CORN - PANEER BREAD CUPS, how to make Corn-Cottage cheese bread cups

A whole some and alluring bread delight, which can be served as a starter before lunch or dinner, or as a snack. Bread cups contain loads of corn and cottage cheese, which are high in calcium and protein,  both very essential for Vegetarians. And this is a very appealing way to make the kids eat these cute cups, without them realizing how much nutrition they have!!!
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Ingredients

Whole wheat bread slices - 10

Processed cheese - 4 cubes, grated

Corn - 1 cup, cooked for 2 whistles

Paneer - made from 2 1/2 cups milk

Onion - 1, finely chopped

Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp

Green bell pepper - 1, small, chopped

Red bell pepper - 1, small, chopped

Tomato ketchup - 1/4 cup + 2 tbsps

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Olive oil - 3 tsps

Ajwain / Carom seeds - 1/2 tsp

Italian seasonings - 2 tsps

Kasuri methi, crushed - 2 tsps

Salt to taste

Olive oil spray to grease the muffin pan

Recipe Cuisine: International; Category: Snack/ Lunch/Dinner

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 10 mts; Baking time: totally 20 mts

Yields 10 Bread Cups

Half cooked corn kernels

Fresh home-made Paneer from 2 1/2 cups milk

Heat a non stick pan, add some olive oil, and season ajwain seeds

Add the ginger garlic paste, chopped onions, and bell peppers. You don't have to saute them till they become well cooked. They just have to remain crunchy.

Now, add chilli powder, crushed kasuri methi and the italian seasonings

Mix well

Add the corn, paneer and salt to taste

Add the tomato ketchup. This helps to keep the filling moist.

Keep the prepared filling in a vessel.

Muffin pan greased with Olive oil spray. If you do not have it, you can just grease the muffin pans with olive oil or cooking oil

Trim the edges of the bread slices.

Flatten them with a rolling pin

And, fit it into the muffin pan, by slightly folding and adjusting

Muffin pan fully filled

Fill them generously with the prepared filling

Top with the grated cheese

Pre-heat the Oven to 200 degrees C, and bake these cups for 10 minutes or till the cheese melts.

Perfectly done.

Serve these healthy and tasty, crisp Bread cups with ketchup.

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Notes

* You can let your imagination run riot, as far as the filling is concerned. This filling can be called two-in-one, because, it can be  used to make grilled sandwich too.

* You can fill it with some pasta sauce, then fill raw bell peppers, corn, a spinach leaf, olives and jalapenos, top with mozzarella cheese, and here come your Bread  Pizza cups!!!

*Regular potato & mixed veg filling can be made and used too.

* You can fill the cups with some sauteed cabbage, carrots and bell peppers, enhance the taste  by soy sauce and chilli sauce, top them with some cooked macaroni, sprinkle some cheese.....and lo! here are your Chinese Bread  Cups!!!

* Fill your cups with some sprouts, channa, a piece of boiled aloo/potato, top with cheese, bake, and then drizzle some green and sweet chutneys, and here are your Bread Chat Cups!!!

* You can use any kind of cheese, mozzarella or even cheese slices can be cut into small pieces and topped.

* The color of the cups is obviously not golden, since these are whole wheat slices. If you make them with white bread slices, then the color will be beautiful.....but we all know...what is appealing to the eyes is not important..it must be healthy...must be appealing to our health.......

Categories: Fresh from the Oven, Healthy Cooking, International cuisine, Low-Cal Snacks, Paneer dishes, Snacks, Starters