Paneer Malai Methi Mattar Recipe / Methi Matar Paneer Recipe / Paneer Mutter Methi Malai Recipe / Malai Kasuri Methi Mutter Paneer

Paneer Malai Methi Mattar

Ingredients to be boiled 
Cubed onion - 1/2 cup
Green chilies-3
Chopped ginger - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Cashew nuts - 1 tbsp
Water - 3/4 cup
Khoya/Khoa/Mawa - 2 tsp
( Do not boil khoya)
Tempering ingredients
Butter - 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Jeera/Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Other ingredients
Kastoori methi - 1/4 cup
( Soak in salt warm water for 2 to 3 minutes)
Homemade Paneer cubes - 1 & 1/2 cups
Frozen peas - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Milk - 1/2 cup
Crushed khoya - 1 tbsp
Water as needed

Paneer Malai Mathi Mattar

Method
Take a pan pour some water add the onion,green chillies,ginger & cashew nuts,
Cook till its soft & the water has evaporated.
Cool the mixture add 2 tsps of khoya & grind to a smooth paste.
Heat butter in a pan temper it with jeera.
Squeeze out kastoori methi from water add this to the tempering.
In medium low flame fry till nice aroma comes out.Do not over fry or burn them.
Add the ground paste saute till raw smell goes off.Do not fry till the mixture changes its colour.
Add the peas,milk,paneer little water & in low flame cook till the gravy is semi thick.
Switch off the flame top it up with little butter & garnish with grated khoya.
Best served with roti or jeera rice.

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Egg Curry Puff Recipe / Egg Puff Recipe / How To Make Egg Puffs At Home.

Egg Puff

Ingredients for the filling
Egg - 4
( Boil the eggs,remove the shells & slice into two )
Salt & Pepper to taste
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped tomato - 1 small
Chopped green chillies - 1
Ginger and garlic paste - 1/2 tsp together
Curry leaves few
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp

Egg Puff

Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with fennel seeds
Now add the chopped green chillies,curry leaf and onion,fry till light brown.
Add the tomato & ginger garlic paste,saute for couple more minutes.
Now add all the spice powders and fry till raw smell disappears.
Switch off the stove & add the eggs,mix gently to make sure the eggs are well coated with the masala.Keep it aside.
Other ingredients
Pillsbury Crescent dough sheets - 1 pack (8oz can )
(Thaw the dough sheet)

Egg Puff

Method
Remove the sheet from the can.Cut the sheet into 8 equal squares.
Place the egg with masala on top of each square.
Cove the egg with the sheet ( see the picture).
Arrange on a baking sheet & bake till light brown at 375 deg F for 10 minutes.
Enjoy with ketchup.
Note;
You can use regular puff sheets,but in this recipe i tried with crescent dough sheet for a change.

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Poondu Kulambu Recipe / Poondu Kuzhambu Recipe / Garlic Kulambhu Recipe

Poondu Kulambu

Ingredients
Tamarind - 1medium lime size ball
( Soak it in warm water & extract the juice.Dilute with required amount of water)
Salt to taste
Kara kulambu podi - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Jaggery - a pinch
Chopped onion - 1/4
Chopped tomato - 1 small
Fresh garlic - 12
( peeled & sliced,if your garlic are small variety no need to slice add them whole)
Chopped curry & coriander leaves - little
Sesame oil - 1 tsp
Tempering
Homemade Vadagam - 1 & 1/2 tsp
( If you don't have vadagam add little mustard,methi seeds,jeera & urad dal for tempering)
Crushed garlic -1
Curry leaves - few
Method
Take tamarind juice in a bowl add salt,turmeric powder & kara kulambu powder,mix & keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.Now add the onion & garlic fry till they are light brown.Add the tomato saute for a minute.
Pour the tamarind mixture add water accordingly.Cover & cook till the gravy thickens & raw smell has completely disappeared.
Switch off the stove pour 1 tsp of sesame oil,a pinch of jaggery,curry & coriander leaves.
Mix well & best served with hot rice.
Note:
a) If you don't have kara kulambu podi replace it with red chilly & coriander powder.
b) Small onions gives best taste to your gravy.
c)Adding sesame oil at the end gives nice flavour to the dish.

