Giving Continental Food an Achaari Twist

Ingredients:

For The Tomato Sauce

2 cups fresh tomato pulp

1 ½  tbsp olive oil

1 tsp finely chopped garlic 

1/2 cup finely chopped onions

1 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)

2 tbsp tomato ketchup

1 tsp chilli powder

salt to taste

1/2 tsp sugar

1 tsp MOLO Raw Turmeric Pickle


For The Lasagna Sheets

4 lasagne sheets, easily available in the

market

1 tsp oil

Salt to taste


For The Roasted Vegetables

1 cup diagonally cut capsicum

1/2 cup diagonally cut baby corn

1/2 cup broccoli florets

1/2 cup diagonally cut zucchini

2 tsp olive oil

1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)

2 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika)

salt and to taste


Other Ingredients

1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup grated processed cheese

Method


For the tomato sauce

  1. First, pour 1 ½  tbsp of olive oil in a broad non-stick pan and heat it for about a few seconds then, add the 1 tsp finely chopped garlic and sauté it on a medium flame for a few seconds.
  1. Once the garlic turns a little brownish add 1/2 cup finely chopped onions and sauté them too on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes and keep stirring it with a wooden spoon.
  1. To this add the fresh 2 cups of tomato pulp to this, let it sit for about 30 seconds.
  1. Now it's time to season the paste with oregano, chilli flakes, tomato ketchup, chilli powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes while stirring.
  1. To bring more flavour into this, add 1 tsp of the MOLO Raw Turmeric Pickle to it and add some sugar to balance the flavours overall, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.

For Lasagna Sheets

  1. Take another pan and add water, oil and salt to this pan, mix well and allow the water to boil.
  1. Once the water starts boiling, add 3 lasagne sheets and let it cook on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes, ensuring that the sheets do not stick to each other.
  1. Drain and remove it on a plate. Keep aside.
  1. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to cook the remaining 2 lasagne sheets.

For the roasted vegetables

  1. Heat some olive oil in a broad non-stick pan, let it heat up for a few seconds. Then add the garlic and chilli flakes and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
  1. Add 1 cup of sliced capsicum, baby corn, broccoli, zucchini and salt and sauté on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while tossing regularly. Keep aside.

Putting it all together

  1. For the final prep to make the vegetable lasagne, spread about ¼ cup of prepared tomato sauce evenly in a baking pan.
  2. Place 2 cooked lasagne sheets evenly over tomato sauce and press against it lightly.
  3. Spread a good portion of the creamy vegetables with a wooden spoon and 5 tbsp of the prepared tomato sauce evenly over it.
  4. Top it with some of the roasted vegetables and spread it evenly across the entire sheet.
  5. Now sprinkle ¼ cup of mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup of processed cheese evenly over the roasted vegetables.
  6. Finally, sprinkle mixed herbs evenly over it and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°C (400°f) for 15 to 20 minutes, or till the cheese melts and it turns light brown in colour from the top.
  7. Serve the vegetable lasagne hot! 

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