful while stirring as you do not want the rice to break.
- Mexican Fried Riceis ready. This recipe makes approx. 5 cups of rice. Divide the rice into 4 equal portions andkeep aside.
For refried beans for burrito bowl
- This is what rajma (kidney beans) looks like. This is 1/2cuprajma (kidney beans). Just as its name suggests, the kidney bean is shaped like a kidney with a reddish brown colour and a thick skin. It has a strong flavour with a slightly sweet aftertaste, a nutty aroma and a chewy texture. The kidney bean is used extensively in Mexican cooking, and also in certain Indian dishes. It is quite popular inPunjabicuisine.
- Rinse the rajma, kidney beans in water 2 to 3 times.It is better to change the water from time to time while you're soaking or cooking the beans. Pouring off the water helps gets rid of the indigestible complex sugars that create gas in your intestine. It also helps to cook the beans thoroughly, until they can be easily mashed with a fork.
- Once the rajma is well washed, soak overnight in enough water in a deep glass bowl. Cover and soak.Store soaked rajma in the refrigerator in an airtight container and use within 2 to 3 days. Longer storage could cause an undesirable odour.Soaking rajma does not cause any nutrient loss but makes it easier to digest. Soaking before use is recommended for those with gastric troubles.
- Next day, this is what the soaked rajma looks like.
- Wash rajma.
- Drain rajma.
- In a pressure cooker put soaked rajma (kidney beans).
- Add1/4 cupchopped tomatoes.
- Add2 tbspchopped onions.
- Add1/4 tspchopped garlic (lehsun).
- Add1/2 tspfinelychopped green chillies.
- Add salt to taste.
- Add1/2 cup of water.
- Pressure cook for 5 whistles.Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- This is what it looks like.
- Keep the rajma mixture aside.
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a broad non-stick pan.
- Add2 tbsp finelychopped onions.
- Sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the rajma mixture.
- Add1/4tspchilli powder.
- Add1/4tsproasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder.
- Add1/2 tspsugar.
- Add1/2 tbspbutter.
- Add salt to taste.
- Mix well.
- Cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Mash therefried beans | Mexican veg refried beans | Indian style healthy Mexican refried kidney beans | pressure cooker rajma |lightly using a potato masher.
- Dividerefried beans | Mexican veg refried beans | Indian style healthy Mexican refried kidney beans | pressure cooker rajma into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
For sour cream for burrito bowl
- To makesour cream | sour cream made with curd | Indian style sour cream | healthysour cream with yoghurt |in a deep glass bowl put1 cupthick curds (dahi).
- Add2 tsplemon juice.Lemon is a very good source ofVitamin Cand thus helps in the production ofwhite blood cellsand antibodies in the blood which attacks invading microorganisms, prevents infection and builds immunity. Therefore, Lemon juice is given toprevent common cold. The ascorbic acid in lemon juice helps in absorption of iron from the food. So if you’reirondeficient or haveanaemiasqueeze a lemon oniron rich recipes. See detailedbenefits of lemon, lemon juice.
- Add salt to taste.
- Whisk well.
- Cover.
- Refrigeratesour cream | sour cream made with curd | Indian style sour cream | healthysour cream with yoghurt |for atleast 1 hour.
- Divide thesour cream | sour cream made with curd | Indian style sour cream | healthysour cream with yoghurt into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
For uncooked salsa for burrito bowl
- In a deep glass bowl put1 cupdeseeded and finelychopped tomatoes.
- Add1/2 cupfinelychopped onions.
- Add1 tbspfinelychopped coriander (dhania).
- Add1/2 tspcumin seeds (jeera) powder.
- Add1 tspdry red chilli flakes (paprika).
- Add salt to taste.
- Mix well.
- Mash the salsa slightly with the back of a spoon.
- Divide the salsa into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
How to make burrito bowl
- In a deep glass bowl, put Mexican fried rice.
- Push down with the back of a spoon to make a layer off the rice.
- Top with refried beans and layer over.
- Use the back of a spoon to flatten the refried beans over the Mexican rice.
- Top with sour cream.Use the back of a spoon to flatten the sour cream.
- This is a side view of the burrito bowl being made.
- Add gaucamole if you wish. This is optional. See here for our easy guacamole recipe.
- Top with salsa.
- Sprinkle ½ tbsp of spring onion whites and greens evenly over it.
- Top with1 tbsp grated cheese.
- Finally add¼ cup coarsely crushed nacho chips.
- Serve burrito bowl as a complete meal.
Tips for burrito bowl
- The rice in Mexican rice should be cooked only till 85%, so each grain of rice remains separate.
- For refried beans, the rajma has to be soaked overnight. So plan for it in advance.
- The rajma should be cooked till done, but it should not turn mushy.
- For sour cream use thick curd made from full fat cream.
- You can also make a layer of guacamole if you wish.
- You can make the Mexican rice, sour cream and refried beans in advance. Remember to keep sour cream and refried beans refrigerated.
- To make uncooked salsa and refrigerate, do so without adding salt. This is because salt might release water.
- Assemble the burrito just before serving. Also prefer to assemble each serving of the burrito bowl separately so that everybody gets an equal share of the goodies, and enjoy it immediately upon preparation.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per servingEnergy 705 cal Protein 19.6 g Carbohydrates 77.3 g Fiber 4.6 g Fat 34.5 g Cholesterol 25 mg Sodium 395.8 mg
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