Indian-Style Spicy Cheese Scones

One of my specialties and favourite creations to tug from a steaming warm oven are simply quick breads including biscuits, scones, muffins and loaves. The aroma tantalizes the senses and stimulates the appetite. I constantly discover the transition from summer to fall alternatively tough to conform to and turning on the oven warms the feet. The most effective drawback is having the endurance to revel in one until it's far cool sufficient to consume. Generally talking, I decide on savory to candy. I am additionally a spice enthusiast so it regarded herbal for me to provide you with a highly spiced savory biscuit, or scone in case you decide upon.

Now, I don't want to begin a discussion at the confusion and controversy over what constitutes a scone as opposed to a biscuit, nor get into what a cracker, cookie or shortbread manner. A few years back Johanna of Green Gourmet Giraffe tried to make experience of this rather complex culinary depend. Really, it seems to depend upon the location of the sector you are living in or what you were brought as much as apprehend by using learning the word connected to object positioned in front of you. To make matters even greater perplexing, right here in North America the terms biscuit and scones are often used interchangeably, as are cracker and biscuit, and occasionally they're candy and now and again no longer.

But sufficient about that. Scone or biscuit, what without a doubt matters right here is this highly spiced baked pleasure that has simply enough heat to thrill highly spiced-minded palates but diffused enough for even the more timid among us. The cheese enables cool the masala blend and compliments the moist and flaky layered texture of the biscuit. Of route, if you are like me you'll be inclined to increase the amount of spice. The opportunities are countless ? A simple scone dough is a blank canvas to be explored and decorated.

Some tips: Much like cakes, over-mixing consequences in difficult biscuits or scones. You want quality flaky biscuits as a way to upward push. On the other hand, don't be terrified of the dough either. Biscuits which can be underworked may also flip out crumblier than you want and that would be ? Crummy! A combination of mild kneading and folding over the dough some times until clean is the important thing to a biscuit as a way to be wet, flaky, and rise to perfection. For softer biscuits, place the shaped dough closer collectively at the baking sheet. For crisper biscuits, place the rounds about an inch aside.

Of course, exercise makes perfect and certainly friends and family might not thoughts coming round to assess your check batches.

More highly spiced treats you could experience from Lisa's Kitchen:

Cayenne Peanut Butter Cookies

Spicy Parmesan Crackers

Jalapeno Cheddar Scones

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Eggplant Quinoa Bites with Pesto

Only lately have I found out the limitless possibilities of cooking with eggplant. I have simplest cooked with it on a few activities until currently, however now it is often on my grocery list as I explore this underrated and sadly unnoticed vegetable. Many people in my circle of friends suppose that eggplant is flavorless, bland and soggy, yet so many of the recipe books I personal contain severa recipes for eggplant and the local marketplace continually has an amazing supply handy all 12 months spherical. I wager that eggplant isn't always as unpopular as I at the beginning notion.

It all depends on how you put together this vegetable, though technically it's miles a fruit. True, it does not really have tons taste, however from a culinary factor of view it is a instead perfect vegetable to cook with as it absorbs seasonings and flavors properly. Eggplant would not preserve for long, so it's far satisfactory to buy it a day or so earlier than the use of it. Lightly salting the eggplant and letting it sit down for an hour or so before patting the slices dry allows dispose of a number of the moisture and bitterness. If you're including it to soups or stews, add close to the end of the cooking time. You don't want to peel the eggplant due to the fact the pores and skin is edible, but maximum chefs do until they need to bake it whole within the oven, or filled. In either case, the skin will no longer in all likelihood be consumed.

Bake it, steam it, fry it, roast or broil it, and you will come up with numerous serving thoughts. Eggplant is typically covered in stews, soups and casseroles, curries, salads, sandwiches and pasta dishes amongst different favorites appearing on the dinner desk. Often overlooked is that eggplant in reality does shine on its very own because the center piece of a tapas platter or as a standalone appetizer to stimulate the palate earlier than the primary path. To illustrate this declare, I came up with those little eggplant bites. I defy eggplant skeptics to forestall at best one.

