Indian Recipes

PANEER AND PEAS CURRY RECIPE

January 18th, 2008

Ingredients:

Fresh Green peas- ½ kg

Milk- 1 liter for making paneer

Tomatoes- 2 medium sized

Oil- enough to deep fry

Butter- 2 ½ tbl.sps

Salt- to taste

Tamarind- little

Grind together:

Chilli powder- 2 tsps

Garam masala- 1 tsp

Cumin seeds- ½ tsp

Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp

Cardamoms- 2

Poppy seeds- 1 tbl.sps

Cashew nuts- few

Onions- 2

Ginger- ½ inch piece

Garlic- 6 or 7 flakes

Preparation Method:

  1. Boil peas and keep aside.
  1. Curdle the milk by adding little lemon juice or curds and make paneer, cut into pieces and deep fry. Keep it aside, plunged in warm water. Grind the masala.
  1. Heat oil in a kadai add ground paste and fry till oil separates.
  1. Add boiled peas and chopped tomatoes, enough water, tamarind extract and salt.
  1. Boil till gravy thickens, mix fried paneer and a little beaten cream.
  1. Garnish with coriander leaves.
  1. Serve hot accompanied with cut onions and lime to Tandoori Nan or Kulchas.

PANEER SURPRISE RECIPE

January 18th, 2008

Ingredients:

Onions- 3 big

Ginger- garlic paste- 2 tsps

Tomatoes- 6 medium sized

Paneer – from 1 ltr of milk

Salt- as desired

Chilli powder- 2 tsps

Pav baji masala powder- 1 tsp

Sugar- 1 tsp (Optional)

Butter- 1 ½ tbl.sps

Dhania powder- 2 tsps

Fresh cream- ¼ cup

Cashew nuts – 10 or 12

Coriander leaves- ¼ bunch

Oil- enough to deep fry paneer

Grated cheese- 1 tbl.sps

Aniseed- ½ tsp

Preparation Method:

  1. Make paneer, dice into cubes and deep fry in oil
  1. Immerse in warm water till it is required.
  1. Grate onions, blanch tomatoes in hot water, remove the skin and make paste.
  1. Heat butter in a frying pan, season with aniseed and fry the grated onion in a medium flame.
  1. Add all the masala powders and fry till ghee separates from it.
  1. Mix tomato paste to this and boil till the gravy is thick.
  1. Add fried paneer cubes with little more butter, reduce flame completely, cover and keep for a few minutes.
  1. Add fresh cream and grated cheese before removing from fire.
  1. Garnish with coriander leaves and fried cashew nuts.
  1. Serve hot with finely cut onions and lemon.