Columbian Style Arepas

Ingredients

• 1 cup corn kernels makkai daana
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable stock or water
• 1 cup corn flour makkai aata
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp hung curd
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1⁄2 cup grated cottage cheese paneer
• Salt as per taste

Instructions

• 1. Make a puree of vegetable stock or water and corn kernels in a mixer.
• 2. Combine corn flour, sugar, hung curd, 1 tbsp oil in a bowl to make the batter for Arepas. Flatten and mix well.
• 3. Add corn puree, cottage cheese and salt to the batter and mix.
• 4. Pour 2 tbsp of oil in a griddle pan and rub some oil on your palms as well.
• 5. Take 1 tbsp of batter and mould it into 1⁄4 inch thick and 3 inch broad Arepas. You can make 10-12 Arepas with this batter.
• 6. Place them gently on the pan. Grill for 5-6 minutes on low flame, till they turn brown on both sides.
• 7. Serve this sizzling hot Columbian-style Arepas with hung curd or salsa sauce.

Recipe Notes