Creamy Red Bell Pepper Sauce With Broccoli Rice

June 23, 2024

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If you are looking for a quick weeknight dinner or a tasty side dish for a family gathering, this recipe has got you covered. You will fall in love with this creamy, incredibly easy-to-make, easy-to-customize, and one of the most vivid sauces you will ever make. Roasted red pepper sauce can be used in so many ways — the best and easiest one is to toss some pasta in it. Feel free to use the sauce in veggies

Total time:30 minutes
Serving: 2-3 persons

Ingredients:

For the Creamy Sauce:

1 tbsp butter
1 large roasted red bell pepper
1/4 cup paneer
1 cheese cube
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
Salt
1/2 tsp.white pepper powder
1/2 cup chopped yellow-green bell pepper
1/2 tsp chili flakes
1/2 tsp oregano
Little milk to adjust consistency.

For the Broccoli Rice:

1 cup broccoli florets (blanched and finely chopped)
2 cup cooked rice
2 tbsp.butter
1 tbsp.garlic (finely chopped)
1 tbsp parsley (chopped)
1 green chili chopped
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp vinegar

Instructions:

To make broccoli rice:

Sauté the garlic in a large wok with butter over low heat for 30 seconds
When garlic starts turning golden brown, add in the green chili, broccoli and mix
Add in the cooked rice, salt, parsley, oregano, and vinegar
Mix well till you have a homogeneous mixture

To make sauce:

Puree roasted and skinned off red bell peppers, ginger-garlic paste and paneer in a blender until smooth
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter
Once melted, add chopped yellow-green bell peppers and saute it for a minute
Add puréed peppers, cheese cube, chili flakes ,oregano and salt to taste
Cook until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally for about 2 minutes
Serve hot with rice.

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