Qeeme Jo Lolo (Veg.) For AlifBe ~35
Qeeme Jo Lolo (Veg.) is a Sindhi style version of meat and pasta casserole dish.
Ingredients
For Soya Curry:
  • 1 Cup Soya Granules
  • 2 Onions
  • 3 Tomatoes
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 3-5 Garlic cloves
  • 1 " Ginger
  • ½ tbsp Turmeric
  • ½ tbsp Red chilli Powder
  • 2 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
  • 3 tbsp Oil
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 1 Black cardamom
  • Salt to Taste
For Macaroni
  • ½ cup Elbow pasta
  • ½ tbsp Salt
  • Water to boil the pasta
For Eggless binding
  • ½ cup Gram flour
  • ¼ cup Maida
  • 2 pinches Baking soda
  • ½ tsp Red chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric (optional)
  • 150 ml Water (a little more or less)
  • Salt As per taste
Method
  1. Soak Soya granules in hot water for 20 minutes. Squeeze, drain, rinse, squeeze, drain and repeat a few times. Finally squeeze the granules well and keep aside.
  2. In a pressure cooker, heat 3 tbsp oil and add cumin seeds, black cardamom and bay leaves. Add pounded ginger garlic and cook till faint brown.
  3. Add chopped onions and continue to cook on the medium flame, stirring frequently.
  4. When onions turn brown, add red chilli powder, grated tomatoes, chopped chillies, little of salt (we will add some salt again, later) and mix well.
  5. Cook tomatoes for 2 minutes and then add soya granules (squeezed well). Add some more salt and coriander powder and mix well.
  6. Close the pressure cooker with the lid.
  7. Wait for two whistles.
  8. When the pressure subsides, continue cooking the soya curry on high flame, bhunoing it well, till oil separates out.
  9. Garnish with coriander leaves. You can use a tsp. of garam masala powder too for enhanced flavors. Soya granules' curry is ready. Keep aside till further use.
  10. Boil Macaroni with salt in sufficient water till soft. Drain and keep aside. Can season it with some black pepper powder.
  11. To make the binding (egg substitute), mix besan with maida, add baking soda (can use baking powder), salt, red chilli powder and some turmeric (optional but recommended. I didn't use any and hence the color was paler).
  12. Gradually add water (may need around 140-150 ml) to make a free flowing lump free batter. The batter is thinner than that used for pakore or pancake.
  13. In a large mixing bowl, mix Soya curry, macaroni and half of the batter and mix well.
  14. Pour the contents in a greased baking pan (if baking) or in a greased thali (Plate with rim) if you plan to steam the dish.
  15. Flatten the mix well to make the surface as even as possible.
  16. Pour the remaining batter over it.
  17. If baking, then bake it in a preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius for 20 minutes or till the batter is well cooked.
  18. You can steam the way Dhokla is steamed, using a steamer/Idli maker. The time require may vary from 20-30 minutes.
  19. When done, slice the Qeeme Jo lolo and serve it with mint coriander chutney or with ketchup/sauce of your choice.
  20. Many like to toast the steamed Qeeme Jo Lolo. For that, once the QJL is steamed well, cut it into square/diamond shape and cook on a heated tawa with little oil/ghee, till nice brown.
Recipe by Sindhi Rasoi |Sindhi Recipes at https://test.sindhirasoi.com/2021/08/qeeme-jo-lolo-veg-for-alifbe-35/