Saturday, June 14, 2008

METHI PANEER (MICROWAVE)

Ingredients
250 gm fenugreek leaves-washed and pureed
1 cup tomato puree
1 tbsp mustard oil
2 whole red chillies-broken into half
2 tsp salt or to taste
1 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp coriander powder
300 gm paneer-cut into cubes
Method
1.)Place the oil and whole red chillies in a dish, mix well and cook covered, at HI for 2 minutes.
2.)Mix in the fenugreek puree, tomato puree, salt, sugar, garam masala and coriander powder. Cook covered at HI for 10 minutes, stirring once.
3.)Mix in the paneer and cook at 70% for 8 minutes. Serve hot.
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POTATO SIMPLE WAY

Ingredients
½ Kg Baby Patatoes,
2 tbsp Garlic-paste,
1 tbsp spoon Ginger-paste
Salt to Taste,
3 Tomatoes,
2 tbsp Cooking-oil,
1 tsp Red Chilly-powder,
2 Green-Chillies.
2 tbsp coriander leaves(chopped).
METHOD1) Boil Patatoes,Peel them, Cut Tomatoes into small pieces,
2.) Heat oil in the vessel, Put Tomatoes in the oil and cook till it looks like tomatto paste,
3.) Add Garlic and Ginger Paste, add red-chilly powder or green-chilly paste,
4.) Put salt to taste, Add boiled Patatoes, Simmer for 5 min,
5.) Spread coriander leaves and serve.
Anybody who is learning to cook can make this vegetable.

ONION BESAN

Ingredients
1 cup Besan
3 cups Water
1/2 cup Yogurt
1 large crushed tomato
1/2 tbsp. onion paste
3 crushed cloves garlic
3 tbsp. oil
1/2 tsp.
Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp. cumin powder
1/2 tsp. garam masala
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
Salt & Chili powder according to taste
Serve with parathas.
Method
1.Mix besan (gramflour),yogurt and 1 cup water and beat.
2.In a pan take 2 tbsp. oil n pour the mixture. Cook on slow fire for10 mints, stirring continuously.
3.Besan will start sticking to the bottom of the pot and a big soft lump will form. Remove from stove.
4.In an oiled tray, spread besan (gramflour) evenly, into a thick layer. Leave it to set for 10 minutes.
5.Now cut besan (gramflour) into 1 inch diamonds. Besan should come out soft like paneer.
6.In a pressure cooker heat oil and golden brown onion and garlic.
7.Add crushed tomatoes, turmeric, cumin powder garam masala.
8.Cook on high for 2 minutes or until smooth.
9.Add 2 cups of water and besan (gramflour) pieces.
10.Close cooker and give it a whistle in a pressure cooker.
11.Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.
This vegetable dish is usualy eaten in old malwa region now in Madhya Pradesh in the evening eaten with parathas.
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