Saturday, May 31, 2014

Aloo Paratha


Aloo Paratha is a popular Indian breakfast you’ll always want to have. Made with dough and stuffed with delicious mashed potatoes and spices, buttered and cooked on a hot pan.
How to make Aloo Paratha recipe  read below:-


Ingredients
2 cups wheat floor
4 medium potatoes (boiled)
1 tbsp. Coriander powder (dhaniya powder)
1 tbsp. Cumin powder (jeera powder)
1/2 tbsp. mango powder (amchur)
1 green chili chopped (optional)
red chili powder according to taste
salt according to taste
Garam masala according to taste
Finely chopped coriander leaves (dhaniya)

Direction:

 Peel off the outer shell of the boiled potatoes and mash it well with soft hands.
 Add coriander powder, cumin powder, mango powder, chopped green chilies, salt, dhaniya, and chili powder in the mashed potatoes. Mix it well and then set it aside.
 Pour wheat flour in a bowl and add water into it to make the dough. The dough should not be too hard or too soft.
 Knead the dough for a few minutes on a lightly greased surface to make it soft.
 Make small balls of the dough and make it slightly thicker than chapattis in a circle form.
 Place a little of the potato mix on the center of the dough.again roll the dough into a ball. Seal the edges completely so that the stuffing does not come out.
 Roll the dough balls, in the form of a circle. Take care that the stuffing does not come out.
 Heat the pan. Spread little oil or butter on it and cook the paratha over low heat. After a few minutes, turn the paratha and spread butter/oil on the other side. Continue cooking both sides, until the color of the Paratha becomes golden brown.Remove from pan.

 Serve the delicious hot paratha with curd or pickles or chutney.


Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer butter masala is one of the most popular paneer recipes in Indian cuisine.
A perfect combination of spiciness and creaminess of its gravy makes it simply irresistible and versatile to be served with any Indian bread like tandoori roti, naan and kulcha or with steamed rice, it’s going to satisfy your palate like never before.Let’s start making this delicious recipe.

Ingredients:

250 gms Paneer
2 medium Onions, finely chopped
1½ teaspoons chopped Ginger
3-4 Garlic Cloves
2 medium Tomatoes
6-8 Cashew Nuts, soaked in water for 15 minutes
1 small piece of Bay Leaf
2 Green Chilies, finely chopped
1/2 cup Milk
2 teaspoons Kasuri Methi (dry fenugreek leaves)(Optional)
1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
1 tablespoon Coriander Powder
1 teaspoon or to taste Red Chili Powder
1/2 cup Fresh Cream
2 tablespoons Butter
2 tablespoons Oil
Salt to taste

Directions:

Make a fine paste of onion,ginger and garlic.Grind soaked cashew nuts and make a fine paste.Blanch the tomatoes and make a puree.(Put tomatoes in hot boiling water for 2-3 minutes,drain and rinse in cold water and remove skin.)Blend them to make a puree.

Heat oil and butter in a pan.Add onion and ginger garlic paste and bay leaf and saute it untill turns golden brown.Now add cashew nuts paste finely chopped green chilly stir and cook for 2 minutes.

Add red chilly powder,coriander powder,garam masala and salt and give nice stir.Now add tomato puree,1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup water mix it properly and cook until oil starts to separate from the puree.

Add paneer cubes,kasuri methi cook approx for 2 minutes add fresh cream mix properly.

Serve hot!!!!!