Bindi Subji(Okra Curry)

1 Box Okra(500gm)
1 onion sliced
2-4 Green Chili Sliced(you can increase or decrease the number according to your taste)
1 tsp Ajwain
1 tbs Amchur(mango Powder)
1 tbs Tawa Masala
1 tsp chili powder(optional)
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tbs Oil

Heat a pan and add 1 tbs Oil,when oil get heated add the Ajwain seeds and allow to splitter then add Onions fry for 5 min,you don't need to make them brown.Then add Okra and keep it for 5-10 min.Once it get lil soft then add all the masala and let it cook until Okra get cooked.(Don't cover the pan, cook subji with open pan)
Served with your choice of bread.

Sukhe Aloo

Dry Potato Curry

This is a best accompaniment with Puri.Puri-Aloo is one of the famous breakfast in North India.This is quick n easy recipe.Must Try :)



Ingredient:
3 boiled Potatoes cut into cubes
1 green chilli add more according to your taste
handful of Coriander leaves

1 tbs Coriander Powder
1 tsp Chilli powder
1 tsp garam Masala
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tbs oil, any oil will work
Salt to taste

Heat a pan and add the oil.Once oil get hot add cumin seeds and rest of the dry masala with chilli.Then add boiled potatoes mix well.Sprinkle the coriander leaves and Aloo are ready.
Isn't really quick????
You can make sandwich out of it as well,it taste really good!

Paneer Chilly!!

Paneer Chilly: Indian cheese cooked in Chinese style.

Again another version of Paneer.I gave it a name Paneer Chilly as it is bit in Chinese style though not completely.
I love Paneer and try to make some quick one out of it.So this is really tasty and a quick paneer recipe.


For this u need Paneer, Cabbage,Onion(for this i prefer red onion but u can use whatever you have),Tomato,capsicum,Ginger,garlic,Green Chili,vinegar,chili sauce , coriander powder,red chili and salt

Sliced all veggie very very thin.Quantity should be approx equal meaning all should be in same proportion except tomato keep them half the quantity as sliced and grate the another half quantity of tomato .

Take mustard Oil add sliced Ginger and Gralic.Saute till they are brown.Then add Onion and saute.After 5 min add cabbage,grated Tomato,Coriander powder,chili powder,salt.saute few min till cabbage is cooked then add sliced green chili and if you have any ready made masala like shahi paneer or any masala available in ur pantry.add lil bit of it.
Once cabbage is cooked add capsicum and after 5 min add Paneer and cooked for min.Then add 1tbs Vinegar and 1tsp chili sauce cook for another 5 min and serve with any bread of your choice.

Dal Dry!!

Dal Dry:Yellow Lentil boiled and mixed with onion n tomato paste.

A Purely North India Dish

I am saying it a purely north indian as i dont find this dish in any other part of country Infact not even in delhi region too.I can find it only in Uttranchal And U.P. area.So here i am with Dal Dry!



Ingredients:

1 cup Urad(white) daal
1 Onion Chopped
1 Tomato diced
1tsp Ginger Chopped
1-2 Green chilies chopped
Coriander leaves finely chopped
1tsp Cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Amchur powder
Salt to taste
A pinch of Garam masala
Red chili powder to taste
2tbsp oil
1tsp lemon juice


Preparation:


Clean and wash the daal properly. Soak it in water for 1-3 hours(as this dal here comes in really small in size so need to soak for longer time so that it become bigger in size).
Boil it in 1 cups of water(Just that water cover the dal). Boil till it becomes lil soft.(if using pressure cooker give only 1 whistle) It should not become pasty(it should be lilttle "Kaccha" only). Drain the water and keep aside.
Heat oil in a kadhai add cumin seeds, allow to splutter.
Now add ginger, onion and green chili and stir-fry till golden brown.
Add tomato and fry till it softens. Add all dry masalas (turmeric powder, chili powder,amchur pwder salt) and fry for a moment.
Now add daal and lemon juice, mix very gently.
Sprinkle garam masala and garnish with coriander.
Serve hot with ur choice of bread.

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Aloo Najakat!!

