Palak Paneer

          
          I must confess that as a kid i never liked Green Vegetables. In fact i hated all vegetables on earth..
But now i love most of them...Thanks to my evolving taste buds.  One such green vegetable which i often make is Spinach. This green is widely used in various cuisines.  Today i made our very own Indian Palak Paneer.
           I follow this recipe of Vahchef...u can check his video online...Chef has show it so well.  It is the same recipe..but in smaller quantity. Its the best recipe..have tried and tasted several times.  I might have skipped few ingredients but the method is same...so Thank you Sanjay Thumma:-)

 Ingredients:
Spinach/ Palak - 1 bunch pureed  
Onion - 1 medium size finely chopped
Tomatoes - 1 large or 2 medium finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Green chili(optional) -  1no. finely chopped


Whole Garam Masala:
 Cinnamon stick - 1/2
 Bay leaves -1 no.
  cloves - 1 no
  Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp 

Dry Masala:

Kasuri methi/dried fenugreek leaves:  crushed and pinch full
Turmeric- pinch
Red chili powder - 1/2 tbsp
Corriender powder - 1/2 tspn
Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tspn
Nutmeg powder - pinch
Salt - to taste
oil - 1-2 tbsp
 Paneer - Cubed into 8-10pieces

Directions:

•  Boil water in a pot and add washed spinach in it for 1 min and then remove the leaves and grind it well in a blender...u will get nice green spinach puree. 
• Heat oil in a pot and add whole garma masala and let it sizzle till nice aroma comes out.
•  Immediately add the chopped onions and saute till they are translucent.
• Now add ginger garlic paste,chopped green chillies and cook it till the raw smell vanishes, then add dry kasuri methi and stir again 
• Add chopped tomatoes and cook till the oil is separated from the gravy.
• Now add the remaining dry ingredients except gram masala and salt
• still well for 1 min so the masala gets cooked.
• To this add the spinach gravy, salt and let it boil. do not cover it anytime
• When the gravy boil add garam masala powder and cubed panner again mix well
• You can add Cream or milk and boil...its optional. i skip this step
• Mix well check salt and spice and serve hot with Naan or Paratha.

         
           

Moth beans

Moth beans...tiny little ones packed full of protein...healthy choice to make...can make various recepies out of it...one can eat it as SALADS, mix it with other sprouts and make some spicy curry out of it...

Ingredients:

1 1/2cups of sprouted Moth beans

1 large onion finely chopped

1 small potato chopped

2 wine tomatoes chopped

5-6 cloves of garlic chopped

1/2" ginger grated

pinch of asefoetideia / hing

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp corriender powder

1 1/2 tsp Usal Masala (k-pra brand) or Maharastrian black masala

or any garam masala

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/4 tsp methi / fenugreek seeds

salt to taste

1 tbsp Oil

Directions:

• cook sprouted moth beans and potato before making gravy / masala
• take oil in a pot and all seeds...when they sizzle and hing and curry leaves
• now add chopped onions, let it turn pink then add tomatoes cook till it leaves some juice
• add all powders now mix well and let it cook for 2 minutes
• now add cooked beans and potatoes mix again properly add s0me water as required
• add salt and garnish with chopped corriender leaves

serve with Indian flat bread or even rice will work.

TINDORA DAL

Yesterday got veggies from Indian store...thought of making 'Tindora Shaak'...but ma hubby said 'it shd have some gravy, i don't want dt dry one'...n i knew where to get the recipe...

Its none other than vahrehvah.com....easiy n all recipes made simple for users...the only variation i did was adding Kitchen king masal too...but its optional.

It turned out really well..n my husband loved it...Thank you Wahchef!!!! So u guys can give a try.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Channa Dal (cooked)

1 cup cut Tindora (round)

1 medium size Onion (chopped)

1 medium size Tomato (chopped)

2 Dry Red chillies

6-7 Curry Leaves

1 1/2 tsp chopped Garlic

1/2 tsp Coriander Powder

3/4 tsp red Chili Powder

pinch of Turmeric

1/2 tsp fennel Seed Powder

1/4 tsp Hing. n few Mustard Seeds

1/4 tsp Cumin seeds

1 Tbsp Garam/Kitchen King Masala

2 Tbsp Oil

Salt as per taste

For Garnishing finely chopped Cilantro

Directions:

1. Take oil in a pan add Mustard seeds...wn sputter add Cumin seeds
2. Now add red chillies, hing and chopped garlic - saute it for minute
3. After this add Onion and saute till it becomes translucent. you can put pinch of salt to this...it realises the moisture from onion n cooks it fast.
4. Then add tomatoes...cook till all this mixture becomes a thick paste
5. Now add all masal powders...mix it well n add cut Tindora, cook it on medium flame with lid on it for 2 mins

6. Then add little water...u can used the water from cooked Dal



7. Let the Tindora cook properly...then add Dal now(need not mash the Dal)...n give it a boil (add water if required)The consistency of Dal shoud not be too watery or too thick.
8. Adjust salt as per taste...n garnish with finely chopped fresh cilantro...
And now serve it with fresh Basmati Rice or Paraths.