Ingredients: 1 cup All Purpose Flour (Maida) – durum wheat flour,1 Whole Eggs – whisked,2 teaspoons Del Monte Black Olives,1 pinch Salt,100 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese),15-20 Red Amaranth Leaves – or spinach leaves,1 pinch Nutmeg powder – ( or you can grate nutmeg directly on the filling),1/4 teaspoon Black pepper powder,Salt – to taste,1 teaspoon Butter (unsalted),1 Onion – finely chopped,2 cloves Garlic – finely chopped,6-7 Cherry tomatoes – halved,10 Del Monte Green Olives – whole,5 Del Monte Black Olives – sliced,1 teaspoon Lemon zest,1/2 cup Fresh cream,1 cup Milk,5-6 Sichuan peppercorns – freshly crushed with mortar and pestle,1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes – (optional),2 teaspoons Cheddar cheese – grated,Salt – to taste,2 teaspoons Lemon zest – grated,15-20 Parsley leaves – finely chopped,10-12 Mint Leaves (Pudina) – finely chopped,2 cloves Garlic – grated
Time in minutes: 160 Servings: 4 Course: Lunch Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To prepare Italian Home Style Ravioli in Lemon – Garlic White Sauce Recipe, get prepped up with all the ingredients including chopping veggies, sorting the best baby red amaranth leaves, grated lemon peel, and cheese, and crushing peppercorns. Halve the tomatoes and whisk eggs too.Instruction To Make DoughIn a wide mixing bowl, add flour, salt, oil, and egg.Mix well with your hands and bring the flour together by adding a little water at a time and knead for 5-7 minutes to get a soft dough.Cover the dough with another bowl or cling wrap and refrigerate the dough for at least 2 hours.Instruction To Make The FillingCrumble the cottage cheese and add finely chopped baby spinach/amaranth. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg.Mix well to combine and set it aside.Instruction To Make SauceHeat a wide pan with butter over low flame.Add the chopped garlic and onions and sauté till they turn light brown.Add fresh cream and keep stirring over a low flame, till it starts bubbling.Add the milk, black pepper, chilli flakes, and cheese.Once they come to a boil, add the chopped tomatoes, olives and immediately switch off.Now add the lemon zest, salt and set it aside.Instruction To Make GremolataCombine all the ingredients given under ‘gremolata’, mint leaves, parsley leaves, lemon and garlic.Prepare it just before adding it to the ravioli.Instruction To Complete The RecipeRemove the dough from refrigerator. Lightly dust your working space. Pinch out a lemon size portion of the dough and roll it out into a thin sheet. Using a large circle shaped cookie cutters, cut the rolled sheets of dough into smaller circles.Spoon the filling into the center of the each circle.Using your finger, lightly dampen the circumference of the circle with water. Seal the edges without any gap.Repeat the same for the entire batch.You can alternately use ravioli mould to prepare dumplings.Boil 2 to 3 cups of water in a wide vessel and slowly drop the dumplings into the water. Within 2-3 minutes, they will start floating on the top.Remove the dumplings and add them to the prepared sauce.Sprinkle the gremolata over the ravioli and serve.Serve Italian Home Style Ravioli in Lemon – Garlic White Sauce Recipe is served along with slices of Mac & Cheese Crostini, Fresh Garden Salad and a glass of wine.