The quinoa right here is mixed with a as a substitute unconventional pesto as part of the topping, but I discovered it labored perfectly, including a further layer of taste to the tapas.

In addition to serving as an appetizer, you can need to include them as part of a mild lunch or dinner, served with a gently dressed lentil or leafy green salad. A phrase of warning in case you are serving them as an appetizer previous to a complete path essential: these little nibblers are addictive, so resist the temptation to devour too many, or serve them well earlier earlier than the rest of your culinary efforts grace the dinner desk.

Other small bites from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen you are positive to enjoy:

Stuffed Mushrooms with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Goat Cheese and Olives

Olive Cheese Balls

Goat Cheese Olive Balls

Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers with Goat's Cheese and Sun-dried Tomatoes

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Sweet Potato, Zucchini and Leek Frittata

Frittatas are usually a simple and pleasing way to create a filling and nourishing breakfast or dinner with whatever greens you would possibly have on hand. With a beautiful golden-orange nearby sweet potato sitting within the pantry and a pleasant fresh leek and zucchini within the crisper, it became hardly a second's thought to put them all together in this lovely thick and sturdy oven-baked egg pie. Thin slices of fried sweet potato have a satisfying sweet creaminess that contrasts fantastically with the mild crunch of gently saut?Ed zucchini. Seasoned with the easy flavors of salt, pepper and a spray of fresh thyme, this is a fantastic autumn-themed frittata.

The aggregate of greens for this frittata is pretty pleasing, however in case you don't have a leek handy you could replacement a sliced onion for a slightly sharper taste.

Other frittatas from my kitchen:

Jalape?O Frittata

Greek Feta & Olive Frittata

Potato, Onion and Stilton Frittata

Fennel and Grape Tomato Frittata with Goat Cheese

Fenugreek (Methi) Mattar Paneer

One of my earliest introductions to Indian cuisine became mattar paneer. The critical additives are gently pan-fried cubes of luscious paneer cheese and plump green peas gently simmered in a elegantly spiced tomato-primarily based gravy. The spicing, consistency of the sauce, and texture of the paneer vary greatly but, relying on the prepare dinner jogging the kitchen ? Obviously this can be a supply of enormous culinary suggestion if you judge by way of the recognition of this classic dish that originates from Northern India and now a mainstay on menus all across the globe.

This version has a thicker sauce than an regular mattar paneer, flavored with a generous quantity of fenugreek or methi leaves. This is my second mattar paneer flavored with those uniquely sour but tangy leaves. They're without problems available at any Indian and maximum Asian grocers, but you can substitute spinach if wished with an delivered pinch of fenugreek powder or seeds.

More paneer dishes you're certain to experience from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Massaman Curry with Paneer Cheese

Mattar Paneer with Fresh Mint

Mung Beans with Paneer Cheese

Blueberry Goat Cheese Pie

Though pumpkin pie is probable a more famous serving preference at some stage in the fall months, I couldn't withstand the idea of a single crust pie loaded with goat cheese and fresh blueberries and crowned with sliced almonds. As it so happened, neither my husband nor exceptional friend Basil should face up to a beneficiant sampling, and honestly that is a praise to the baker as each take into account themselves to be pie connoisseurs.

A surprising but beautiful detail of this pie is the gentle hint of sparkling basil that surely comes through even though I used just a small quantity. Not precisely a savory dessert, the beauty is rather subdued and pleasantly tempered via the creamy and tangy goat cheese. The herbal sweetness of the berries is likewise to be recommended.

Here, I actually have used one of my best attempted and examined homemade pastries. A tip I learned years in the past is to apply a few splashes of vodka in case your dough would not appear wet enough to roll out. If you use too much water, you end up with extra gluten formation, ensuing in a harder crust. On the opposite hand, vodka includes ethanol and due to the fact gluten does now not form in the ethanol, you are much more likely to reap that ideal gentle, wealthy and flaky butter crust that makes for the final pastry revel in.

As regular, sense loose to apply your very own favorite pastry recipe. If you bake, most simply you have got a number of treasured favorites.

