VEGETABLE CHEESE STUFFED LOAF / VEGETABLE BOAT

INGREDIENTS

2 bread loaf's

1/2 cup grated cheese (mozzarella or processed)

For stuffing

3-4 beans

2 medium sized carrots

1/2 cup paneer (cottage cheese)

1/4 cup peas

1/4 cup corn

1 medium sized bell pepper or capsicum

1 tbsp oil

2 tbsp butter

Salt and chilli to taste

3 tbsp tomato sauce

1 tsp oregano

1/2 cup grated cheese (mozzarella or processed)

METHOD

In chopper or blender, mince all the vegetables with paneer. Keep aside.

In a pan, heat oil and melt butter. Add veggies and cook till raw smell goes and the water from veggies are absorbed.

Add tomato sauce, mix well. Add salt, pepper, oregano and chilli. Mix well. Cook for another 1-2 minutes.

Add grated cheese, mix and turn off the flame.

Take loaf, slit it from the centre, make sure not to slit the edges or else filling will come out.

Keep pressing the filling inside little by little till the time it's completely stuffed.

Top the loaf with extra cheese and spread some extra sauce. Sprinkle oregano.

Keep on greased baking tray and bake at 180 degree Celsius for 8-10 minutes. 

If you want to more crispier bake for 15 minutes.

Slice into 3-4 pieces and serve hot of pack in kids tiffin.

Pictorial:

1. Keep all the vegetables and paneer in blender jar or good processor.











2. Mince it fine.

3. In pan, heat oil and melt butter.

4. Add minced vegetables. Cook till raw smell fades away. This will take 3-4 minutes.

5. Add tomato sauce.

6. Add salt, pepper,chilli,oregano. Mix well.

7. Add grated cheese. Mix and turn off the flame.

8. Take bread loaf.

9. Slit from the center.

10. Stuff the filling and keep pressing it inside for more and more filling.

11. Top with cheese generously. Put sauce and sprinkle oregano.

12. Bake at 180 degree Celsius for 10 minutes.

13. Slice and serve or pack in kids tiffin