Spicy Capsicum Canapes

Monday, March 22, 2010

Canapes are small square shaped shells made out of plain flour and other ingredients.These are readily available in the grocery store.These canapes can be used as shells and filled with a variety of fillings both sweet and savoury. Best results are obtained when these shells are shallow fried in oil first.The can be stored in an air tight jar for three or four days.See that they are filled with your favourite fillings just before serving.
This recipe is savoury filling and can be served as starters for an party in your house. It is easy to make it too!





































































Ingredients Quantity
Canapes 6
Plain Flour (Maida) 4 tbsps
Butter 2 tbsps
Milk 2 tbsps
Finely Chopped Capsicum (Bell Pepper) 3 tbsps
Finely Chopped Green Chillies 1 tbsp
Black Pepper Powder 1 tsp
Chopped Coriander Leaves 1 tbsp
Grated Cheese 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil to shallow fry



Method

  1. Shallow fry the six canapes in a pan and store them in an airtight jar till use.

  2. To make the filling,take a pan and add the butter and heat it

  3. When the butter starts melting add the plain flour and fry till light brown.

  4. Add salt,chopped capsicum,green chillies and pepper powder and mix.

  5. Add the milk and mix well.

  6. It should not have a running consistency, it should be a thick mass.

  7. To serve, fill each canape with about one tablespoon or more of the filling and decorate it with grated cheese and chopped coriander leaves.

  8. To melt the cheese , the filled canapes can be heated in the oven for a few minutes till the cheese melts.

2 comments:

Anonymous at: November 21, 2011 at 10:45 AM said...

great recipe,very easy to prepare n quick....tried it today and was surprised ...have decided to prepare it for my son's 1st b'day party thanks a lot.

Ramani Ramaiah at: November 24, 2011 at 6:57 PM said...

Hi,
Thanks and I am sure your guests will enjoy it too! Take care Ramani

Post a Comment