Tasty and Easy Recipes

Ingredients:
250 gms Paneer
200 gms Fresh Cream (Malai)
200 gms Tomato Puree (Tamatar Ka Raas)
2-3 tblsp Butter
2 tblsp dried Fenugreek Leaves (Methi Ke Patta)
1/2 tsp Red chilli (Lal Mirchi) Powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
2-3 Green chilli (Hari mirch)
As per taste Salt (Namak)

Method:
Melt the butter in a pan, add slit green chillies, tomato puree, kasuri methi, salt, red chilli powder and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
Add the cream and garam masala powder and cook further for 2-3 minutes.
Add the paneer pieces and cook for a minute.
Serve hot garnished with coriander.

This is the basic recipe for making paneer which is one of the basic ingredients in Indian cooking.
Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 litre Milk
11/2tsp vinegar or 1/2tsp lemon juice or citric acid

Method:
Boil the milk in a pan.
When it’s boiling add lemon juice or vinegar or citric acid which ever you are using, while stirring.
If citric acid is being used, dissolve it in 2-tbsp water before adding. When milk curdles full turn off the gas and keep aside for 5 minutes. Pour it on to a cotton/muslin cloth and tie it with a tight knot.
When all the water is drained from the paneer shape it into a rectangular block. Now place the cloth under heavy weight for 2-3 hours before using it.

Ingredients:
2 cup Makhana (Lotus seeds)
250 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
4 Onion (Pyaj)
4 Tomato (Tamatar)
1 ” long piece Ginger (Adrak)
4 – 5 cloves Garlic (Lasun)
1/2 cup Cream (Malai)
2 cup Milk
1 tsp Red Chily Powder (Lal Mirchi)
1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
1/2 tsp Dried Pudina Leaves
1 cup Cashewnut (Kaju)
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1 tblsp Poppy seeds (Khuskhus)
Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)
4 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)

Method:
Heat clarified butter in a pan.
Fry makhana in the ghee.
Cut cottage cheese in samll pieces.
Mince onion, tomato, garlic, ginger.
Cut cashewnut in samll pieces.
Soak poppy seeds in 1/4 cup of water.
After 1 hour grind the soaked poppy seeds to a fine paste.
Chop coriander leaves very finely.
Heat clarified butter in a pan.
Add onion, tomato, garlic, ginger paste and brown it, stirring continously.
Add poppy seeds and fry for 2 minutes and then turn off the gas.
To this mixture add makhana, cottage cheese, cream , salt, red chili pepper, turmeric, dried pudina
leaves. Keep this mixture aside for half an hour.
After half an hour put the pan on the flame and add milk.
When it comes to a boil add 3 cups of water.
Simmer it till the makahana are completely done and soft.
Then add cashewnuts and garam masala.
After 1 minute put the flame.
Transfer the mixture to a dish and sprinkle some corainder on it.
Serve it hot with nan, roti or parantha.