Blogging Marathon# 31: Week 1/ Day 3
Theme: Mexican Cuisine
Dish: Baked Chili Rellenos - low fat
I usually try to include 1 dessert recipe whenever I pick a theme for BM. So keeping that in mind I tried to make a Mexican flan and made it eggless. But unfortunately my caramel got burnt and the flan was way too rubbery. Imagine my embarrassment when I took it over to my friend's place for dinner -- it was so bitter, we ended up eating ice cream from my friend's freezer 🙁
After that colossal dessert failure, I figured it's best to try something savory. I had bought some poblano chilies without any particular recipe in mind. I remembered this amazing Chile Rellenos dish that we ate at a Mexican restaurant years ago and wanted to give it a try.
Chili Rellenos consists of meat stuffed poblanos that are dipped in a egg batter and then deep fried. I wanted to make a somewhat lower fat chili rellenos by baking them and skipping the egg batter altogether. The end result is a light and healthier version of the traditional dish. But it's packed with veggie goodness and spicy flavor.
After referring to lot of recipes online, I finally came up with this one that was quite simple to make and is very tasty. This dish has quite a few components, the stuffing, the peppers and the tomato sauce. The whole meal takes a good 1.5hours to make with all the different steps involved, but it is totally worth the time.
It's light on your tummy, so you won't feel guilty eating may be 2 of the peppers instead of 1. I made Rice & beans to make this a complete and filling meal.
Rice & Beans:
This is my quick and easy version of rice and beans. I had some leftover rice in the fridge and I mixed it with canned pinto beans and Mexican spices.
Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked up for BM# 31.
Ramya Venkateswaran
delicious and drooling recipe
Priya Suresh
Am in love with this veggie stuffed peppers, cant take my eyes from the last pic, a super filling spread.
Sapana Behl
Chili Rellenos came out so perfect and must be great with that spicy to ago sauce and bean rice. Loved the presentation and whole setup.
vaishali sabnani
Super recipe ..with lovely plating..love that plate and that bowl with rice and beans....:)) super super like.
Srivalli
It looks amazing Pavani..I remember my Mexican colleague made us chili stuffed with cheese fritters..and it was yum...I know it's too high but then it was ok I felt..now this meal is really worth the efforts!
Nivedhanams Sowmya
cannot take my eyes off the pictures!!! very tempting!!Sowmya
preeti garg
Wow.. this look fantastic..
Denny
The only thing about chili rellenos that I don't like is that it is fried. Your baked version looks delicious. Will try it soon.
Gayathri's Cook Spot
Guilt free and afilling meal. Looks delicious...
Preetha Soumyan
I just loves the second pic... n also the plate.... n these cuisines are very new to me....
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi
Amazing pictures Pavani. Very tempting dish as well.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
No words other than yummy! I love these and your looks so tempting 🙂
PJ
This one is new to me Pavani. All the clicks are super tempting. And all that work which went into making it is really worth it coz of the low fat version na.Bookmarked...
Serenity Iyengar
Hey there
i dont see the full recipe for some reason, are you able to send it to me?
cookshideout
Hi there, sorry for the inconvenience. Looks like this recipe card got deleted by mistake. I will update the post ASAP. Thank you