Sunday, May 22, 2011

Buritto in a Bowl

Simple and easy to make dish. Just need the right items. I have had this dish a couple of times at Chipotle and my recipe came out very close to what is served at Chipotle.

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

    Rice - 1 cup
    Black Beans - 1 can   
    Cilantro - 3 to 4 Springs
    Salt to taste
    Sour Cream
    Guacamole (Available in the Mexican Isle at any local grocery store) 

 For Sauce:

    Oil - 1 Tablespoons
    Italian Herbs - 1/2 Teaspoon (Available in the Spice Isle at any local grocery store) 
    Tomatoes - 4 Big
    Salt to taste
    Red Chilli Powder to taste
  
For Salsa:

    Tomatoes - 1 Big
    Corn - 1 Cup
    Green Chilli - 1    
    Cilantro - 3-4 springs
    Salt to taste

For Stir Fry:

    Capsicum - 1
    Onion - 1/2 Big Onion
    Oil - 1 Tablespoon
    Salt to taste
    Pepper to taste

Prep:
Sauce:
  1. Boil 4 cups of water in a deep dish.
  2. Make light scores on tomatoes using a knife. 
  3. Drop 2  tomatoes at a time into boiling water. In about 2 to 3 minutes you can notice the peel separating from flesh. Pick tomatoes from boiling water and drop them into a bowl of cold water. Make sure tomatoes are not hot and peel the tomatoes. Do the same with other two tomatoes as well.
  4. Make a puree of these tomatoes using a blender.
  5. In a wide pan, heat a tablespoon of oil. Once the oil gets heated, add Italian herbs. Wait for about 30 seconds and add tomato puree. Add salt and red chilli powder and let the sauce cook for 10 to 15 minutes until the raw smell of tomatoes goes off. Give a mix every 3 minutes to make sure the sauce doesn't get burnt.
Rice:
Pressure cook rice in 2 cups of water. Once cooked, add a quarter teaspoon of salt, finely chopped cilantro and give a gentle mix with a spoon or fork to separate grains of rice. Oil helps prevent grains from sticking together.

Beans:
Open a can of black beans and wash them under running water.

Stir Fry:
Slice capsicum and onions longitudinally. Heat a table spoon of oil in a pan and add sliced vegetables. Stir fry the vegetables for a couple of minutes and add slat and pepper to taste before turning off heat.

Salsa:
  1. De-seed and chop a tomatoe.
  2. Finely chop green chilli and cilantro
  3. In a bowl add corn, chopped tomatoes, green chilli and cilantro. Add salt and give a nice mix.
Procedure:
  1. Heat a pan on medium high flame. Add two to three drop of oil and heat the tortilla on both sides. This should approximately take a minute.
  2. Transfer the tortilla into a bowl. press it down so that it sort of lines the bowl. Add various ingredients as layers in this bowl.
  3. A layer of rice.
  4. A layer of Beans.
  5. A layer of stir fried capsicum and onion
  6. A layer of salsa
  7. A ladle full of sauce
  8. Top it with 2 table spoons of Guacamole and 2 table  spoons of sour cream 
Tadaaaaaaa...Buritto in a Bowl is ready for you to dig in. This recipe serves 4.