Delicious Paneer along with Aloo Recipe

Ingredients:

3 cups chopped spinach
2 large onions chopped fine
2 large potatoes boiled as well as peeled
1 tomato grated
2 green chilies
1" piece ginger
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. wheat or other flour
1 tsp. red chili powder
1 tsp. cinnamon-clove powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 pinches asafetida
1/2 tsp. garam masala
1/2 tbsp. butter
4 tbsp. ghee
salt to taste

Method :

1. Place the washed spinach in a pan, add very little water and a bit of salt.
2. Cover up and boil over a high flame for 2 minutes. Cool quickly, or hold below running water in a colander.
3. Put in a mixie, add green chilli and run for a minute. Keep somewhat coarse, do not make very smooth. Keep aside.
4. Cut the potatoes into big pieces. Heat ghee and fry potatoes till light brown.
5. Drain the potatoes, keep aside.
6. In the same hot ghee add the cumin seeds. Add the ginger, onions and fry till very tender. Add the tomato and further fry for two minutes.
7. Add all the dry masalas and fry till ghee separates.
8. Add spinach and potatoes.
9. When it resumes a boil sprinkle the flour and stir well. Boil for 2-3 minutes. Add lemon juice.
10. Just before serving heat butter in a tiny saucepan and put in the asafetida.
Pour over the vegetable and mix softly.
11. Serve up hot with naan or parathas or even rice.

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Delicious Paneer Butter Masala Recipe

Ingredients:

Big Onion - 1
Tomatoes - 2
Capsicum - 1
Paneer - 150 gms
Coriander Leaves - 1 bunch or 1 cup
Cashews - 5 to 7
Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
Butter - 3 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp

Method:

Heat 1 tbsp of Oil in a Pan, and saute the onions and tomatoes. Fry them till they turn translucent.
Add coriander leaves and saute it too. Cold the mix up for grind.
Add Cashews to the onion -tomato-coriander leaves and grind them into a soft paste. Add little water to grind.

Heat 1 tbsp of Oil in a pan, and fry the chopped capsicums. After frying the capsicums, add the grinded paste to the pan. Add little water and let the mix boil. Add chilli powder and salt to taste.

Cut the Paneer into small cubes and add it to the pan. Add 3 tbsp's of Butter and close the pan with its lid and let the gravy boil in medium flame for about 4 minutes, till the oil emits on the sides of the pan.

Garnish with Coriander Leaves and serve with Chapatti’s or Vegetable Pulao.

I have used the Paneer as such, without frying. If you are going to use fresh Paneer, that’s not frozen, you can add paneer without frying.

If you are using cold Paneer, de-frost it in your microwave on high for 1 minute. Or put the paneer in a bowl of water for 15 minutes.

Immerse the paneer in hot water for 2-3 minutes, which makes the Paneer spongy.

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Delicious & Spicy Mirchi Ka Salan

Ingredients:

4 Green Chilli's
5 Purple Brinjal's - sliced in round shape
Tamarind paste - 2 tsp's
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
5 tbsp Oil
1/4 tsp Mustard
1/2 Onion - finely chopped
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Thick Milk - 1/4 cup or Fresh Cream - 2 tsp's

To Grind:

2 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp peanuts
1 tsp grated coconut
6 flakes of garlic
1 inch of ginger
1 tsp Cumin
2 tsp's of coriander powder
a pinch of turmeric powder
Juice of half of a Lemon

Grind the above all together into a soft and thick paste with 2 tbsp of water.

Method:

Heat Oil in a wide Bottomed pan, add spitted green chillis and fry them. After frying remove it from oil.
Then add round sliced Brinjal's to the oil and fry them for 5-7 minutes till they are cooked and turn into golden color. Just the once brinjals are cooked remove them from oil.

Add mustard, curry leaves to the oil and let the mustard boil. Now add finely chopped onion and fry them till they turn translucent.

Now add the grounded soft paste and mix with the onions. Add 2 cup's of water and tamarind paste and bring them to boil.

Then add the fried green chillis and brinjals to the pan and mix well. Let the gravy simmer for another 2-3 minutes. Then remove the gravy from the blaze and add 2 tsp of fresh cream or 1/4 cup of solid milk.

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Spicy Paneer made of Chillies

Ingredients:

1. Paneer -10 cubes

2. Red Pepper -3

3. Spring onions- 1 bunch (optional)

4. Onion – 1 (Big size)

5. Corn flour – 1/4 cup

6. Soya sauce – 1tsp

7. Salt – as required

8. Garlic – 2 pods

9. Green chillies -2

10. Ginger garlic paste -1/4tsp

11. Sweet and hot Tomato paste - 1tsp

12. Oil – 2 tsp

13. Chopped Coriander leaves for garnish

Method:

• To corn flour include salt, ginger garlic paste and roll the paneer cubes in this mix up.
• Stir fry the paneer cubes rolled in the flour in a pan by adding up 1 tsp of oil.
• Fry the cubes till they are light brown in colour on all sides and keep aside.
• In a deep fry saucepan, add 2 tsp of oil. To this add chopped onions and fry till they are transparent.
• Later add chopped garlic, peppers, spring onions, and green chillies, salt and fry them till they are just cooked correct.
• To this add tomato paste, Soya sauce and mix up well.
• Lastly add the paneer pieces, adjust salt, mix well and serve hot.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
• This can be had like an starter or a snack.

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