Posts Tagged ‘Vegetarian’

Palak Paneer Recipe

02.03.09

Ingredients:
500gms Fresh Palak (Spinach)
100gms Paneer
2 Onions grated Ginger, Garlic paste
5-6 tbsp oil
1 tsp pure ghee
Garam masala to taste
Red chili powder to taste
1 tsp cumin powder
Salt To Taste

Method:
Clean and wash palak (spinach) nicely.
Boil the spinach in water and cool it.
Now mash it in a mixer.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir-fry for a minute.
Now add onions and fry till golden brown.
Add all spices except red chili powder.
Now add the spinach (palak) and little water if needed and cook for 4-5 minutes.
Cut paneer into pieces (Paneer can be fried to golden brown in a seperate pan or can be used as it is).
Add Paneer pieces to the gravy and cook until done.Take out in a bowl.
Just before serving, heat pure ghee in a small pan.
Hold the pan over bowl, add chili powder and immediately pour on the indian palak paneer.
Caution: Don’t allow chili powder to burn .

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Mattar Paneer Recipe

02.03.09

Ingredients:
450gms /1lb shelled mattar (green peas)
250gms / 1/2lb Paneer
2 medium onions (chopped)
6 cloves garlic (crushed)
1 tbsp grated ginger
2 green chilies (chopped)
250gms / 1/2 lb tomatoes (peeled and sliced)
Salt To Taste
1cup curd / plain yogurt
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp coriander seeds
4 bay leaves
2 cups water
1/2 cup ghee / vegetable oil
To Garnish :
Garam masala powder
Chopped coriander leaves

Method:
Make a paste by grinding together half the onions, the garlic and coriander seeds.
Heat the ghee in a frying pan and cut the paneer into 2.5-cm/1-inch cubes. Fry the paneer to a light
brown and remove to drain on a plate.
Add the remaining onion and the ginger to the ghee / oil in a pan and add the bay leaves and fry until
the onion is golden brown.
Add the turmeric and the paste mixture and fry until the ghee starts to separate.
Add the paneer and mutter (peas) along with the yogurt, chili, tomato and salt. Stir for 5-6 minutes over low heat.
Pour in the water and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Serve the matar paneer sprinkled with garam
masala and coriander.

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Chilli Paneer Recipe

02.03.09

Ingredients:
350 gms Paneer
2 tsp Salt
1 Egg
1/2 cup Corn Flour
1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
2 cups Coarsely Chopped Onions
2 tbsp Sliced Green Chillies
1 tbsp Soya Sauce
2 tbsp Vinegar
1/4 tsp Ajinomoto
Oil for frying
Little Water

Method:
Cut the paner into cubes.
Mix together the cottage cheese, 1 tsp salt, egg, corn flour, garlic, ginger and water to just coat the
paneer pieces with the mixture.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the paneer pieces caoted with mixture till golden in color.
Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a wok and stir fry the onions in it over high heat for half a minute.
Add the green chillies, salt, soya sauce, vinegar, ajinomoto and the fried paneer cubes.
Mix well, and garnish the chilli paneer with finely cut spring onions and coriander.

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