Lasagne with Homemade Ricotta Cheese Recipe By Food Fusion

Bring a new twist to your favorite lasagna with homemade ricotta cheese. Give it a try an you will love it

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Lasagne with Homemade Ricotta Cheese Recipe in English:

Ingredients:
Beef Mince Sauce:
-Oil ½ Cup
-Pyaz (Onion) chopped 2 medium
-Lehsan (Garlic) crushed 5-6 cloves
-Beef mince (Beef qeema) ½ kg
-Lal mirch powder (Red chili powder) 1 tsp or to taste
-Zeera (Cumin seeds) roasted & crushed ½ tsp
-Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) ½ tsp
-Namak (Salt) 1 tsp or to taste
-Lal mirch (Red chili) crushed 1 tsp
-Tomato paste 2 tbs
-Tomato puree 450 gms
-Dried oregano ½ tsp
-Pani (Water) 1 Cup or as required
Ricotta Cheese:
-Doodh (Milk) Fresh 2 litres
-Cream 1 Cup
-Namak (Salt) 2 tsp or to taste
-Sirka (Vinegar) 4 tbs or as required
-Muslin/Cheese cloth
Ricotta Cheese Layer:
-Ricotta cheese 2 Cups
-Namak (Salt) ¼ tsp
-Dried basil leaves ¼ tsp
-Dried oregano ¼ tsp
-Anda (Egg) 2
Assembling:
-Lasagne sheets 12
-Cooked beef mince
-Ricotta cheese layer
-Cheddar cheese grated as required
-Mozzarella cheese grated as required
-Dried oregano to sprinkle

Directions:
-In pot,add water,salt and bring it to boil,add lasagne sheets and cook for 3-4 minutes then strain and set aside.
For Beef Mince Sauce:
-In pot,add oil,onion and cook until translucent.
-Add garlic and mix well.
-Add beef mince and mix well until it changes color.
-Add red chili powder,cumin seeds,black pepper powder,salt,red chili crushed and mix well for 2-3 minutes.
-Add tomato paste and tomato puree,mix well and cook for 3 minutes.
-Add dried oregano,water and mix well.
-Cover and cook on low flame for 8-10 minutes or until done & set side.
For Ricotta Cheese:
-In pot,add milk,cream and salt,mix well and simmer on low flame for 10-12 minutes until milk is boiled.
-Add vinegar,mix well and cook on low flame until curdle and keep stirring in between (the milk should have separated into clumps of milky white curds and thin, watery, yellow-colored whey).
-Set a strainer over a bowl and pour the curdle mixture through the strainer to separate whey.
-Now line the strainer tray with muslin cloth/cheese cloth and enclose curdle with muslin cloth and put heavy weight on it.
-Let the ricotta drain for 45 minutes.
-Fresh ricotta can be used right away or refrigerated in an airtight container for up to a week.
Ricotta Cheese Layer:
-In bowl,add ricotta cheese and crumble it with the help of hands,add salt,dried basil leaves,dried oregano,eggs and mix well & set aside.
Assembling:
-Grease baking dish with oil,place lasagne sheets,add cooked beef mince and spread it,add ricotta cheese layer and spread it.
-Place another layer of lasagne sheets,spread cooked beef mince and ricotta cheese layer.
-Place lasagne sheets layer and spread cooked beef mince.
-Add cheddar cheese,mozzarella cheese & sprinkle dried oregano.
-Bake in preheated oven at 180 C for 30 to 35 minutes or until cheese melts & golden brown color appears.
-Lasagne is ready to serve.

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