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Kamarkat Recipe / Kamarkattu Recipe / Jaggery Balls / Jaggery Candies / Coconut and Jaggery Laddoos

Kamarkat

Ingredients
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Dry ginger powder/Chukku-a generous pinch
Ghee - 1tsp
Rice flour -1tsp
Method
Finely grate the coconut,I blended this in mixi so that i get a fine shredded coconut.
Take a kadai add ghee & coconut,in medium low flame fry the coconut till slightly brown.
Mix the dry ginger powder & keep it aside
Dissolve the jaggery in water,filter it to remove any impurities.
Get back to the stove & boil the jaggery.
Take water in a small plate pour a drop of syrup into the water if you are able to form a ball then the consistency is right.Switch off the flame.
Add the coconut and mix this well.Transfer to a greased tray
Dust your hand with rice flour or grease it with ghee, while still hot try to roll them out into small tight balls.
Cool & store them in an air tight container.
Note:
a) Cardamom powder can we added for extra flavour
b) If you think its too sweet then add 3/4 cup jaggery.
c) Rolling the balls should be fast as it will dry fast.
d) Rolling in rice flour is to avoid sticking to each other.

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Pudalangai Kootu / Snake Gourd Kootu Recipe

Snake Gourd Kootu

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Urad dal -1 & 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin-1tsp
Red chillies-2
Grated coconut-1tbsp
(Fry above ingredients except coconut in 1/4tsp of oil till light brown,cool and grind with coconut to a smooth paste)
Tempering
Coconut oil-1tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Curry leaves-few
Hing-1/4tsp
Ingredients to be pressure cooked or in open pan till soft
Chopped snake gourd-1 medium

Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Channa dal-1/2 cup
Yellow moongh dal-a fistful
(Cook the above ingredients till soft)
Method
Slightly mash the cooked vegetable and dal.
Pour the ground ingredients to the cooked dal & give a boil
Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredient.
Pour it into the dal mixture,mix & serve it with hot rice.

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Neer Nellikai Recipe / Gooseberry Pickle Recipe / Amla Pickle

Neer Nellikai

Ingredients
Gooseberry - 15
( Wash & pat them dry.I made slits all around each gooseberry this step is optional.Here i have used the frozen amla)
Salt - 1 tbsp
Water - 3 cups or more to cover the gooseberry
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Ingredients dry roasted
Methi / Fenugreek Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly flakes - 1 tbsp
( If using dry red chillies then add 8 to 10 according to the hotness of the chilly )
Method
Dry roast above ingredients slightly.Cool & powder them to a semi coarse powder.Keep it aside.
Tempering
Sesame oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Hing - 1/2 tsp

Method
Take a sauce pan add salt,turmeric powder,gooseberry & water.
Boil this for 2 minutes & switch off the flame.
Today i have used frozen gooseberry so did not boil too much.When using fresh gooseberry boil it till its half cooked.For this recipe fresh gooseberry is better.
Now heat oil in a pan temper it with above mentioned ingredients.
Mix the tempering and the ground powder into the gooseberry liquid.
Mix well,cool and store it in a clean glass jar.
Store it in refrigerator.


