Matar Paneer Cutlet

Matar Paneer Cutlet

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiled and mashed peas

• ½ cup boiled and mashed potato

• ½ cup grated paneer

• 1 tsp green chilli (finely chopped)

•  ¼ cup onion (finely chopped)

• 2tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

• 1 tsp mustard paste

• ¼ tsp pepper powder

• 2 tbsp corn flour

• 2 tbsp butter

• Salt as per taste

Method (How to make matar paneer cutlets)

• Mix boiled and mashed potato and peas together.

• Add chopped chilli, onion, coriander leaves, mustard paste, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add half of the corn flour and mix well and make small small balls. 

• Take one ball and fill 1 tsp grated paneer and cover it and make small round or triangle tikki. Roll over corn flour.

• Heat tawa and put some butter over tawa shallow fry all tikki till light brown from both side.

• Serve hot with green mango chutney or sauce.

Mix Veg Palak

Mix Veg Palak

Ingredients (3-4 servings)

• 2 cup spinach (boiled)

• ½ cup carrot (finely chopped)

• ¼ cup beans (finely chopped)

• 1 cup cauliflower (chopped)

• 3 green chillies

• ½ cup onion (finely chopped)

• 1 tsp ginger (chopped)

• 1 tsp garlic (chopped)

• 1 cup tomato (chopped)

• ½ tsp cumin

• 1 tsp red chilli powder

• 2 tsp garam masala

• 2 tbsp oil

• Salt as per taste

• 1 inch cinnamon

• 2 tbsp coriander leaves

Method (How to make mix veg palak)

• Make paste of boiled spinach and one green chilli.

• Slit remaining chilies.

• Half boiled cauliflower, beans and carrot.

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and add cinnamon and ginger and garlic sauté for few seconds.

• Add chopped onion and fry till light brown.

• Add spinach paste and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Switch off the flame

• Heat remaining oil in a pan add cumin seeds sauté for few second, add tomato and salt fry till tomato mashed.

• Add boiled vegetables and sauté for 1-2 minutes.

• Add red chilli powder and garam masala.

• Add cooked palak paste and fresh cream.

• Add lemon juice switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.

• Serve hot with roti or paratha.

Shahi Gobhi Masala

Shahi Gobhi Masala

Ingredients (for 3-4 servings)

2 cup gobhi pieces

1 medium size onion (chopped)

2 green cardamom

2 cloves

2 bay leaves

½ cup tomato (chopped)

½ tsp sugar

¾ cup boiled peas

2 tbsp fresh cream

¾ cup curd

3 tsp ghee

Salt as per taste

2 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)

For paste 

2 cardamom

3 cloves

2 tsp coriander

½ tsp cumin

4-5  garlic cloves

1 inch ginger

1 inch cinnamon

½ tsp turmeric

1 medium size onion (roughly chopped)

5-6 cashew

1 tsp red chilli powder

Method (How to make Shahi Gobhi Masala)

Clean and half boiled the gobhi pieces, boiled tomato and make puree.

Make fine paste with the paste ingredients.

Heat ghee in a wok add, cardamom, cloves and bay leaves.

Add chopped onion and fry till light brown, add paste and sauté for 4-5 minutes.

Add tomato puree and curd sauté for 2-3 minutes.

Add boiled peas and gobhi. Add fresh cream and mix well.

Add salt and cook for 4-5 minutes on medium flame.

Remove from the heat and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot shahi gobhi paratha or roti.

Sooji Appy

Sooji Appy

Ingredients (for 3-4 servings)

• 1 ½ cup sooji

• ½ cup sour curd (beaten)

• ½ tsp eno fruit salt

• ½ cup onion (finely chopped)

• 1green chilli (chopped)

• 1 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

• Salt as per taste

• ½ tsp cumin seeds

• ½ tsp mustard seeds

• 5-6 curry leaves

• ½ cup water

• 2 tbsp oil

Method (How to make sooji appy)

• Add  curd and water in a big bowl and mix together.

• Add sooji and mix well keep aside for 10-15 mins.

• Heat oil in a frying pan add 1 tsp oil, add cumin and mustard seed, add curry leaves and fry for few seconds.

• Add chopped onion and green chillies, fry till onion turn light pink colour.

• Switch off and flame add chopped coriander leaves.

• Add this mixture into the sooji mixture and mix well.

• Allow this mixture to stand for 10-15 minutes. add more water if required  (it should be similar to consistency of idli batter).

• Add eno fruit salt to the mixture and mix gently.

• Heat the Non stick Appam mould on medium flame.

• Sprinkle oil to all cavity of mould.

• Now add one tablespoon of batter in each mould. Cover the mould  with a lid & cook for 2-3 minutes(till it becomes golden brown)

• Now with the help of a spoon/fork change the position of appy upside down. Cook from other side minutes.

• Remove the all appe and repeat the same procedure for the remaining batter.

• Serve hot with Coriander chutney, coconut chutney or Tomato ketchup.

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Bread UttapamBread Uttapam

Bread Uttapam

Ingredients (for 2 servings)

• 3 bread slices

• 3 tbsp sooji

• 1 cup curd

• ½ cup onion (finely chopped)

• ½ cup tomato (finely chopped)

• 1 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

• 1 green chilli (finely chopped)

• ½ tsp pepper powder

• Salt as per taste

• 2 tbsp Oil

Method (How to make bread uttapam)

• Remove the side from bread and cut them in small pieces and soak in curd for 5 minutes.

• Add sooji and blend with hand blender to make smooth batter.

• Add onion, tomato, coriander , chilli, salt and pepper.

• Heat a non stick tawa and put 1 tbsp batter into the tawa and make small dosa.

• Put some oil and roast from both side till crispy and light brown.

• Serve hot with coconut chutney

Sezwan Dahi Poori

Sezwan Dahi Poori

Ingredients (for 2 servings)

• 6-8 poori

• ½ cup fresh curd (beaten)

• 1 tsp sezwan sauce

• 1 potato (boiled, peeled and sliced))

• 1 tsp chilli sauce

• 1 tsp chat masala

• 1 tsp red chilli powder

• ½ cup small sev

• 6-8 garlic cloves (chopped)

• 1 tbsp oil

• 1 tbsp tomato sauce

• 1 tsp ginger grated

• ½ cup boondi

• 1 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

• Salt as per taste

Method (How to make sezwan dahi poori)

• Heat oil in wok add garlic and ginger, add chilli, tomato sauce, salt and red chilli powder sauté for few minutes and switch off the flame. Sauce is ready.

• Sprinkle salt and red chilli powder over sliced potatos.

• Soaked boondi in water and drain the water.

• Crack poori from the centre add potato, boondi and sezwan sauce.

• Add prepared sauce. Pour curd and chat masala.

• Sprinkle sev over it, garnish with chopped coriander and serve immediately.

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