Friday, 9 September 2011

Aloo Bhujia

2 large potatoes
1 sliced onion
1 green chilli cut into half
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
Salt to taste

Method:
Cut potatoes into medium strips like french fries and leave aside.
Heat wok and put oil.
Add cumin seeds and thereafter the green chilli.
Then add in the potatoes and cover it.
Occasionally must stir fry potatoes.
When its half done, then add in onions and turmeric powder.
Stir fry off and on ensuring onions don't get burn.
Once its golden brown, add in the salt and fry for another 3mins.
Remove and keep aside.

This is one of my favourite dish.
I have it with rice and dal or puri or chapati.

Aloo Ghobi Mattar

1 small bunch cauliflower (cut into medium pieces)
1 cup green peas
2 big half boiled potatoes (cut into medium pieces)
2 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 chopped tomato
1 chopped onion
1 chopped green chilli
1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
2 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
Salt to taste

Method:
Heat up wok. Put oil and fry the potatoes adding salt till brown. Remove and keep aside.
Add oil and fry the cauliflower adding salt. Then add in the peas and fry till light brown. Remove and keep aside.
Add ghee now and fry cumin seeds, then add green chilli and fry for few seconds.
Add in the chopped onions and fry for a minute.
Then add in tomato and ginger garlic paste and fry till tomato softens.
Add in all the powders and add a little salt. Fry for 5mins and you may wish to add water a little.
Once the paste color is dark, add in all the vegetables and fry for 3mins.
Add water according to your requirements and remove it after 10mins of boiling.
Garnish with coriander leaves. 

I will normally have this dish with chapati, litti or pitha.

Monday, 25 July 2011

Palak Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese with Spinach)

2 bunches of spinach
1 cup water
200g of paneer cubes
1 tsp tumeric powder
4 cloves of peeled garlic
2tbsp of ginger
1/2 onion
1 tomato
3 to 4 green chilli (small)
1 tsp cumin seeds
Salt to taste

Method:
In a pot of boiling water, add the spinach in and boil for 5mins.
Marinate the paneer cubes with salt and a little tumeric.
Lightly fry the paneer making sure it doesn't burn.

Blend the spinach with garlic, ginger, tomato, onion and chillies with
1 cup of  water.
Heat oil in pan.
Add cumin seeds and then add in the blended palak.
Fry for 10 minutes, occasionally stirring in between.
Add in salt and paneer cubes.
Fry for another 5mins till you see the gravy bubbling.
You may add in hot water if you find it too dry.
Garnish with some cream in the end.