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Makhani tteokbokki
Makhani tteokbokki, from above
Non vegPunjab x Korea

Makhani tteokbokki

Chewy rice cakes in butter chicken sauce. The tiffin box will never be the same.

30 minTime
22 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Butter, chilli and chew2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
800kcalsame
22 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
30minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Korean rice cakes500 g cylinder rice cakes
Butter2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Onion1, sliced
Tomato puree1 cup
Gochujang2 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp
Garam masala¾ tsp
Sugar2 tsp
Water1¼ cups
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)⅓ cup
Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)1 tsp
Fish cakes150 g, sliced
Cabbage1½ cups, chopped
Mozzarella¾ cup, grated
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, sliced
Saltto taste
Sesame seeds1 tsp

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Soak the rice cakes in warm water 10 minutes if firm. Drain.
  2. 2Melt the butter in a wide pan on medium heat. Fry onion 4 minutes, then ginger garlic paste 1 minute.
  3. 3Add the tomato puree, gochujang, chilli powder, sugar and water. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring.
  4. 4Add the rice cakes, fish cakes and cabbage. Simmer on medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring so nothing sticks.
  5. 5Stir in the cream, garam masala and crushed methi. Taste for salt. Scatter mozzarella, cover and cook 2 minutes on low heat.
  6. 6Finish with spring onion and sesame and serve straight from the pan.
Serve it like this

Serve in a shallow black pan or wide bowl, rice cakes heaped in the middle with melted cheese pulling over them, sauce at the edges, spring onion scattered high.

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Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
On the side Danmuji20 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
To drink Masala chaas10 min
Something sweet Kokum jaggery granita260 min
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