Shahi Paneer Recipe

Aira    Recipe     indian food, Paneer, Paneer recipe, Shahi Paneer Recipe, vegetable recipe

Method:

• Heat oil in a kadhai.
• Cut paneer into small cubes. Fry over medium heat until light brown.
• Keep the paneer pieces aside.
• Saute the dry fruits in one tablespoon of oil.
• Grind onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli in a blender and make a fine paste.
• Fry the mixture in the remaining oil until golden brown and oil starts separating.
• Add salt, red chilli powder, white pepper, turmeric powder, garam masala. Saute for 1-2 minutes.
• Add milk to make the gravy. Bring the gravy to boil. Reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick.
• Put a portion of the dry fruits in the gravy while it is being cooked. Keep the rest of dry fruits for decorating.
• Finally add paneer cubes and 1 tbsp cream. Heat for 5 minutes.
• Garnish shahi paneer with cream and dry fruits and coriander leaves.

Palak Paneer Recipe

Aira    Recipe     curry sauce, Indian dish, Palak paneer, paneer cheese, spinach recipe

1. 500gms Fresh Palak (Saag)
2. 100gms Paneer
3. 2 Onions grated Ginger, Garlic paste
4. 5-6 tbsp oil
5. 1 tsp pure ghee
6. Garam masala to taste
7. Red chili powder to taste
8. 1 tsp cumin powder
9. Salt To Taste

Method:

• Clean and wash palak (spinach) nicely.
• Boil the spinach in water and cool it.
• Now mash it in a mixer.
• Heat oil in a kadai. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir-fry for a minute.
• Now add onions and fry till golden brown.
• Add all spices except red chili powder.
• Now add the spinach (palak) and little water if needed and cook for 4-5 minutes.
• Cut paneer into pieces (Paneer can be fried to golden brown in a seperate pan or can be used as it is).
• Add Paneer pieces to the gravy and cook until done.
• Take out in a bowl.
• Just before serving, heat pure ghee in a small pan.
• Hold the pan over bowl, add chili powder and immediately pour on the indian palak paneer.

Mushroom Curry

Aira    Recipe     curry recipe, indian food, Mushroom curry recipe, mushroom recipe, vegetable recipe

Method:

• Cut the mushrooms into slices.
• Add 1 tbspn mustard oil in a pan and fry these mushroom with some salt and turmeric powder.
• Set them aside.Similarly fry the sliced potatoes and keep aside.
• Now add some mustard oil in the pan and when the oil is hot add garlic and fry till they are red.
• Then add the sliced onions and fry then till golden brown then add some salt,turmeric powder and green chillies.
• When the oil separates add the fried potatoes and mushrooms.Fry for a min and then add some water.When it comes to boil add the mustard and poppy seeds paste.
• Cook them until the potatoes are done and before you turn the gas off add half a tspn of mustard oil.
• Serve with rice or chapati.

Nariyal ki Barfi – Coconut Burfi Recipe

Aira    Recipe     Coconut Burfi Recipe, Nariyal ki Barfi, sweet recipe

Ingredients:

1. 225 gms Khoya
2. 225 gms coconut (dry and ground)
3. 1 tsp cardamom seeds (ground)
4. 1 tbsp ghee
5. 2 1/2 cups sugar
6. 2 cups water
7. 1/2 tsp almonds (grated)
8. 1/2 tsp pistachios (grated)

Method:

* Mix khoya and coconut and fry them lightly with ghee on a low heat.
* Add cardamom and mix well.
* Prepare one-string syrup by dissolving sugar in the water.
* Now stir the coconut mixture into the syrup.
* Grease the plate and spread the grated nuts on it.
* Spread the prepared evenly over the plate and allow it to cool.
* Now with the knife, cut it into desired shapes.
* Turn them over so that nuts covered part appears on the top.
* Nariyal ki burfi is ready to be served.

Tomato Shorba Recipe

Aira    Recipe     Recipe, soup recipe, tamatar ka shorba, Tomato recipe, tomato soup

Ingredients:

1. 600 gms. Tomatoes

2. 1 tbsp. Chopped ginger

3. 1 tbsp. Chopped garlic

4. 1 tbsp. Whole garam masala

5. 2 no. Bay leaf

6. 1 tbsp. Chopped green coriander

7. 1 tsp. Cumin seeds

8. 1 tbsp. Sugar (optional)

9. 1 tbsp. Oil

10. 2 no. Green chili

11. As per taste Salt

Method:

* Wash and cut tomatoes into quarters

* Cook tomatoes with chopped ginger, garlic, green chilies cut into two and Whole Garam Masala. Add 5 cups of water and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.

* Simmer for twenty minutes on a slow flame until tomatoes are mashed completely.

* Strain the mixture with a soup strainer.

* Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, let them crackle. Add strained tomato liquid and season with salt.

* Bring it to a boil, add sugar if it is very sour.

* Serve tamatar ka shorba hot, garnished with chopped green coriander leaves.