More delightful pies from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Pumpkin Pie

Concord Grape Pie

Apple Pie Tart

Savory Grape Leaf Pie with Herbs, Yogurt and Quinoa

Paneer Mushroom Egg Muffins

These considerable yet mild and fluffy baked quiche cups are all of the more gratifying as they comprise an abundance of creamy paneer cheese and a few spicy goodness. I have to no longer forget about to mention the mushrooms which might be nestled in with the alternative delights. Bossy, no, but paneer makes its presence recognized right here, as do the mushrooms, however they know their location and assert it modestly.

So smooth to prepare and they make for a adorable appetizer or facet for dinner specifically while served with a salsa or chutney, an Indian dal soup and a few savory flat breads. They additionally manifest to be an remarkable brunch or breakfast desire. Feel free to regulate the spicing in step with your desire and through all manner encompass more chilies or jalapenos because when you bake them inside the oven, thinking about the egg and cheese component, the warmth is surely alternatively tempered.

I changed into in a rush, so for a fast topping for the muffins, I pulled some of my trusty "hearth paste" out of the refrigerator, put about a teaspoon of the mixture right into a small saucepan with a chopped tomato and a bit of salt and simmered that aggregate till thickened because I wanted a chunk greater of a kick as an choice for my dinner guests. No lawsuits from dining partners nor the prepare dinner for that matter.

More paneer and mushroom goodness from Lisa's Kitchen:

Paneer Mushroom Masala

Shredded Paneer with Tomatoes, Chilies, Mushrooms and Chickpeas

Wild Mushroom and Paneer Pilaf with Urad Dal

Paneer Cheese and Vegetables in a Creamy Gravy

Mushroom Egg Masala

Cravings often result in as an alternative innovative dishes if you can avoid the temptation to sprint off to a neighborhood eatery or market to get your geared up-made repair. Especially then, while you want simply the right mixture of flavors and elements to scratch the itch, a chunk of time spent in your kitchen with the ones staples simply begging to thrill your keen palate and the pleasure of catering on your very own instincts hardly ever yields more desirable outcomes.

Especially in this case, when what I truely favored was an egg curry with some succulent mushrooms for a mild dinner. A nicely-stocked pantry and a refrigerator full of staple ingredients to paintings culinary Indian magic is an critical issue of my well-being.

Truth be instructed, mushroom fiend that I am, it's miles honestly under no circumstances unusual to discover me within the kitchen near the witching hour anticipating some mushrooms to marinate earlier than turning them underneath the grill, eagerly looking forward to that meaty goodness to materialize on my plate. Or possibly a pan-fried spicy mushroom curry is in order. It is a quest I think ? That ideal mushroom dish ? With the intention to in no way in reality come to be a fact because mushrooms are a clean canvas to be decorated with unique loving care, relying at the time of day, your mood and culinary desire. There are no limits with regards to the strong mushroom.

You can cut the boiled eggs into halves or quarters if you like earlier than including to the simmering pot of goodness, however for my part I enjoy the experience of reducing right into a semi-difficult entire boiled egg as I scoop up the gravy with each chew.

More egg and mushroom curry goodness from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Egg Masala Curry in a Spicy Tomato Gravy

Cheddar and Mushroom Shirred Eggs

Sweet Potato and Mushroom Quiche Cups

Fried Egg Sambal

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Lentil Salad with Tempeh, Dried Cherries, Spinach and Gorgonzola

The layering of flavors and textures on this dish is sincerely pretty specific and unexpected. My first-rate friend Basil had some bites and requested, "what am I ingesting?" but absolutely now not in a disapproving manner ? Indeed, he desired seconds. I actually have encountered a range of vegetarians and vegans who've expressed their dislike of tempeh, however it simply relies upon on the way you put together it, much like tofu, handiest tempeh is a more fit alternative because of the fermentation process it undergoes. It has a meaty texture that sincerely will appeal for your carnivorous friends too, specifically when you salt it up like I actually have right here.

