Friday 20 March 2015

Paneer Puri - makes 6

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 350 gms.
Paneer - 400 gms.
Green Chilli - 4, chopped
Ginger - 1 1/2 inch, grated
Coriander leaves  -  chopped, 1/2 cup
Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tea spoon
Khatai/amchur - 2 tsp
Salt - 1 1/2 tsp and 1sp for dough
Oil or Ghee 2 tbsp for dough + 4 tbsp for cooking

Method

Mix the flour, salt, oil and knead it with in roughly 2 cups of water, or however firm preferable.
In a separate bowl grate/mash the paneer and add green chilli, ginger, amchur, coriander leaves, red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt in to it and mix them well. The paneer mixture is ready.
Take a small palm-sized portion of the dough and make a ball from it. Dust it with dry flour and roll it into 3 inch disc. Put 2 tbsp or more paneer mixture on the disc, spread it evenly on the disc and gather the disc from the edges. Dredge in flour, roll it out to 5-6 inches round.
Heat a pan and put the parantha on it. Once it changes color, flip it over. On medium heat, evenly drop ghee on both sides. Cook till golden spots appear on both sides.
Serve with Indian white butter or plain whisked curd.



Friday 13 March 2015

Gulab Jamun

for the balls:
250 grams khoya/mawa
50 grams powdered sugar
200-220 grams maida
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 ground cardamom/elaichi
oil for frying

for the syrup:
250 gms sugar
1 cup water
1 tbsp rose water
a few strands of zaafran/saffron/kesar

Method:
Grind all the ingredients. Form small balls and set aside.
For the sugar syrup, heat the sugar solution till the syrup reaches a single thread consistency. Turn the heat to low.
On medium heat, fry the balls till evenly golden and add to the sugar syrup on low heat, simmer the balls till soft. Turn the heat off lest the gulab jamuns break

Makes 20-25.

Vegetable Pulao


250 grams basmati rice 2/5 kg
250 grams onion, sliced and goldened in ample oil, strained 400 gram
2 dessert spoons oil, or a preferable amount 3 spoons
1 tsp salt 2.5 tsp
4 cloves 6
4 green cardamoms, elaichi 6
1/2 inch cinnamon, darchini 4/5"
12.5-20 grams green chillies, depending on hotness and taste 20-25 grams
1 tbsp poppyseeds, roasted on low heat 

12.5 grams ginger 20 gram
12.5 grams garlic 20 gram
250 grams peas, pressure cooked 200 grams
125 grams cabbage, sliced, pressure cooked (optional) 200 grams
125 grams beans, cut and pressure cooked 200
125 grams red carrot, grated 200
125 grams capsicum, chopped 200

 Wash the rice and soak it in ample water.
Fry the cloves, green cardamoms, cinnamon, green chillies. In a mixer, grind the roasted poppy seeds. Add the fried masale and grind. Add half of the goldened onions, grind to a fine paste.
 Put the rice on flame with 1/4 tsp of salt, with roughly enough water to soak the water and an inch more (if you're cooking it in a pressure cooker), a whistle and 4-5 minutes more.
Add the salt and the other half of onion to a pan. Add the chopped capsicum and cook on high heat. Add the ground masala and the rest of the vegetables. Mix well. Serve with rice.



Palak Paneer pie

Dough
2.5 Cups Flour
1 tsp Salt
4 tbsp Butter
8 tbsp grated Cheese


Make dough with ice cold water and put it in the fridge in a poly bag. If you like your crust crisp, refrigerate all the ingredients beforehand. Even the bowl, if you like. If its not too pliable, you may add a bit of water or butter, a little at a time.

Filling
2 Onions, chopped
2 Cups Spinach
1 Cup Peas, cooked
2.5 Cup grated Paneer
4 Green Chillies
Coriander, optional
Salt, Amchoor and Garam Masala according to your taste
0.5 Cup Pomegranate (Optional)

Just mix all these ingredients, and set aside. Divide the dough into two unequal portions. Use the larger one for the base and roll out according to your pie dish size and fit it in. Evenly spread the filling, and top with the rest of the dough. If you're making a flat topped pie, make steam vents with a fork. Bake at 180C until the crust turns light brown.

Poha

1 cup Poha, roughly
1 tbsp coconut oil/asli ghee/ regular oil
1 tsp urad daal
1/2 tsp haldi powder
1 tsp mustard, rai
2 tbsp peanuts, whole or crushed
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 medium sized onion, chopped
50 grams beans, cut and pressure cooked
1/2 small capsicum, chopped and pressure cooked (optional)
1 small carrot, grated
half a lemon
2 tbsp fresh coriander
1/2 tsp grated ginger


Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard, urad daal and peanuts, keep on low heat till the mustard crackles. Add the haldi, sugar and salt. Keep the Poha in a sieve and run cold water over it, add it to the pan. Mix till the poha is evenly coated in haldi. Add the onion and turn the heat to medium. Add the rest of the vegetables and ginger and coriander. Add a dash of lemon. Serve with Indian tea.