Palak ( spinach )Paneer

INGREDIENTS:-

Spinach leaves - a bunch
Coriander leaves - few strands
Kasoori methi - 1 tea spoon
Green chilly - 2 chopped
Ginger - 1" piece
Garlic - 6 cloves
Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon
Garam masala powder - 1 tea spoon
Red chilly powder - 1 tea spoon
Pepper corns - 5
Salt - as per taste
Paneer pieces - 15
Onions - 1 big chopped and 1 small chopped finely
Tomato - 1 chopped
Water
Oil - 1 table spoon
Cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon
Coriander seeds - 2 tea spoon

METHOD OF PREPARATION:-

• Wash and chop the spinach thoroughly.
• Deep fry the paneer pieces and remove the excess oil with a tissue.
• In a vessel boil together spinach, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, pepper corns, green chilly, ginger, garlic, chopped big onion, chopped tomatoes and chopped coriander leaves for 10 minutes.
• Drain the water and allow it to cool.
• Grind the boiled ingredients in a mixer to form a fine paste.
• In a kadai, heat oil and fry the chopped small onion till golden brown.
• Add salt, turmeric powder and kasoori methi to this and mix well.
• Add the ground mixture and water required.
• Let it boil for 5 minutes.
• Add red chilly powder and garam masala powder to it and mix well. Let it boil for another 5 minutes until the required consistency is reached.
• Add the fried paneer pieces.

Bhindi Fry ( Okra fry )

INGREDIENTS:-

Okra - 1/4 kg chopped into cubes
Onion - 1 big finely chopped
Green chilly - 1 chopped
Tomato - 1 finely  chopped
Curry leaves
Salt - as per taste
Cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon
Red chilly powder - 1 tea spoon
Dhania powder - 1 tea spoon
Garam masala powder - 1 tea spoon
Oil - 2 table spoon
turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon

METHOD OF PREPARATION:-

• In a pan fry the chopped okra with a table spoon of oil till it becomes half boiled. Keep it aside.
• In a kadai heat the remaining oil and add cumin seeds.
• Add the curry leaves and chopped green chilly and fry well.
• Add the chopped onions and fry till it becomes brown in colour.
• Add salt and turmeric powder to this and mix well.
• Add tomatoes and fry till it becomes tender.
• Add all the spice powders and fry till oil separates.
• Now add the fried okra and mix well.
• Check if its boiled and adjust the salt and chilly.
• Serve with chapathi or pulkas.
  
  
  

Sweet Dosa

INGREDIENTS:-

Urad dal - 1 cup
Rice - 2 cups
Fenugreek seeds - few seeds
Salt - as per taste
Jaggery - 1 cup
Cucumber - 1


METHOD OF PREPARATION:-

• Soak rice and urad dal separately for 7-8 hours.
• Soak fenugreek seeds along with the urad dal.
• Grind the urad dal and fenugreek seeds with a little water to make a paste.
• After urad dal becomes a paste, add jaggery, cucumber and rice and grind all together to get a batter of required consistency.
• Be careful not to add water as cucumber and jaggery has water in it.
• Mix well and leave the batter over night to ferment.
• After 6-8 hours of fermentation add salt and water if required to the batter.
• Heat a non stick tawa and make tasty dosas.