Mutter Panner / Greenpeas with Cottage cheese

A very easy vegetable curry, goes as a side dish for chapathi/roti. Vegetarians as well as non vegans,equally would love this dish. Again its Paneer, so be careful!

Serves-3

Ingredients:

1. Paneer/cottage cheese ,cut into cubes- 1 cup
2. Green peas- 1/2 cup
3. Onion-1 big
4. Green chillies- 2
5. Garlic- 2 pods
6. Ginger- 1 inch piece
7. Tomato sauce- 2 Tablespoon
8. Cinnamon -1 small stick
9. Cloves- 2
10. Cumin seeds- 1/2 teaspoon
11. Red chilly powder- 1 teaspoon
12. Salt-1 teaspoon
13. Turmeric powder- a pinch
14. Garam Masala- 1/2 teaspoon
15. Oil- 1 tablespoon
16. Water
17. Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

1. Dry roast cloves,cinnamon,cumin seeds
2. Grind them with Cut onion, green chillies,garlic and ginger adding little water
3. Heat oil in a pan.
4. Shalow fry the paneer cubes till light brown and drain aside
5. To the same pan, add the ground paste to the oil and stir well on low flame till the raw smell is gone
6. Add the chilly powder,turmeric powder,garam masala
7. Add the green peas,fried paneer cubes,1 cup water cover and cook in low flame for another 10 mins(Be careful not to mash up the florets)
8. Add the tomato sauce and mix well.
9. Test the taste and adjust spices if required.
10. Garnish with coriander leaves 

Serve hot with chapathi/roti.

Onion Chicken/ Ulli Kozhi

 Onion chicken or Ulli kozhi is a dish rich in Onion. Its a spicy side dish for rice, roti,chapthi,appam.... Since this dish has more gravy, ppl who love chicken flavour yet don't want to eat chicken, have enuf of the gravy!

Ingredients:

1. Chicken- 1/2 kg, cut into small pieces
2. Onion- 3 large, sliced
3. Tomato-1 large
4. Lime juice- 1 teaspoon
5. Salt- 1 teaspoon or more
6. Ginger- 1 inch piece,cut
7. Garlic- 2 pods
8. Chilly Powder- 2 teaspoon
9. Turmeric Powder- 1/2 teaspoon
10. Pepper powder- 3 teaspoon
11. Oil- for frying
12. Curry leaves- 10
13. Water for grinding

Method:

1. Marinate the chicken pieces with 1 teaspoon chilly powder,turmeric powder,1 teaspoon salt,lime juice and keep aside for min 1 hr.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan, add the sliced onions an saute till golden brown(Be careful not to burn the onion)
3. Meanwhile grind ginger,garlic,pepper powder and remaining chilly powder to a fine paste.
4. Now once the onions have cooled, give a whip in a mixer with little water, please don't grind them completely.
5. To the former pan, add tomatoes and saute till they soften
6. Add the ground ginger garlic masala paste and fry for a min
7. Add the chicken pieces,followed by the onion mix.
8. Stir well adding 1/2 cup water,curry leaves
9. Cook in low flame till chicken get cooked up and gravy becomes thick,stirring in between
10. Serve hot

Garnish with onion or lemon or coriander , anything of your choice. Its simply lovely

Kadhai Paneer

Healthy vegetarian side dish, but if you are a weight watcher, beware of paneer!

Serves-2/3

Ingredients:

1. Paneer,cubed-1 cup
2. Onion-1 large,sliced
3. Tomato- 1 medium,sliced
4. Capsicum- 1,cubed
5. Garlic- 2 pods,crushed
6. Ginger- 1 inch,crushed
7. Red chilly powder- 1 teaspoon
8. Turmeric powder- a pinch
9. Coriander powder- 1 teaspoon
10. Salt-1 1/2 teaspoon or as required
11. Oil- 1 tablespoon
12. Water- 1/2 cup
13. Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the paneer cubes
2. Drain and keep aside
3. To the same pan, add chilly powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder and heat for a min.
4. To this add crushed garlic and ginger, saute till raw smell goes
5. Add chopped onions and saute till they turn light
6. Add tomatoes, cover and cook till tender.
7. Allow them to cool for a while.
8. Coarse grind them in  a mixer with 1/2 cup water and keep aside
9. To the former pan add cubed capsicum and saute for a while.
10. Add the ground paste,salt and mix well.
11. Test for the spice requirements
12. Add the fried paneer cubes, cover and cook till gravy thickens.
13. Garnish with coriander leaves

Serve in a Kadhai(Indian style pot) to get a restaurant touch! If you love biting onions, then you can omit grinding them. A very good side dish for roti/chapati/naan/rice.b Serve hot!

