| PANEER
DELITE
Preparation:
make a paste of ............ 4
red chilies, a few coriander stems, 2 medium onions, ginger/garlic,
1 spoon daniya seeds(roasted),1/2 spoon jeera(roasted), 5-6 black pepper,
1 1/2 spoon lemon juice.
1/2 cup of coconut milk from
grated coconut
Method:
heat 3 spoons of oil in a
pan
+ the above ground masala...........stir
it for 5-6 minutes, till properly mixed in oil.
+paneer
+ 1/2 cup of water..............if
you want more gravy add more water
+salt to taste
+coconut milk
+5-6 curry leaves
Garnish with coriander leaves and
lime juice. Serve it with roti or naan. |
| DAAL
HARIYALI
Preparation:
Soak tur daal for 1
hour, pressure cook with a pinch of turmeric powder and salt
make green paste of ...........1
cup palak, 4 green chilies, 1/2 bunch of pudina,.
Method:
heat 3 spoons of oil in the pan
+1 spoon of channa daal, 2-3 red
chilies, mustard seeds(optional)
+cooked daal
+green ground masala
+few drops of lime juice
Garnish with coriander leaves and
serve it with roti or naan. |
| KADI
Preparation:
make a paste of.............1 cup
grated coconut, 1/2 inch ginger, 3-4 green chilies, 1 spoon coriander
leaves, 1 spoon jeera, 1 cup soaked channa daal
Method:
heat 3 spoons of oil in a pan
+ground masala
+2 cups of thick curds.............have
to stir continuously( if the curds is not sour can add a little lime juice)
+cooked vegetables of your choice(raw
banana,carrots,beans,white pumkin........best combination)..........give
it a boil
+a pinch of turmeric powder
+salt to taste
+season it with mustard seeds,
curry leaves, dry red chilies
Serve it with hot rice
TIP: Instead of the vegetables
you can make Kadi only with sweet corn, it will give a different taste
and is good for health. |
| PANCHARATNA
DAAL
Preparation:
chop 2 medium sizes onions
soak 5 kinds of daal, (tur
daal, channa daal, green gram, horse gram, moong daal, urad daal)
Method:
heat 2 spoons of ghee in
a pan
+chopped onions..............fry
till light brown
+4-5 chopped green chilies
+all the soaked daal
+1/2 cup water............allow
it to boil. till the daal is cooked
+1/2 spoon turmeric powder
+1/2 spoon of ginger/garlic
paste............stir it well
+1 spoon jeera powder
+1 spoon daniya powder
+1/2 spoon chili powder
+1/2 spoon garam masala powder
+salt to taste..............low
flame
Garnish with coriander leaves, 1/2
spoon lemon juice, a piece of butter on the top(optional)
serve it with roti,naan or puri |
| METHI
PULAV
Preparation:
soak 2 cups of basmathi rice
for 1/2 an hour
chop 2 medium sized onion
clean and clean methi
leaves
Method:
heat 3 spoons of oil or ghee in
a pan
+one packet of whole garam masala(10
gms altogather)..........fry it well
+chopped onions.........fry till
light brown
+chopped methi leaves
+1 cup corn(sweet)
+soaked basmathi rice
+water.........according to the
quantity of rice
+salt..........allow it to cook
with closed lid till rice is done, approx. 10-15 minutes(can pressure cook
also)
Garnish it with a few cashew nuts.
serve it hot. |
| DUM ALOO
Preparation:
take baby potatoes, boil them,
skin out and fry it
chop 2 medium size onions
chop 2 medium size tomatoes
Method:
heat 3 spoons of oil in a
pan
+chopped onions...........fry till
light brown
+chopped tomatoes
+1 spoon dalchini,
+ 3-4 cloves
+1 spoon of saunff
+1 tej patta
+1 cup of curds........stir well
under low flame
+ fried potatoes
+1 cup water and allow it to boil
+salt
+1 spoon jeera powder
+1 spoon garam masala
+turmeric powder
Garnish it with coriander leaves,
serve hot with rice or roti/naan |
| PALAK
KHEEMA
Preparation:
chop 3 medium size onion.
clean and finely chop palak
prepare chicken kheema 1
cup
Method:
heat 3 spoons in a pan
+2 spoons of jeera
+ chopped onions............fry
till brown
+chopped palak.........stir well
+chicken kheema
+ 2 spoons of almond paste(soak
almonds for 1 hour and wet grind)
+3 spoons of fresh cream
+1 spoon of lime juice........high
flame till chicken is cooked
+salt
Garnish with coriander leaves, serve
it hot with paratas. |
| BESAN
ALOO
Preparation:
soak the potatoes in water(1/2
spoon salt addeed to the water) for 30 minutes, slice potatoes, cook them
till tender, drain and cool it
Method:
heat 3 spoons of ghee in a pan
+1 cup of besan (gram flour)...........fry
it well, till you get the aroma of roasted besan
+boiled potatoes
+1 spoon of mango powder or amchur
powder
+1 spoon red chili powder
+1/2 spoon black pepper powder
+a pinch of cardamom powder
+1/2 spoon of dalchini powder
+a pinch of clove powder...........stir
all the ingredients well
+2 spoons of lime juice
+2 spoons of chopped green chili
+salt
Garnish with coriander leaves |
| TILI
ALOO
Preparation:
chop potatoes into long pieces
as in french fries
Method:
Heat 3 spoons of oil in a pan
+1 spoon of jeera seeds
+2 spoons of white til (sesame
seeds)
+1/2 spoon red chili powder
+chopped potatoes................fry
it till the potatoes are crisp
+2 spoons of roasted peanuts or
crushed peanuts
+1/2 spoon of lime juice
Serve it hot with roti |
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