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Vegetable Chinese Fried Rice / Chinese Fried Rice / Fried Rice Recipe / Simple Fried Rice Recipe / Quick Fried Rice

Fried Rice

Ingredients
Cooked rice-2 cups
(cook it with little salt & oil,the rice should be separate.I used Basmati rice)
Finely chopped vegetables-1cup
(I used cabbage,carrot,beans,peas,capsicum)
Chopped garlic-1
Chopped spring onions-1/2 cup
Oil-3tsp
Soy sauce-1tsp
Salt & Pepper to taste
Method
Heat oil in a pan add chopped garlic &  half of spring onions,saute till nice aroma appears.
Add the vegetables & saute it in high flame.
Add the seasonings,soy sauce & rice,toss it well.
Switch off the stove garnish with spring onions.
Serve it hot with Vegetable Manchurian

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Lachha Paratha Recipe / Lacha Paratha / Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha / Layered Indian Bread

Lachha Paratha

Ingredients for the dough
Wheat flour-2 cups
Salt to taste
Warm milk to knead the dough ( around 1 cup)
Ghee- 1tbsp
(Mix all the above ingredients together & make a soft dough,add water if needed)
Other ingredients
Oil to cook
Wheat flour for dusting

Lachha Paratha

Method
Divide the dough into equal sized balls and roll it into a round shape as thin as possible.
Apply 1tsp of oil over it, dust with some dry flour and then start pleating. 
Once you have pleated it all the way through, it forms into a long rope.
Start spiraling it starting from one end till the other end,once spiralled give it a little press. 
Now with a rolling pin, slightly roll it into a circle,don’t press too hard and don’t roll it too thin. 
Place it on a tawa and cook it with some oil both sides till light brown.
Serve it with any side dish.
Note:
a) Do not give much pressure to roll,you will loose the layers.
b) Make sure your dough is not hard,it should be a soft & pliable dough.

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Kobbari Podi Recipe / Spiced Coconut Powder Recipe / Thengai Podi Recipe

Thengai Podi

Ingredients
Fresh grated coconut - 1 cup
Urad dal - 1/4 cup
Red chillies -  4 or 5
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Salt to taste
Jaggery - a generous pinch
Coconut oil - 1/4 tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan & roast urad dal & red chillies till light brown.Keep it aside.
In the same pan in medium low flame roast the coconut till light golden brown.
Switch off the stove & cool the mixture.
Take a mixi jar and dry grind the urad dal,chillies,salt,jaggery& hing to a coarse powder.
Now add the coconut & pulse it for few seconds.
Cool & store it in a clean bottle in fridge.
Mix the needed powder to hot rice add some ghee mix & enjoy !
Note;
a) Adding garlic & jeera to this podi is optional.
b) Fry the coconut well for better shelf life.
c) You can also make this podi with dessicated coconut.

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Kashmiri Pulao Recipe / Kashmiri Pulao Recipe - Saffron Rice With Fruits And Nuts

Kashmiri Pulao

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Almonds chopped -8
Cashew nut - 8
Raisins - 1 tsp heaped
Sliced onion - a handful
Saffron - a generous pinch
Warm milk - 1 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Oil / Ghee - each 1 tsp

Tempering

Oil / Ghee - each 1 tsp
Bay leaf-1
Cardamom - 2
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon stick - a small piece
Fennel seeds - 10

Garnish

Pomegranate seeds

Method

Soak saffron in warm milk.Wash and soak rice in water for 30 minutes
Heat 1 tsp of oil & ghee in a pan roast the nuts till light brown,do not burn , leep it aside.
In the same oil add the sliced onion & 1/2 tsp of sugar, fry in low flame till brown.
Take a wide bowl add 4 to 5 cups of water add some salt,bring water to boil.
Now add the soaked & drained rice,cook till cooked.Strain out the water.
Make sure the rice is separate,do not over cook & break the rice.
Heat oil & ghee in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Now lower the flame add the rice,fried nuts,fried onion & saffron milk.
Gently mix to make sure everything is well combined,cover it with a lid & leave it for 5 minutes.
Switch off the flame garnish with pomegranate seeds & serve.
Note:
a) Add fresh fruits just before serving,do not add when rice is hot.
b) You can also add chopped fresh apple,grapes and pineapple.
c)  Do not reheat once the fruits are added.
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