Notes: For this recipe, I used a reasonably mild and creamy Gorgonzola in order no longer to overpower the relaxation of the flavors on this dish. If you need to make this vegan, pass over the cheese and it's going to nonetheless be a tasty and specific addition in your desk. You will in all likelihood have greater tempeh than you want for this salad, but the strips are pleasant to snack on simply on their own, so I opted to fry up the complete package.

Precisely due to the fact this is such a unique and flavourful salad, this is my submission this month to No Croutons Required. For the November version I actually have asked for soups or salads that would grace your excursion desk. A kind reminder that it no longer too late but to submit your lovable recipes.

More tempeh primarily based recipes you are certain to enjoy from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Tempeh Stuffed Mushroom Tapas

Thai Tempeh Patties with a Red Chili Dipping Sauce

Oseng Oseng Tempe

Tempeh Breakfast Hash-Up

On the top of the reading stack: Dakshin: Vegetarian Cuisine from South India by Chandra Padmanabhan

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Pasta and Goat Cheese Casserole with Black Olives

My rich and robust pasta and Feta cheese casserole always leaves an impression with my dinner guests who never seem to tire of this classic. I don't make it very often precisely because it is a bit too rich for frequent fare. However, as winter descends on us cold subjects, comfort food is in order. I made a few changes to my original recipe, specifically using creamy and tangy goat cheese instead of Feta and adding some sun-dried tomatoes and dried mixed mushrooms with a bit of spice. This version is just as decadent as my original recipe.

I was thinking of serving the casserole with some buttered crusty bread but I thought that would be carb overload, so instead I served it with some fresh salad greens dressed with lemon olive oil, champagne vinegar, white balsamic vinegar, grainy Dijon mustard and some fresh cracked black pepper.

More satisfying pasta dishes you are sure to enjoy from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Indian-Style Macaroni and Paneer Cheese with Spinach

Rye Pasta with a Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce and Goat Cheese

Spinach Pesto Pasta

Greek Macaroni and Cheese

On the top of the reading stack: Dakshin: Vegetarian Cuisine from South India by Chandra Padmanabhan

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Quinoa Flour Muffins with Roasted Red Peppers and Goat Cheese

Savory short breads are one in all my favourite ways to fill out a meal, especially the mild sort of food I generally want to put together. The "brief" part is specially appealing, but the texture of a biscuit, muffin or flatbread additionally makes a fulfilling comparison to the alternative additives of the meal, while the flavors may be easily assembled in any aggregate that enhances the opposite ingredients being served. And of route the leftovers are tremendous to have round for breakfasts or snacks.

These gluten-loose quinoa flour desserts integrate some of my favored components: cornmeal, roasted crimson peppers and goat cheese. Easy-to-make, they're a gentle and moist but slightly dense savory muffin with a little chewy crunch from the cornmeal ? First rate to serve with soups or salads, but these desserts shine on their own too.

Note: solar-dried tomatoes can be substituted for the roasted pink peppers with fantastic fulfillment, and a handful of pitted and chopped black olives can be brought if favored.

More savory cakes perfect for filling out a meal:

Quick and Easy Cornbread Muffins

Poppy Seed Muffins

Cracked Black Pepper Cheddar Muffins

Savory Dill Ricotta Muffins

Chocolate Quinoa Ricotta Bread

For years observed most effective in natural food strong point stores, quinoa can now be observed in each supermarket way to its growing recognition as one of nature's healthiest foods. It's a reputation this is nicely deserved. With a nearly best amino acid balance, its protein profile is the best and most complete of all grains, making quinoa an crucial food for vegetarians. It's additionally gluten-unfastened and a great source of fibre, iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, antioxidants and vitamins B and E.

But it is the mild, fluffy and slightly crunchy texture and delicately sweet and nutty taste of cooked quinoa that's helped make it a staple in so many households in recent times. Delicious on its very own, quinoa also pairs without problems with any number of greens, fruits, nuts and seasonings, making it a versatile element to have handy for all varieties of easy side dishes and breakfast porridges. Quick cooking, substitute quinoa for rice in any recipe. It's also floor right into a flour that may be used as a gluten-unfastened replacement for wheat flour in cookies, truffles and loaves. Turns out that quinoa flour is perfect for baking with and exceptional as a gluten-unfastened alternative. And in case you do nonetheless go to the herbal food shops you could discover quinoa pasta in addition to the greater individual and earthier-flavored crimson and black forms of quinoa.

