Give your favourite puchkas an Italian twist with this recipe

Here’s a recipe by former MasterChef India runner-up Neha Deepak Shah that you can try:

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Ingredients

Bechamel Sauce

1 tbsp – Butter
1 tbsp – all purpose flour
1 cup – Milk
1 tbsp – Chopped garlic (optional)
1 – Bay leaf (optional)
Very small piece nutmeg (optional, only for flavouring)
Salt and pepper (for taste)

Italian Puchka shots

Pani puri/puchka
Veggies (chopped)
Chilli flakes
Parsley
Black pepper
Salt

Method

Bechamel sauce

*Melt the butter in a saucepan.

*Saute the garlic and add flour; stir until the mixture is well blended.

* Slowly add the milk and stir continuously until there are no lumps.

* Now add bay leaf, nutmeg and keep stirring till the sauce starts to boil and thickens.

* Add salt and pepper and remove from the flame. Remove the bay leaf from the sauce.

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Italian puchka shots

*In a bowl, add some vegetables (like corn, beans, tomatoes and carrots or others as per your choice) to Bechamel sauce or white sauce.

*Sprinkle some chilli flakes, parsley and black pepper on top. Add some salt and mix all the ingredients well.

*Take pani puri or puchka and burst it from the top to make a hollow. Add the Bechamel sauce filling.

*Garnish with some cherry tomatoes and basil leaves.

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