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Beans & Paneer Quesadilla

Quesadillas are a perfect treat for the lunch or dinner. They are extremely easy to prepare. All you need is flour tortillas filled with cheese, red kidney beans, Indian Cottage cheese (Paneer), corns, onions, bell peppers and some basic spices.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Indian, Mexican
Keyword: Lunch for Weightloss, Quesadilla, Vegetarian Quesadilla
Servings: 2
Calories: 461kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients to prepare the filling

  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • 40 gm Onions
  • 40 gm Mix Bell Peppers
  • 1 tbsp Sweet Corn
  • 80 gm Kidney Beans
  • 40 gm Low Fat Indian Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • Salt as taste

Ingredients for Mint Chutney

  • 1/2 cup Fresh Mint Leaves
  • 1 cup Fresh Cilantro Leaves
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • 1 small Ginger
  • 1 Garlic
  • 1/3 cup Onions
  • 1/2 tsp Kala namak
  • 1/2 tsp Chaat Masala
  • Salt as taste
  • 1/4 cup Water (or more if required)

Base of the Quesadilla

  • 2 Whole Wheat Roti

Instructions

To Prepare the filling

  • In a Pan, add oil. Let it get hot. Then add finely chopped garlic cloves. Saute them for a minute
  • Now, Add finely chopped onions and saute them for 2-3 minutes. Then, add mix bell peppers finely chopped, sweet corns and boiled beans as well. Cook them for another 4-5 minutes.
  • Next step is to add all the spices like red chilli powder, salt, cumin powder. Mix well, Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes.
  • Add low fat cottage cheese but mash/grate/crumble it first. Mix with rest of the ingredients very well.
  • Using a masher, mash the stuffing roughly. Give it a gentle mix and the filling is ready.

To Prepare Mint Chutney

  • In a blender, add all chutney ingredients, mint leaves, cilantro leaves, green chilli, garlic, ginger, onions along with the spices. Add some water and blend to make vibrant green mint chutney.

To Prepare Quesadilla

  • For the dressing, take 2 tbsp yogurt and add 2-3 tsp mint chutney in it.
  • Take 1 whole wheat tortilla, apply the dressing on it. Spread the quesadilla filling prepared. Then add some mozzarella cheese over it, shredded or sliced its upto you. Apply dressing on other tortilla and make a sandwich of tortillas.
  • Now brush the pan with minimal oil and roast the quesadilla. Cover the pan and keep the flame low, it will allow cheese to melt.
  • Flip the quesadilla carefully and gently and follow same process to roast from other side.
  • Serve it hot with your favorite dip.
  • Tip : You can simply make half sized quesadilla and simply grill it if you want to avoid toasting in pan.

Notes

Nutrition Info of entire Quesadilla
Cal : 461
Fat : 15 g
Carbs : 61 G
Protein : 26 G