{"id":316621,"date":"2023-09-07T08:26:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T08:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=316621"},"modified":"2023-09-07T08:26:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T08:26:30","slug":"recipe-palak-corn-tarts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/celebrity\/recipe-palak-corn-tarts\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Palak Corn Tarts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are craving for something crunchy, make Chef <strong>Sohail Karimi<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Palak Corn Tarts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Topped with grated cheese, it comes with a yummy filling of spinach, sweet corn and cream. Save yourself the trouble of making the tarts at home by buying readymade shells.<\/p>\n<p>Have kids? Take their help and make this a family activity over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Western delights are Chef Sohail&#8217;s specialties and his recipes are meticulous.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/getahead\/2023\/sep\/06food1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Palak Corn Tarts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Serves: 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For the pastry dough<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1 cup <em>maida<\/em> or all-purpose flour + a little extra for rolling the tarts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>100 gm butter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pinch salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2-3 tbsp cold water<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cling film<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>For the filling<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2-3 garlic pods, finely chopped<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2 cups chopped&nbsp;<em>palak<\/em> or spinach<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1\/3 cup boiled sweet corn<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>4-5 tbsp fresh cream<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2 tbsp butter + extra to grease the tart moulds<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1 tbsp <em>maida<\/em> or all-purpose flour<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&frac12; tsp paprika powder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&frac12; tsp black pepper powder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pinch <em>jaiphal<\/em> or nutmeg powder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt to taste, around &frac12; tsp<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>50 gm Parmesan cheese, grated<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>50 gm mozzarella cheese, grated<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2-3 tbsp oil<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mini tart moulds<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A round 3-inch diameter cookie cutter<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>For the pastry dough<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl, sift the flour and salt.<br \/>Add 1 tbsp of the butter.<br \/>The butter should not be softened and should be right out of the refrigerator.<br \/>Use a stand mixer or your hands to mix or cut the butter into the flour.<br \/>Keep rubbing it with your fingertips until the mixture becomes fine breadcrumbs.<br \/>Add 2-3 tbsp cold water and knead to make a firm dough. <br \/>Once done, wrap it in cling film and chill for at least 2 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em> For the filling<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat the oil in a <em>kadhai<\/em> or saucepan. <br \/>Add the chopped garlic. <br \/>Saute for a few minutes.<br \/> Add the chopped spinach.<br \/>Keep cooking until the raw smell disappears.<br \/>Take off heat and keep aside.<\/li>\n<li>In a large saucepan, add the remaining 1 tbsp butter and melt over low heat.<br \/> Once the butter melts, add the flour and mix well. <br \/>Slowly add the fresh cream and keep stirring to avoid lumps.<br \/> Let it cook until you achieve a thickish white sauce consistency. <br \/>Add in the spinach-garlic mixture, boiled sweet corn, paprika powder, nutmeg powder, salt, pepper and mix well. <br \/>Take off heat and keep aside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For baking and assembling the tarts<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat an oven to 180&deg;C.<br \/> Grease the mini tart moulds with a little butter; preferably use a non-stick mould.<\/li>\n<li>Roll the chilled dough on a floured surface and cut out circles with a cookie cutter. <br \/>Press one circle into each mould and cut off the excess dough. <br \/>Place the prepared tart moulds in the oven and let them bake at 180&deg;C for 20 minutes. <br \/>Take out from the oven and cool.<\/li>\n<li>Once the tarts have cooled down, fill with the prepared stuffing and top both the grated cheeses.<br \/> Bake again for 5 minutes at 180&deg;C. <br \/>Serve warm with a bit of salad on the side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note<\/strong>: Consider adding 4-5 tbsp shredded boiled chicken or fried bacon bits to the stuffing for a meaty flavour.<\/p>\n<p>For a Jain version of these tarts, skip the garlic.<\/p>\n<p>To veganise them, use almond milk instead of cream, cashew butter instead of regular butter and grated vegan cheese instead of grated mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.<\/p>\n<p>For gluten-free tarts, use ragi flour instead of <em>maida<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/getahead\/2023\/jul\/31food-chef.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chef Sohail Karimi is the executive chef at the Radisson Blu Resort and Convention Centre, Karjat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>REDIFF<\/em> RECIPES<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/getahead\/2023\/sep\/06food-lead1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rediff.com\/getahead\/report\/recipe-palak-corn-tarts\/20230907.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are craving for something crunchy, make Chef Sohail Karimi&#8216;s Palak Corn Tarts. 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