Aloo Najakat: Potato Dish!!
Another mouthwatering recipe which is great in taste and fantastic to serve, as it give a great look on the Dinning table



Ingredients:

3 Boiled Potato(1 day old or must be kept in refrigerator for at least 6hr)
1/2 Cup Paneer
1 tbs Rasins
1 tbs Chopped Cashew nuts
Chopped Coriandar
Chopped Green Chilli
Hung Curd(If u r using store brought then u can use it straight away)
Salt
Chilli powder
Kasori Methi
Gralic-ginger paste
1 tbs Onion seeds/Kalonji
Any seasoning you like to add in filling i Use salt n lil bit Chat masala


Cut Boiled Potato horizontally giving it a circle shape of thickness around 1 inch.
Scoop out the middle portion making it a ring(be careful not to break the ring).keep aside the scoop out portion.
Deep fry the potato rings.
Make the filling by mixing the paneer,potato(scoop out portion),green chilli,rasin,cashew,coriander,salt n chat masala.
Stuff this mixture in the potato rings, pressing tightly.
Press each rings between your palms to make sure the stuffing does not fall off.
Coat the potato ring with the curd mixture(Curd,kasori methi,ginger-garlic paste,salt,chilli powder) and shallow fry on tawa or bake in oven.
While baking/shallow frying sprinkle Onion seed/kalonji over potato ring.
Take them off when they get nicely brown colour and serve with any bread of your choice.

Creamy Paneer Capsicum!

Creamy Paneer Capsicum: Indian Cheese cooked with cream n Veggie.
This recipe is always a hit in my parties,no matter how much i make its never enough.I love making this paneer recipe as this is super tasty and very easy to Cook.My Bhabhi use to make it in india with "Malai",i substitute it with Heavy whipping cream here so in case u have Malai at home go ahead with that.



Here what u need:

1 Onion Chopped
1 Tomato Chopped
1 Capsicum Chopped
~ 1 cup Paneer Chopped
(Chop all these four in same size..small small kinda square shape)
Whipping cream 1/4cup
Salt and Black pepper
Oil

Heat Oil in a pan add Onion,Capsicum and Half Cream.Coverd and let it cook for few min.When it start separating oil add remaining cream and tomato.Let it simmer for few more min then add Paneer,salt n pepper mix well.
Here you are done with your dish,isn't its easy????

Paneer Bhurji!!

Paneer burji is one of the most famous,super easy n incredibly tasty dish.
Ingredients

1 cup crumbled paneer
1/4 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
2 tsp oil
2 green chopped
1 tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Finely chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp lemon juice

Heat oil. When it starts spluttering, add green chillies and onions and cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomato pieces and sprinkle some water. Cook till tomatoes becomes soft. Add turmeric powder, salt, garam masala powder and finally the crumbled paneer. Mix well and add lemon juice to it. Garnish with coriander leaves.

You can serve it with any Indian bread or may be you can used it as one of the stuffing for many of your recipe like Stuffed Tomatoes ,Dosa n all..
Just try it and tell how much u liked it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paneer Achari!!!

PANEER ACHARI

500 gm. paneer, cut into small squares of 1-2 cm
• 30 ml. mustard oil, heated until smoking and cooled. This removes its pungent odour.
• 1/4 tsp. mustard or rai seed
• 1/4 tsp. fennel seeds
• 1/4 tsp. fenugreek or methi seed
• 1/4 tsp. cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp kalonji or Nigella seeds
• 1 onion, approximately 150 gm, thinly sliced or chopped
• 200 gm chopped tomatoes
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp. chilli powder or to taste
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
• 1tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbs. vinegar
• 1 tbs. chopped coriander leaves.


Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add all whole seeds and allow to splutter or crackle.
3. Add onions and fry until golden brown.
4. Add tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.
5. Add chillies, salt and turmeric powder, stir well and add paneer pieces.
6. Mix to coat paneer well.
7. Add Sugar, lemon juice and vinegar.
8. Cook for a further 5 minutes.
9. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

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Stuffed Tomatoes

Its always hard for me to decide for Dry Vegetable with my Indian menu.So i keep on searching on Internet for dry veg.While surfing i saw some stuffed Tomato Recipe,i thought of giving it my Version.
Luckily it turned out to be good


Ingredients:

Tomatoes – 6 – 8 nos(According to your need)

For the filling:
Potatoes – 2 (boiled and mashed)
1 Onion Chopped
1/2 cup Panner(Optional)
Green Chillies – 3 (finely crushed)
Tawa Fry Masala or (Coriander Powder,Chili Powder,Garam masala)
Salt – as per taste


Method
Filling :
Add 1 tsp oil in a pan.
Add Cumin seeds when they splutter add ginger garlic paste.
Add Chopped onion,fry for few mintu
Add Tawa Fry Masala
Add mashed Potatoes.
Add salt and adjust masala n salt according to your taste
Finally add chopped Coriander Leaves

Now Cut Tomatoes in half(Horizontally).You can use the full tomatoes also but i like making it half as they look good and easy to handle while eating :o) and scoop out the pulp.
Stuff the Filling into the Tomatoes.
Put it in a baking tray,spray some oil on tray and on tomatoes as well.
bake it at 350 for 15-20 min.

