Palak Paneer ( simple method)

Ingredients

Washed & chopped spinach    : 3 cups
Cubed paneer                          : 1 cup
Onion pureed                           : 1 cup
Tomatoes pureed                      : 1 cup
Ginger - garlic paste                  : 1 tsp
Green chilly                               : 1
Red chilly powder                     : 1 tbsp
COriander powder                    : 1 tbsp
Garam masala powder               : 1 tsp
Cinaamon
cardamom
Cloves
Salt
Oil

Method

Grind spinach and green chilly and keep aside.
Deep fry paneer cubes ,and put it in lukewarm water and keep aside.
Heat oil in a kadai ,add cinnamon,cardamom ,cloves and stir.
Add pureed onion and fry well.
Then add pureed tomatoes and ginger-garlic paste and fry till oil separates.
Now add pureed spinach and cook for 5 mins till the raw smell goes.
Add red chilly powder, garam masala powder , coriander powder, salt and mix well.
let it cook for 5 mins.
Add paneer and mix gently.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Sending this to jay's letz relish paneer event

Kadalai parupu mango thuval

 

Sending this to siri's MLLA 25 Started by susan

Ingredients

Kadalai parupu ( chana dal)  : 1 cup ( it should be soft but not mushy)
Chopped raw mango            : 1/4 cup
Red chilly                            : 2
Chopped onion                    : 1/4 cup
Chopped tomatoes               : 1/4 cup
Red chilly powder                 : 1 tsp
Coriander powder                 : 1 tsp
Turmeric powder
Salt
Curry leaves
Oil
Mustard

Method

Heat a kadai add 2 tsp oil.
Add mustard, chopped onion, red chillies, curry leaves and stir well.
Add chopped tomatoes and stir well.
Now add salt, red chilly powder , coriander powder and turmeric powder and mix well.
Add the cooked dal and stir.
Finally add chopped mangoes and cook for 3 mins.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Mixed vegetable skin pakora ( pakoda)

Sending this to Nithu's Best out of Waste

Ingredients

Mixed vegetables skin   : 1 cup ( i used ridge gourd, carrot, potato and cucumber peels)
( here i used orange peels also for a slight sour&bitter taste.) 
Besan flour                 : 1 cup
Rice flour                   : 1 cup
Maida                        : 1/4 cup
Red chilly powder      : 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder       : 1/2 tsp
Asafotida                   : a pinch
Salt
Oil

Method

Take a bowl mix all the ingredients ( except oil) with little water .
Make sure the batter should not be too watery.
Keep the batter aside for 5 to 10 mins.
Heat oil in a pan ,take some mixture and drop it in oil.
Fry till golden brown.
Garnish with fried curry leaves.
Serve hot with Tea..

Sesame Fingers

Ingredients

Bread  slices  :  2
white sesame seeds : 1/4 cup
Maida            : 1/4 cup
Corn flour     : 1/4 cup
Carrot           : 1/4 cup ( shredded)
Cabbage       : 1/4 cup ( shredded)
Soya sauce   : 1 tbsp
Pepper powder  : 1 tsp
Salt
Oil

Method

In a bowl mix maida,corn flour,carrot,cabbage,soya sauce,pepper powder ,salt and mix well.
Apply this batter on one side of the bread and keep aside.
Sprinkle the sesame (raw) seeds on the top and press slightly.
Heat oil in pan and deep fry the bread one at a time.
Fry till golden brown and cut each slice into fingers.
Serve hot with tomato sauce.