More chocolate treats from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Chocolate Nut Butter No Bake Fudge

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

Peanut Butter Chocolate Squares

Flourless Chocolate Cake

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Brown Rice and Quinoa Cakes with Parmesan

From time to time, I want to percentage my spontaneous late night time cooking experiments here, specially while they are in particular successful and desirable to the palate. This is a instead unorthodox recipe I think because I fused collectively leftover grains, mixed in a mix of spices and herbs, incorporated some chickpea flour into the mix and then added a few Parmesan cheese. Certainly a unique combination of flavors and textures that comes collectively in a shocking manner that turned out to be a palate pleaser. The layering of spice is well tempered by means of the grain and cheese, and the herbs are understated but make their presence acknowledged in a low mendacity kind of manner to finish the experience.

Crispy, slightly dense because of the addition of besan flour, but nevertheless moist inside, I'll be making these over and over due to the fact the possibilities are countless and I usually locate leftover grains a welcome assignment to dress up and make into a second meal, appetizer, facet or snack. I think goat cheese is coming in the close to future. Other options to be taken into consideration are various combos of grains, spices and herbs, fresh chilies, onion, solar-dried tomatoes, quinoa flour, spelt flour and anything else that moves your fancy whilst the yearning hits. Don't be afraid to test and do not wait till you've got leftovers ? Prepare dinner up some grains and provide you with your preferred savory grain desserts.

More delightful fried and baked savories from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Baked Italian Brown Rice Balls (Arancini)

Corn Cakes with Blue Cheese and Honey

Spicy Baked Chickpea Koftas

Northeast African Millet Patties

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Vegetarian Mushroom and Spinach Lasagne

You're a vegetarian, guests are coming over for dinner, and you understand that at least one of these diners is an avid carnivore ? The fuss and fidgeting starts as you begin in on a meal plan. I think maximum longtime vegetarians have come across that nagging question posed by meat lovers: simply what do you eat anyway? Visions of bland salads and blocks of tofu dance uncomfortably within the minds of the skeptical. Of direction, a prepare dinner wishes anyone to return to the table excited and go away it glad.

Bring on this lush vegetable and mushroom lasagne. One of the earliest one-dish food that I perfected quickly after turning into a vegetarian, the staunchest meat enthusiasts truely would not throw away their forks in frustration ? Except of course, they loathe succulent mushrooms in a rich and zesty fresh tomato sauce and beneficiant slices of cheese tucked into delectable sheets of pasta noodles. It's been a conventional to serve up for a long time and I've perfected the dish over the years to make it even extra tempting with additional layers of flavors.

Light and creamy ricotta pairs well with the greater sturdy and earthy textures and flavors present in this dish ensuing in a luxurious meal with a balanced elegance.

I can attest that everyone I actually have served this lasagne to has by no means left the desk with a grimace on their face and generally 2nd helpings are in demand. Happy diners and a satisfied cook.

I served it up with classic Southern-style buttermilk biscuits.

If you revel in this dish, honestly you might not need to miss out on those different pasta delights:

Ricotta Pesto & Mushroom Lasagne

Penne with Ricotta, Parmesan and Tomatoes

Vegetarian Mushroom Bourguignon

Linguine with Pea-Basil Pesto and Mushrooms

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Paneer Tomato Curry with Indian and Thai Flavors

More often than not, once I cook dinner with paneer cheese it commonly is an Indian-fashion dish, even though I did as soon as make a Thai Massaman curry with paneer cheese that honestly might be making an appearance again within the near destiny at the desk.

This time, I went with a fusion dish, blending up traditional Indian spicing with prominent Thai flavors. It become a in shape made in heaven.

As I changed into experimenting with one-of-a-kind flavors, I additionally experimented with the other components of the menu. I served it up with a few north African millet patties and classic tarka dal. The sauce of the paneer curry became scooped over a number of the millet patties and the tarka dal shone inside the legume function. It all labored and the cook dinner and her eating companions have been greater than glad.