TIP: Dont Bake it on more then 350 temp as it will get baked fast but will give the raw taste of Tomato

Other Filling Choice

Choice 1-Indian
1 Cup Frozen Spinach
1 Cup Paneer Grated
Tawa Fry Masala or (Coriander Powder,Chilli Powder,Garam masala)
Salt
Mix all and saute for few min.


Choice 2- Indian
U can Stuff Leftover or Fresh made Panner Burji and bake it.

Choice 3-Italian
If you are making Italian Cuisine then here you go

1 cup spinach
3/4 cup chopped Mushroom
Cheese(Mozzarella,Cheddar or which ever is in your pantry)
Salt n Pepper

Saute Mushroom in 1 tsp of oil until soft
Mix Spinach.Saute for few min.,then add salt n pepper
Stuff this in Tomatoes and bake for 5 min then sprinkle cheese over it and bake for another 10 min or until cheese gets Lil brown


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Tawa Vegetables!!

TAWA VAGETABLES
Mix vegetable sauted in indian masalas.




Ingredients

4 small Brinjals , slit into four
Oil 3 tablespoons + to deep fry
Onions, chopped 2 medium
Ginger, chopped 1 1/2 inch piece
8 Ladyfingers (bhindi) ,
Parwar , slit into four 4 medium
Tindli , slit into four 8
Baby potatoes, boiled 8
Button onions 8
Button mushrooms , slit onto four 8
Green chillies, deseeded & chopped 3-4
Pav bhaji masala 4 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Tomato puree 8 tablespoons
Fresh coriander leaves, chopped 2 tablespoons


Method

Heat a tawa.
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep-fry brinjals.
Put three tablespoons of oil on the tawa and when it is hot add chopped onions and sauté till browned. Add ginger and continue to sauté.
Drain brinjals and deep-fry bhindi, parwars and tindlis. Drain.
Add a little water to the tawa and continue to sauté. Keep the fried vegetables on the rim of the tawa.
Deep-fry baby potatoes, button onions and mushrooms one after the other. Drain
and keep them on the rim of the tawa.
Add chopped green chillies to the onion mixture and sauté.
Take a little of each vegetables into the masala in the center of the tawa for making one portion of tawa vegetable. Add one teaspoon of pav bhaji masala, salt, two tablespoons of tomato puree, a little water and mix. Cook for three to four minutes and serve hot. Repeat for the remaining three portions.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

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Mix Veg - North Indian Style

My Mom used to make this mix veg that too without onion n garlic and that taste awesome.Its lil sweet n salty in taste which makes it different from other recipes.I tried it with onion n garlic and it too turned awesome but yaa it doesnt have the taste of my mom hands....


Ingredients:
2 cups chopped mixed veggies (carrots, peas, beans, cauliflower etc.)
1 capsicum cut length wise
1 tomato chopped
1 onion cut length wise
1 cup cabbage chopped
1 tsp. ginger, finely grated
3-4 flakes garlic, crushed or grated
2-3 green chilli
1 Bunch Methi leaves(i use 2 block of frozen methi)
1 tbsp. coriander leaves
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1 tsp. coriander seed powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
3-4 pinches asafoetida
salt to taste
1 1/2 tbs sugar
2 tbsp. Mustard oil(U can use any other oil too,but mustard oil gives it a good/diff taste)
1/2 tsp. each cumin, mustard seeds

Method:
Heat oil in pan/kadahi,put 1 tbs of salt and make it real hot
TIP:By making oil hot the mustard oil smell will go away and by adding salt it will give a nice colour to vegetable)
Add both the seeds.
Allow to splutter,add asafetida.
Add garlic, ginger, onions, cook till onions are transparent.
Add capsicum, chopped veggies, cabbage,Green chilli and methi leaves.
Stir, add all masalas and sugar,if needed add 1/2 cup of water though veggie will leave sm water so be careful while adding water(i never add it).

Cover lid, allow to cook.
When Done garnish with chopped coriander.
Serve hot with ur choice of bread.