Aloo Gobi Dry

An apt side dish for potato lovers! Served with roti,rice.

Serves-3

Ingredients:

1. Potato-3 large(cut into chunks)
2. Cauliflower florets- 2 cups
3. Green chillies- 2,slit
4. Ginger garlic paste- 1 teaspoon
5. Cumin seeds- 1teaspoon
6. Chilly powder- 1/2 teaspoon
7. Coriander powder- 1/2 teaspoon
8. Garam masala- 1/2 teaspoon
9. Salt- 1 teaspoon
10. Curry leaves- 10 nos
11. Oil- 3 teaspoon
12. water-1/2 cup

Method:

1. Pressure cook the potato chunks with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup water for 2 whistle.
2. Drain and Keep aside.
3. Heat Oil in a pan and splutter cumin seeds when hot.
4. Add the green chillies,ginger garlic paste,saute for a while
5. Add the turmeric powder,chilly powder,coriander powder,salt,mix well and saute.
6. Add cooked potatoes,cauliflower florets,remaining water mix well
7. Cover and cook in low flame till the cauliflower is cooked
8. Add curry leaves, Cook for another min.

Aloo Gobi Dry is ready to be served. Serve with rice as a side dish or rotis as a sabji!!!

Gobi Mutter Sabji

A very easy vegetable curry, goes as a side dish for chapathi/roti. Vegetarians as well as non vegans,equally would love this dish.

Serves-3

Ingredients:

1. Cauliflower florets- 1 cup
2. Greenpeas- 1/2 cup
3. Onion-1 big
4. Green chillies- 2
5. Garlic- 2 pods
6. Ginger- 1 inch piece
7. Tomato sauce- 2 Tablespoon
8. Cinnamon -1 small stick
9. Cloves- 2
10. Cumin seeds- 1/2 teaspoon
11. Red chilly powder- 1 teaspoon
12. Salt-1 teaspoon
13. Turmeric powder- a pinch
14. Garam Masala- 1/2 teaspoon
15. Oil- 1 tablespoon
16. Water

Method:

1. Dry roast cloves,cinnamon,cumin seeds
2. Grind them with Cut onion, green chillies,garlic and ginger adding little water
3. Heat oil in a pan.
4. Add the ground paste to the oil and stir well on low flame till the raw smell is gone
5. Add the chilly powder,turmeric powder,garam masala
6. Add the cauliflower florets and salt, mix the masala well
7. Cover and cook till teh cauliflower is done.
8. Add the green peas,1 cup water cover and cook in low flame for another 10 mins(Be careful not to mash up the florets)
9. Add the tomato sauce and mix well.
10. Test the taste and adjust spices if required.

Serve hot with chapathi/roti.

Spicy chicken curry

This simple chicken curry is very easy to make, less time consuming, a perfect match for rotis,ghee rice.

Serves-4


Ingredients:

1. Chicken- 1/2 kg
2. Onion- 3 large
3. Tomato-2
4. Slit green chillies-4
5. Garlic- 5 pods
6. Ginger- 2 inch piece
7. Curry leaves- a handful
8. Salt- 1 teaspoon
9. Turmeric powder- 1 teaspoon
10. Red Chilly powder- 2 teaspoon
11. Pepper powder- 3 teaspoon
12. Oil for cooking
13. water- 1 cup
14. Coriander leaves-handful(optional)

Ingredients for marination:

1. Red chilly powder- 2 teaspoon
2. Pepper powder- 2 teaspoon
3. Turmeric Powder-1 teaspoon
4. Coriander powder- 1 teaspoon
5. Salt-1 teaspoon
6. Ginger garlic paste- 2 teaspoon