Other paneer dishes you are positive to revel in from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Mung Beans with Paneer Cheese

Paneer Mushroom Masala

Butter Paneer Masala

Mattar Paneer

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Mung Dal Chila Paneer Wraps

There is some thing so very comforting about comfortable wraps of goodness. Most of the cuisines I am familiar with have conventional wrapped up delights and the cooks creativeness adds more flair to the plate. I went with an Indian topic for this meal as I regularly do, and made some Indian cr?Pes to serve with a quick and clean highly spiced paneer scramble.

I think this may be classified as "street food" however I've also loved bites like this, mainly while it comes from my kitchen. In fact, I made this meal, served in conjunction with a few spinach rice, for my first-rate buddy Basil's birthday.

It's pure comfort food, and actually rather clean to make up, though frying up the chila does take a bit of staying power, despite the fact that they are honest to prepare.

More paneer delights you are positive to experience:

Paneer Mushroom Masala

Mung Bean Paneer

Paneer Tikka Pizza on Naan Bread

Spicy Carrot Soup with Ginger and Paneer Cubes

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Savory Goat Cheese Cakes

Perhaps due to the fact I am on the small side of the load spectrum, or maybe because I adore small things and small meals, little bites of goodness frequently make their way to my dining desk and I never seem to tire of such delights. Whether it be grain patties, legume cakes or koftas, or ? On this instance ? A savory fried goat cheese round, it is my concept of comfort meals. Serve those smooth creamy and tangy goat cheese cakes with a golden brown crispy out of doors as an appetizer or whilst a aspect alongside dinner. For a light dinner, I served them up with marinated mushrooms. You may also remember making up a salsa sauce to go with them or this spicy sun-dried tomato paste.

More goat cheese delights from my kitchen:

Quinoa Goat Cheese and Parmesan Cakes

Tomato and Goat Cheese Crustless Quiche

Pasta and Goat Cheese Casserole with Black Olives

Spicy Goat Cheese Olive Balls

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Blueberry Ricotta Pound Cake

It won't be berry season, however I've been consuming a number of sparkling blueberries lately, regularly just with a piece of yogurt. Well the yearning hit for something sweet, and so this moist ricotta pound cake bursting with berry goodness became formed. I am sharing this simply in time for Valentine's Day. It is fulfilling anytime of year, any day of the week of path. My husband and I loved it for breakfast, lunch, dessert and for a late night snack. It's honestly not too sweet both, with most of the beauty coming from the berries. Stored in an airtight box, it stays fresh for a few days.

Other baked delights you are positive to experience:

Ancient Roman Cheesecake

Blueberry Ricotta Cheesecake

Guinness Gingerbread Cake

Blueberry Goat Cheese Pie

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Baked Mushroom Arancini

On the rare occasion that I eat out at an Italian restaurant, I never can resist ordering arancini, a delightfully cheesy fried rice ball. Recently, I was menu planning, and a craving hit. After the craving, the idea of making baked mushroom arancini. I do confess to having a bit of a weakness for fried savories, for arancini are commonly fried. However, I don't enjoy the mess of frying and baking the balls are a healthier alternative. Inspired by the success of my baked brown rice balls, I made up a pot of mushroom risotto and turned that into arancini.

The mushrooms add an addictive earthiness to the creamy balls oozing with cheese. There was a fair amount of prep involved, but the result was more than worth it and you can be sure these won't last long, despite the substantial nature of these savory balls of bliss. Because I wanted to serve them as a side instead of an appetizer for the occasion, I served them up with rich tomato braised gigantes bean dish to serve as a portion of the sauce, instead of simply the traditional marinara sauce. I'll be sharing that recipe soon, but in the meantime, you might want to consider serving them with Gigantes simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce. The meal was a smashing success.

Other baked savory dishes you may enjoy:

Baked Chickpea and Brown Rice Patties

Spicy Chickpea Kofta

Chickpea Paneer Kofta in a Creamy Cashew Tomato Sauce

Baked Paneer and Chickpea Cutlets

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