Kadai Paneer. A Creamy Cottage Cheese Curry With Capsicum.

Kadai Paneer. A creamy cottage cheese curry with capsicum. This is very famous north Indian dish which you will find in all the Indian restaurant. I even have already a post of kadai chicken which is the same cooking method and same ingredients except the chicken. This dish can be cook dry or even gravy. I personally feel little bit of gravy makes it nice combination for the roti, naan or rice.

Ingredient's to make kadai masala.

1tsp whole coriander seeds

2 dry red chilli

1/2tsp cumin

1/2tsp black pepper

3 bay leaves

2 green cardamom

3 cloves

1inch cinnamon stick.

(Dry roast all the above in ingredients and grind it to a fine powder)

Ingredient's.

250g paneer (cut into medium pieces)

1 big onion (finely chopped)

1 cup tomato puree

1 medium green capsicum (cut into small cubes)

1tsp ginger garlic paste

1tsp red chilli powder, 1/2tsp turmeric, 1tsp coriander powder

1tbsp kadai masala, 1/2tsp garam masala

1tsp kasoori meethi (dry fenugreek leaves)

1/4cup curd, 1/4cup milk

1tsp lemon juice

Oil and Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

In a wok, add oil and fry ginger garlic paste, then add onion and fry for 2 minutes. Add turmeric and salt, fry for 2 to 3minutes. Then add red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and kadai masala fry for another 2 to 3 minutes. Then add the tomato puree, curd, milk and capsicum and cook for 4 to 5 minutes or till all the masala is coated well to the paneer and oil starts floating on top. finally add lemon juice and kasoori meethi and give a quick stir.

Serve hot with Naan. Roti or Rice.

Green Masala Chicken Curry..

Green Masala Chicken Curry. Nowadays days I'm just experiment with chicken to create a new dish every time and to be honest every time my new dish is coming out very tasty. This time I was trying to cook Hyderbadi Green Chilli Chicken, but the amount of green chilli we use in that recipe I was afraid that my hubby will not be able to eat. So I change the plan and made this green masala chicken curry, actually it has the same ingredients what we use for green chilli chicken but less green chillis. It is a great dish for the people who loves spicy food and it is quite simple recipe to make. It goes well with Steam Rice, Coconut Rice or Roti..

Ingredient's

1/2 kg chicken (cut into medium pieces)

1 medium onion (thinly sliced)

1cup chopped coriander leaves

1/2cup chopped mint leaves

5 to 6 green chilis

8 to 10 curry leafs

1 bay leaves

1tbsp ginger garlic paste

3tbsp Oil

Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

Wash and drain the water of chicken and set it aside.

In a deep frying pan/kadai, add oil, bay leaves and onion, fry the onion for minute or 2. Then add chicken and salt, mix them and allow the chicken water to evaporate.

In a mean time add all the rest of the ingredients into a mixer jar and make a smooth paste by adding little water.

Now add the grounded masala to chicken and 1/4cup of water, give a good mix and check for the salt. Then close the lid and cook till all the masala is coated well to the chicken and it has a think gravy. That will take about 15 to 20 minutes.

Serve hot with Rice, Coconut Rice, Naan, Kerala Poratha or Roti's.

Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan / Baby Eggplant In Coconut Creamy Gravy.

Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan.. This rich and cream baby eggplant gravy cooked with peanuts, cashew and coconut masala paste, which goes very well with rice, naan, roti and you can make a dry version and serve as a side dish too and this gravy is must in my family when we cook briyani.. This is one gravy which I can eat many times and I won't feel bad. In my childhoods days I use to be not a big fan of eggplants but now it's opposite. My hubby likes the dry version and I like the gravy, so when ever I cook this I have to convince my H to eat the gravy but he only eat's eggplants not a gravy and that's also fine with me because I get to eat the gravy for next day's lunch.

Ingredient's.

6 purple baby eggplants (baingan)

2tbsp cashew, 2tbsp peanuts

2tbsp grated coconut

1 onion (chopped fine)

2 green chilis (whole)

2tsp ginger garlic paste

1/2tsp turmeric, 1tbsp coriander powder, 1tbsp red chilli powder

1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds

2tbsp tamarind paste

Oil and Salt to taste

Freshly chopped coriander leaves for garnish.

Cooking Method.

Dry roast the peanuts and cashew until golden brown. Set aside to cool. Then grind together with the coconut and little water to form a smooth paste.

Slit the eggplants and fry in a 1tsp oil until soft but still holds shape. Drain and set aside. In the same kadai add more oil, add cumin, when they turns brown, add onions and ginger garlic paste fry until golden. Then add the ground paste and fry for a minute.

Then add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Mix well and fry for another minute.

Add the tamarind and 1 cup of water, mix, then add the brinjals and cook for 5-10 mins on a medium heat. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Rice, Roti or Naan.

Punjabi Cholle Masala..

Punjabi Cholle Masala.. I have waited for another week to start my holidays but I don't think so that's going to happen soon and now I have stopped waiting and left it to the right time.. In all these days I have learnt one lesson that what ever has to happen it will happen in it's own date and time specially what is not there in my hands... After a week I could not control myself for blogging so I am putting my holidays plan on side for time being and starting to blog again... Feeling so good to be back...

