Shahi Paneer

Serving- 3/4 people

Ingredients

400 gm Paneer

1 large onion

2 medium tomatoes

2 green Chili

100 gm Cashew Nuts (My friend Del gave this idea )

Garam masala or Kitchen King masala or Panner makhanwala masala

Corinder for garnishing

2 Tsp Yogurt

Method

Cut Paneer in small cubes

Take 1.5 Tsp oil or little amount of Ghee in a pan and heat it

Add panner cubes to it and fry them

When they start turning brown in color remove them ( you dont want to fully fry them , just fry to get the brownish color)

Put the fried paneer on a tissue paper inorder to remove excess oil

Chop the 2 tomatoes and make puree of it in a Mixer ( you can use tomato puree , but i prefer fresh tomatoes)

Take 100 gm cashew nuts and grind them in a Mixer , add little amount of water in order to make a fine Cashnew Nuts paste.

In a pan take 2 Tsp oil , heat it for sometime and then add 2 tsp Jeera.

Add the chopped onions and green chili.

When onions become translucent add 1Tsp Ginger Garlic paste

Add Tomato Pure and cook for 3 mins

Now add 1 tsp Tumeric power , 1 tsp Red chilli power , 3 tsp Dhania-Jeera power, 3 tsp Paneer masala and 3-4 tsp Salt

Cook it for 3 mins and add 2 Tsp Yougurt

Cook it for 3 mins and add Kaju paste and Paneer

Close the pan with a lid and cook for 5-7 mins and add water accordingly for consistency

In the end Garnish it with Corinder

Yellow Dal ( Gujrati Style)

Serving - 2 ppl

Ingredients

Take half a cup Toor Daal

Pressure Cook it a pressure cooker ( 4 whistles- with 1 cup of water )

Take one medium tomato

Take one green chili

Take 4 cloves of garlic

Corrinder for garnishing

Method

Take 2 TSP of oil in a pan

Add to mustard seeds 1tsp and 1tsp Jeera

When they start making crackling sound add to it chopped garlic and green chili

When garlic become slight brown in color add chopped tomato

Add 1tsp tumeric power . 1 tsp red chili powder, 3 tsp dhaniya jeera powder

Add salt to taste ( say 2-3 tsp )

Add 2 tsp sugar or jagarin if you have

Let it cook for 4-5 min add little boiled daal to it , so it blends well

Then mix it with the remaining daal in the pressure cooker

Let it boil for 10-12 min ,add water for consistency

In the end Garnish with corrinder

Varan Bhaat

Serving - 1 person

Ingredients

1/2 cup toor daal

1 tsp tumeric power-

1 Tsp salt-Small piece of Jaggery ( or 2 tsp sugar )

Method

Pressure cook the daal giving it 4 whistles

Add 1/2 cup water to the boiled daal and then use a hand mixer to crush the boiled daal

Add tumeric power, salt, jaggery and boil it .

Add water to maintain consistency

When Varan is boiled have it with Rice

Top the Varan with few drops of lemon juice and ghee

Anda Burjee

Serving- 2 people

Ingredients

4 Eggs

1/4 Cup Milk

1 medium size onion

2 medium size tomato

1 green chilliCorinder for garnish

2 Tsp Oil

Method

Break 4 eats and mix milk in it and then beat it

Chop Onion, Tomato, Green chilli

In a non-stick pan take 2 Tsp oilAdd Onion and Green chilli

When Onion become translucent add 1 tsp tumeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli power , 3 tsp salt and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste

Let it cook for 5 mins and then add chopped tomato

Add 1/4 cup water and let it cook for 10 minutes, cover the pan with a lid

When tomatoes become pulp add beated eggs mixture

Keep stiring , dont let the egg get burned

Egg will cook and get solid

Then garnish it with chopped corinder and crushed black pepper

Paneer Burji

Serving : 1 person

How to make Paneer at Home-

Take 3 cups of Milk-Boil it , when it starts boiling had 4 table spoon Curd and 1/2 lime juice.

Let it boil for some more time till the milk gets spoiled and paneer gets separated from water.

Drain the water out and paneer is ready

Cool the paneer for sometime.

Now start prep work for Paneer Burji

Finely chop 1/2 Onion

Chop 1 green chili

Cut 1 tomatoMethod

Take 1 table spoon oil

When oil is heated up add 1 tea spoon jeera.

Add finely chopped onion and green chili

When onion turns slight brown add tomato and 1 tea spoon ginger garlic paste

Cook for 3-4 minutes and then add 1/2 tea spoon tumeric power, 1/2 tea spoon red chili, 2 tea spoon dhaniya jeera powder, 2 tea spoon salt.

Also add 2 tea spoon garam masala powder and cook it for 3-4 mins

Now add paneer and let it cook for 5 minutes.

Garnish with corinder.

Masoor

Serving - 2 people


Ingredients
Take Half a cup Black Masoor and soak it in water overnight.Pressure Cook it in a pressure cooker ( 4 whistles)

Take one small onion

Take 2 small tomatos

Take 1 mirchi

Chop little amount of corrinder.

Take 3-4 Cloves of Garlic (cut them in fine strips in vertical manner)


Method

Take 2 Tsp of Oil in a vessel

Add 1 tsp of Jeera

Add finely chopped onion and mirchi

Add cut garlic

When onions turn slightly brown put tomatos

Add 1tsp tumeric power, 1tsp red chilli , 3 tsp dhania jeera power, add 3 tsp garam masala , add 3 tsp saltCook it for 7 mins and then add boiled Masoor

Add half cup of water and Cover it with a lid

Boil it for few 7 mins and then add 1tsp Kasuri Methi ( Dont add much or it will give a Kadva taste )

Check consistency of water and add accordingly

In the end garnish it with chopped corrinderAnd then cook it for 2 mins .

KADHI

Serving : 3 people

Ingredients
2 Tbsp Besan5 Tbsp Curd
3 1/2 Cup water
1tsp Hing
1tsp Cumin seeds
1tsp Mustard seeds
4-5 cloves
1 Long Cinamon stick
3-4 Red Chilli
3 tsp salt
4 tsp Sugar
1 Tsp Ghee
5-6 leaves of Kadi Pata

Method
Mix Besan, Curd with water to get a good consistency.See no lumps are formed
Add sugar and salt to it.Boil it on a medium flame
In another pan take gheeAdd cumin seeds and mustard seeds
When you start hearing cracking sound add hing,cloves. cinamon stick, red chilli, kadi pata
Add the above seasoning to the boiled yogurt mixture and simmer for 5 minutes

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