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Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala

Posted by veeenajan on October 29, 2014
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, north indian dishes, paneer butter masala. Tagged: , , , . 3 Comments

Ingredients

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer-250gms

Butter-1tbsp

Ripe Tomato-5 medium size

Onion-2 medium

Cashew Nuts-15

Ginger-one small piece

Garlic-3 cloves

Kasuri methi-1tbsp

Kashmiri Chilli Powder-1tbsp

Garsam Masala-1/4tsp

Cardamom powder-1/4tsp

Fresh Cream-3tbsp

Sugar-1tbsp

Honey-1tbsp

Salt-to taste

Water-2cup

Oil-1tbsp

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala

Method

Heat oil in a kadai and add onion cubes , cashew nuts ,ginger and  garlic ..

Saute for 5 minutes and then add tomato cubes and cook for another 10 minutes ..

Keep aside and allow to cool..

Grind well  to  fine puree and add water ,then strain ..

Heat butter and add this strained puree to this ..

Add roasted chilli powder, salt  and mix well..

Close the quad,cook for 20 minutes in medium flame stirring occasionally ..

Add hot water if necessary ..

After 20 minutes  the raw smell of the tomatoes won’t be there .

Then add cardamom powder,garam masala and crushed kauri methi along with sugar and honey ..

Mix well and cook for another 2 minutes ..Check the taste .. Add salt and sugar if needed (according to ur taste )..

Add paneer cubes and cook for 10 minutes …

Add fresh cream and mix well..

Cook for another 5 minutes ..Dont boil after adding cream..

Decorate with coriander leaves and serve with chapati,roti,nan etc…

Note : the amount of sugar ,honey cardamom powder can be add according to u..

if u r using frozen paneer ,then keep them in water for 30 minutes b4 adding to the gravy …

I didn’t use food colour here ,i got this bright orange colour coz of the kashmiri chilli powder and tomatoes ..

Kids love this dish to be sweet ,so u can adjust the spice and sugar level ..

So try this restaurant style paneer butter masala in ur home and impress ur guests 🙂

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala

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Pav-Bhaji

Posted by veeenajan on March 22, 2013
Posted in: Baking, bread, Breakfast, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, tea time snacks, vegetable dishes. Tagged: , , , , , , , , . 2 Comments

Ingredients 

Pav - Bhaji

Pav – Bhaji

Potato-2

Cauliflower-1/2cup

Green peas-1/4cup

Capsicum -1/4cup

Pav Bhaji masala-1tbsp

Big Onion-2(finely chopped)

Ginger-garlic paste-1 1/2 tbsp

Chilli powder-1/4tsp

Green chilli-1

Tomato-2

Salt-to taste

Butter-1tsp

Oil-1tbsp

Coriander leaves-handful

Water-4 cup

Pav - Bhaji

Pav – Bhaji

Method

 

Peel and wash potatoes ,green peas,capsicum and cauliflower ..

Cook these vegetables by adding salt and water ..2 whistle is enough ..

Mash these vegetables using back of a ladle ..

Heat oil in a nonstick pan..

Add onion,green chilli  and ginger-garlic paste ..add salt and mix ..

Saute until the onion becomes golden colour.

Then to this add chilli powder and bhaji masala..

Saute till the raw smell goes ..

Then add finely chopped tomatoes and close the pan and cook for 5 minutes in medium heat ..

Then open the lid and cook till the oil appears in the top…

To this add mashed vegetables..Mix and mash everything together …

Then add good quantity of chopped coriander leaves and butter ..

Add hot water to this mix and allow to boil for 10 minutes in medium heat ..

Check the salt .. Finally garnish with some more coriander leaves ,chopped onion and lemon wedges ..

Serve with Pav ..if u want u can cut the pav into equal part and spread some butter and roast for few seconds…

So the delicious pav bhaji is ready  to serve …

Note : Try to buy north indian bhaji masala than kerala bhaji masala 😉

If u want u can add carrot ,beans etc ..

Pav - Bhaji

Pav – Bhaji

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Chole Batura

Posted by veeenajan on April 3, 2008
Posted in: bread, Breakfast, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, vegetable dishes. Tagged: , , , , , . 13 Comments

Bhature

Bhature

Ingredients

All Purpose flour (Maida)-2cup

Milk-1/2 cup

Curd-3/4cup

Baking Powder-1 tsp

Baking soda- one pinch

Sugar-2tsp

Salt-

Semolina(rava) -1 1/2 tsp

Oil-for frying

Bhature

Bhature


 

Method

Mix maida,baking powder and baking soda..Mix well..or sieve 2 times ..Then to this add sugar,salt,rava and mix well ..

Then add curd and mix well..Finally add milk little by little and knead well to make a smooth and soft dough.Brush very little oil in the top of the dough ..

Cover the dough with a wet cloth and keep aside for at least 2 hours ..

Heat oil in a kadai ..

Divide the dough into equal sized bit big balls  ..

Dust some flour and roll each ball evenly like we roll for poori ..

When the oil is hot ,drop bhature in the oil and press on the top and pour some hot in the top so that the bhature will rise big ..

Turn aside and cook the other side also ..

Drain them in kitchen tissue and serve hot with chole ..


Bhature

Bhature

chole bhature

chole bhature

Chole

Ingredients

Chole(chana masala)

Chole(chana masala)

Chickpeas/chana-1 cup

Big Onion-3 chopped finely

Ginger-garlic paste-1tbsp

Green chilly-2 finely chopped

Tomato-2 chopped finely

Kashmiri Chilli powder-1/2tbsp

Turmeric Powder-1/2tsp

Coriander Powder-1tsp

Chena masala -1tbsp

Amchour Powder(Dry Mango powder)-1/4 tsp

Kasuri methi-1/4tsp

Coriander Leaves-

Tea Bag-1

Salt-

Sugar-1tsp

Chole(Chena masala)

Chole(Chena masala)

Method

Soak chena overnight .

Wash them well and pressure cook by adding salt and 1 tea bag..

Heat oil in a kadai add ginger garlic paste  saute for a second

Then add chopped onion ,green chilli and some salt and saute till light brown shade

To this add turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder ,garam masala and chena masala ..

Saute till the raw smell goes ..

Then add tomato and cook till the tomatoes are cooked well (cook till the oil appears )

Now add amchur powder and kasuri methi …Mix well..

Now add cooked chickpeas and add enough water and mix well..Check the salt ..(remove the tea bag)

Cook for about 20 minutes in low flame ..Add hot water if needed ..Cook till the oil appears in the top…Check salt  and sournedd ..add id needed ..

Finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves …

Serve with bhature …

So enjoy Chole bhature …. 🙂

Chole Bhature

Chole Bhature

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