Friday, May 22, 2015

Hotel Style Matar Mushroom

One of the most delicious recipes which I have come across is this Matar Mushroom its so delicious that you will simply love this recipe and tastes so good......your family will surely compliment you and ask for more...do try this and leave in your feedback !

Ingredients 

2 cups sliced Mushroom (I have used Chestnut mushrooms ) (you can use any variety )

1/4 cup boiled peas

2 med sized onion (finely Chopped)

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste 

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp Roasted Jeera Powder

1 & 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder (I have used milder variety one )

2 Tomato (Pureed)

3 tbsp cashew nut paste ( Soak in 1/4 cup milk and grind to a fine paste)

1/4 cup Milk 

1/4 tsp haldi

1/2 tsp Garam Masala

2 tbsp cream

2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves 

salt to taste 

Method


  • Heat 2 tbsp oil in non stick pan add chopped onion and fry till it turns golden brown evenly do it on a low flame then add ginger garlic paste. 
  • Now add coriander powder, Roasted Jeera powder, red chilli powder, fry well till it leaves out oil .
  • Now add  freshly pureed tomato and fry well now add cashewnut paste (FOR CASHEW NUT PASTE: Soak  2 tbsp cashews in 1/4 cup milk and grind thing along with milk to a fine paste
  • Fry well till it leaves out oil nicely add 1/4 cup milk and boil well.
  • Now add Mushroom, peas, salt, haldi powder and mix and simmer and keep aside.
  • Now add garam masala and mix well.
  • Lastly add Cream and garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Serve with Paratha ....its so yummy you will simply love it :)


Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Chettambado (Masala Chanadal Vada)

One of the best tea time snack which is so delicious and lovely that I simply adore it ...too good and lovely flavorful recipe learnt from my mom ...try this you will simply love it :)



Ingredients
2 cup chana dal
2 onion finely chopped
2-3 green chilli finely chopped
2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste
Oil to deep fry
Method




  • Wash & Soak chana dal for 3 hours
  • Grind the chana dal coarsely without water
  • Put the chana dal paste in a bowl and then add chopped  green chilli, coriander leaves , mint leaves and salt .
  • Mix well  just before frying add chopped onion and make small balls of the mixture and flatten each of  it with ur palm
  • Heat oil in a pan and then deep fry it till golden brown and crisp
  • Serve Hot with tomato sauce or any dip of your choice.

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Bread Kachori


 This is one of the most delicious exprerimental recipe which is great as as a tea time snack and is wonderful to have it as well...you will absolutely love this ...its absolutely melt in your mouth .......here goes the recipe of this amazing bread Kachori do try this for your family they will absolutely love this :)

Ingredients 

5-6 Bread slices (I have used sides of the bread as well )

1/2 Cup milk

1/4 cup Maida (plain flour)

1/4 cup Semolina ( I used little coarse variety )

Large pinch of soda bi carb

2 tbsp oil

salt to taste

For the Filling 

1/2 cup boiled Corn 

1/2 cup Paneer (crumbled)

1 tbsp corn flour

3 tbsp bread crumbs 

2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

2-3 green chillies (finely chopped)

salt to taste

oil to shallow fry (don't deep fry it soaks in a lot of oil) 

Method 


  • Roughly break bread into fine pieces .add milk , maida, semolina, soda bi carb, oil , salt to taste and roughly mix in to get a smooth dough . and keep it aside for 10 mins.
  • For the filling : Roughly give one whizz to the corn in blender make sure you don't make a fine paste here  and then add Paneer, bread crumbs, cornflour to it and mix well . In pan add oil add coriander leaves and green chillies in oil and fry till nice aroma add this to the corn mixture and add salt to taste and mix well and keep aside. Allow it to cool completely before making a filling in the kachoris .
  • Now take a ball size portion and put a little filling of corn and paneer in the center and bind well to shape into a ball ...step wise pictures is explained in the picture below. Repeat the same with the remaining batter and keep aside.
  • Now in a small non stick pan add little oil and fry these kachoris one at a time till golden on all side ...i have fried it on a medium flame here ...as bread cooks really quickly make sure ur pan is med hot while dropping these kachoris. Fry them till crisp and remove and serve with any dip of your choice....You will absolutely love this :) 

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Paneer Amritsari


This recipe was shared by my aunt Roopa akka from Nita Mehta's book its one of the easiest and most tastiest paneer Frys ....totally lipsmacking and Awesome here is the recipe for the Amritsari Paneer

Recipe credit :  Nita Mehta

Ingredients

1 cup Paneer cut into long fingers (8-10 Paneer)

2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste

generous pinch of ajwain

1/2 tsp Red chilli powder

1/4 tsp haldi 

5-6 Tbsp of gram flour

salt to taste

4 tbsp oil to shallow fry 

Chaat masala Just to sprinkle (opt) 


Method


  • Cut Paneer into long fingers and keep aside.
  • In mixing bowl add in  ajwain, red chilli powder, haldi, ginger garlic paste,  salt mix add this to paneer and mix it gently making sure it doesn't break. Leave it for about 10-12 minutes.
  • Spread Gramflour on a plate and roll these marinated paneer one by one.    
 used Small fingers (took the photo 2nd time cause I had to do it again for my family :)
  • Dust of extra gramflour and keep it aside.
  • Now take a small non stick pan (else you have to pour more oil ) drizzle with little oil and place the fingers one by one of the pan .
  • Keep it on a low heat and try to flip only when done on one side but keep a watch here as paneer cooks really quickly ....cook it golden on all the sides. Remove and serve sprinkle little chaat masala ...DONE !
  • Serve with Dip of your choice......so good you will keep another batch of them ready after having these :) ....Do try these and leave in your feedback :)
NOTE : I have shallow fried it as it soaks in lot of oil you can dep fry if you like :)