Method:

1. Marinate the cut chicken pieces and keep aside for minimum 30 mins.
2. Thinly slice the onions and tomatoes
3. Cut the ginger into fine parts, garlic into half.
4. Heat oil in a pan
5. Saute the onion till golden brown. 
6. Add ginger,garlic,chillies and tomatoes.
7. Add turmeric powder,red chilly powder,pepper powder.
8. Cover and cook for 1 min.
9. Add the chicken pieces , pour water,stir well.
10. Cover and cook in medium flame for about 20 mins, stirring in between
11. Cook till the gravy becomes thick.
12. Add curry leaves,mix well,cook for another 5 mins.
13. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Spicy chicken curry is ready! for spice lovers, more pepper or chilly powder can be added to match their taste. Serve them hot with rotis,ghee rice.

Raita/Salad

Raita!!! a very simple side dish. Can have it any time, any season. Its simply refreshing and healthy!

Ingredients:

1. Tomato- 1 big ripe (thinly sliced)
2. Onion- 1 large (thinly sliced)
3. Green chillies- 2 nos (cut finely)
4. Salt- 1 teaspoon
5. Thick Curd- 1 cup
6. Water- 1/2 cup

Method:

1. Mix the cut onions, tomatoes and green chillies
2. Add salt
3. Mix thoroughly the veggies and salt with hand(to crush the veggies)
4. Add curd and mix evenly
5. Add water and mix thoroughly

Simple and delicious raita is ready. All age groups love this dish equally. Can be served with rice, biriyanis, rotis ,also can be eaten alone

Butter Chicken

A sweet and lil spicy North Indian dish goes well with rotis, nans n chapatis

Serves- 4

Ingredients:

1. Chicken cut into small pieces(boneless,skinless)-1/2 kg
2. Butter-2 tablespoon
3. Onions,thinly sliced-1 large
4. Green chillies slit-2
5. Cashew-nuts-15nos
6. Ginger-garlic paste-1 teaspoon
7. Red Chilly powder-1 tablespoon
8. Fennel seeds- 1 teaspoon
9. cinnamon,cloves,cardamom,bay leaves-3-4nos.
10. Heavy whipping cream- 1 tablespoon
11. Salt- a pinch

For Chicken Marination:

1. Red Chilly Powder- 4 teaspoon
2. Turmeric powder- 1teaspoon
3. Pepper powder-1 teaspoon
4. Chicken Masala-1 teaspoon
5. Coriander powder-1 teaspoon
6. Cumin powder-1 teaspoon
7. Ginger-garlic paste- 1 teaspoon
8. Thick yoghurt-1 tablespoon
9. Salt-as required
10. Lime juice-2 teaspoon

To make tomato Puree:

1. Tomatoes-3 to make tomato puree.
2. Vinegar-3 teaspoon
3. Sugar-2 teaspoon
4. Salt-as required

Method:

1. Prepare a fine paste with the above marinating ingredients ,marinate chicken and refrigerate for minimum 4 hours.
2. Soak the cashew-nuts in warm water.
3. Make tomato puree in the meantime.
4. For this boil the tomato, remove skin, remove the seeds.Mix it finely in a mixer. Now boil it in vinegar adding 2 tablespoon of sugar,little salt and stirring continuous for 20 mins.
5. Shallow fry the chicken pieces in butter till they turn golden brown.Drain and Keep aside.
6. Melt butter in a pan and fry the sliced onions along with slit chillies.
7. Cool it and grind to a fine paste along with soaked cashews.
8. To the same pan add the cinnamon,cardamom,bay leaves and sauté for a while.
9. To this add the chilly powder,ginger garlic paste and sauté for a while till it becomes brown.
10. Add the grind paste to the spice mixture and blend well and heat under low flame for 5 mins.
11. Add the puree and stir continuously for another 5 mins before adding the fried chicken pieces.
12. Cover and cook for 10 mins in low flame.
13. Add the whipped cream and stir for a minute .
14. Remove from fire and serve Hot!!!

Delicious sweet flavoured Butter Chicken is ready!!!