Ingredient's.

250gram Cholle (Kabuli Chana) 

2 medium onion, 2 green chilli, 2 medium tomato (finely chopped)

1tsp red chilly powder, 1tsp turmeric,

1tsp coriander powder, 1tsp garam masala

2tsp punjabi cholle masala

1tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 big black cardamom, 1 cinnamon stick 

1tsp cumin seeds, 1 bay leaves

Oil and salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

Soak the cholle over night.

Boil cholle with cardamom, cinnamon stick, salt and 2cup of water in pressure cooker (for about 3 to 4 whistle).

After cholle is boiled, take them out with the water and set it aside. In a same pressure cooker, add oil, cumin and bay leave, when they start spluttering, add chopped onion and green chilli and fry to golden brown.

Then add all the masala powder and ginger garlic paste and fry for another 2 to 3minutes. Add the chopped tomatos and cook till the tomatoes are fully smash and oil starts floating on top.

Now add boiled cholle along with the water and adjust the seasoning. Cover the lid and cook for another 3 whistle (1 in high and 2 in low).

Garnish with chopped Coriander

Serve hot with Poori, Roti or Jeera Rice.

Fried Egg And Potato Curry.. (Aaloo Aur Anday Ki Sabji)

Fried Egg And Potato Curry.. This is a authentic North Indian curry, which goes very well with Plain or Jeera Rice. This is very often cooked in my In-Laws place in a little different way, even I follow the same steps but with my own touch and little variation... I prefer this curry as rich and spicy but this days I'm not eating that spicy food so I cooked with less oil and less spicy. I have already posts of Egg curry, which is almost a same procedure, you can change or add ingredients according to your taste...

Ingredient's.

4 hard boiled eggs

2 potato (cut into big chunks)

2 medium size onion, 2 green chilly, 2 medium size tomato (finely chopped)

1/2tsp turmeric, 1tsp coriander powder, 1tsp red chilly powder, 1tsp garam masala

1tbsp ginger garlic paste

1/2tsp cumin seeds

1 green cardamom, 1 clove, 1 cinnamon stick

2 bay leaves

2 dry red chillies

3tbsp oil + 2tbsp for frying eggs and potato

Salt as per taste.

Cooking Method

In a non-stick pan, add 2tbsp oil and fry the eggs and potato to golden brown and keep it aside.

In a pressure cooker add oil, cumin, bay leaves, dry red chillies, cardamom, cloves and cinnemon, when they splutter, add onion and chilly fry till it become’s golden brown, add all the masala powder and ½ cup water fry till it starts leaving oil, add tomato and cook till all the masala has come together, that will take about 5 to 6 minutes.

Then add fried eggs, potato, salt and mix. Add another 2cup of water, cover the lid and cook for 3 whistle (1 in high flame and 2 in low flame).

Garnish with coriander leafs

Serve with Ghee Rice, Plain Rice or Jeera Rice and Roti.

Channa Ki Kadhi.. (Potato & Black Chickpeas Cooked In Tangy Tamarind Curry)

Channa Ki Kadhi... Chickpeas are a source of zinc, foliate and protein. Chickpeas are low in fat and most of this is polyunsaturated. Nutrient profile of desi channa (the smaller variety) is different, especially the fibre content which is much higher than the light coloured variety. One hundred grams of mature boiled chickpeas contains 164 calories, 2.6 grams of fat (of which only 0.27 grams is saturated), 7.6 grams of dietary fibre and 8.9 grams of protein. Chickpeas also provide dietary phosphorus (168 mg/100 g), which is higher than the amount found in a 100-gram serving of whole milk. Source from Wikipedia...

Ingredient's.

250gm black channa

2 medium potato, 2 brinjal (cut into big chunks)

1/2cup coconut paste

1/4tsp cumin seeds

1 medium onion, 2 tomato, hand ful of coriander leaves

1tsp red chilli powder, 1/2tsp turmeric, 1tsp coriander

1tbsp ginger garlic

2tbsp tamarind paste

Oil and Salt to taste.

For Tempering.

10 to 15 curry leaves

1/4tsp mustard seeds

1tsp Oil.

Cooking Method.

Soak the chickpeas (channa) over night. and boil them using pressure cooker for 10 to 15 minutes on low flame..

Grind the onion, coriander leafs and cumin to a smooth paste, then grind the tomato's to a smooth paste separately. In a pressure cooker add oil, when it is hot, add the onion and coriander paste, fry for 2 minutes, then add all the masala powder, ginger garlic paste, tamarind paste and coconut paste, fry for another 2 to 3 minutes, then add the tomato paste and fry till the oil separates, add the boiled channa, potato and salt, mix it well. Close the lid and cook for 2 whistle. In a mean time prepare the tempering by adding all the tempering ingredients .

Then open the lid and add the brijal, tempering and 2 to 3 cup of water and mix it well and add salt if needed and cook for another 1 whistle in medium flame.

Serve hot with Rice, Roti or even with Ragi Balls.