Recipe: Appetizing Italian Risotto with a twist

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Recipe: Appetizing Italian Risotto with a twist Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Italian Risotto with a twist. A very traditional Italian risotto recipe gets a whole new flavor using mango. The delicate balance between the risotto savory flavor and the sweetness of. I think you might love this Risotto Frittatas with a Twist Thermomix recipe!

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You can cook Italian Risotto with a twist using 15 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Italian Risotto with a twist

  1. You need 3 cup of Vegetable Stock (homemade).

  2. It’s 1 cup of short grain Rice (I used Egyptian rice).

  3. Prepare 1/2 cup of split Moong dal.

  4. You need 1/2 cup of thinly cubed red Pumpkin.

  5. You need 2-3 tablespoon of green Capsicum cut into small cubes.

  6. Prepare 2-3 tablespoon of red Capsicum cut into small cubes.

  7. It’s 2-3 tablespoon of carrot cut into small cubes.

  8. You need 1 of big Onion Finely Diced.

  9. Prepare 2 of Garlic Clove Finely Diced.

  10. It’s 1 bunch of Coriander leaves chopped.

  11. It’s 2 tablespoon of Olive oil.

  12. Prepare 2 teaspoon of Butter.

  13. You need 2 tablespoon of grated Cheese.

  14. You need 2 teaspoon of Chilli flakes.

  15. It’s to taste of Salt.

Risotto is a northern Italian rice dish cooked with broth until it reaches a creamy consistency.

The broth can be derived from meat, fish, or vegetables.

Many types of risotto contain butter, onion, white wine, and parmesan cheese.

It is one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy.

Italian Risotto with a twist instructions

  1. Clean and soak rice and daal for at least 2 hour..

  2. Dice all the vegetables, onion and garlic..

  3. Heat a pan and dry roast pumpkin pieces in low flame until they get charred..

  4. Also roast capsicums and carrot cubes..

  5. Transfer the charred vegetables to a plate..

  6. Heat the vegetable stock to a slow simmer. I make vegetable stock by boiling 1 carrot, 1 onion cut into small pieces, some green peas,some sweet corns, salt and pepper for half an hour in slow flame and then drain and reserved the stock..

  7. In a large frying pan heat olive oil and 1 teaspoon butter over a medium heat..

  8. Add the drained rice and saute until rice becomes translucent..

  9. Add cbopped onions and saute again for 2-3 minutes..

  10. Also add garlic, salt and saute for few seconds..

  11. Now add in the drained daal and saute in medium heat for few more minutes..

  12. Next add the roasted vegetables and stir well..

  13. Now you need to slowly stir in the hot vegetable stock a ladle full at a time, stirring continually, making sure all of the stock has been incorporated each time and the pan is dry..

  14. You have to do it till rice and daal become soft. It will take atleast 25 to 30 minutes to completely absorp the stock in batches and rice-daal become mashy..

  15. Add chilli flakes, grated cheese and remaining 1 teaspoon butter..

  16. Stir well and add chopped coriander leaves..

  17. Give a last stir and remove from heat..

  18. Tasty and healthy vegetable risotto with a twist is ready to serve. I serve with some beetroot juice infused yoghurt..

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