Kadai Paneer (Cottage Cheese)

Very delicious Paneer recipe which is a perfect side for Chappathi / pita bread

Serves - 3 Adults

Ingredients:

Paneer - 1/4 kilo (can be bought in Asian spice shops)
Green Peppers - 2 (finely chopped)

Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander Leaves - few strands

Salt as required


For the paste
Tomato (big) - 3
Green Chilli - 4 nos
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic Cloves - 5

Method:

1. Fry the peppers with little oil in a kadai for 5 minutes. Cool the peppers in a bowl spreaded with kitchen towel
2. Grind the items given for making the paste in a blender.
3. Cut the paneer into small cubes and fry them in a kadai with little oil. Fry till its slightly brown and then immerse the paneer into a separate bowl of water. This is to soften the paneer cubes
4. In the same kadai, season with cumin seeds. Once the cumin pops, add the ground paste into the kadai
5. Add turmeric powder , coriander powder and salt to the ground paste along with little water. Let the mixture boil for sometime until the contents turns into a thick gravy
6. Add the fried peppers and soaked paneer to the contents in the kadai and saute for few minutes
7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chappathi

Avarakkai Muttai Poriyal (Broad Beans Egg Scramble)

This dish is an interesting variation to the usual Broad beans curry or egg scramble

Serves - 4 Adults

Ingredients:

Broad Beans - 1/4 kg (thinly sliced)
Onion (Medium sized) - 1 (finely chopped)
Egg - 1 (beaten well in a bowl)
Red Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coarse ground pepper - few pinch
Curry Leaves - 1 strand
Coriander Leaves - 1 strand


For Seasoning
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Urad Dhal - 1/2 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

Method:

1. Heat a kadai with little oil and add the items given for seasoning. Let the mustard seeds pop
2. Add the onions and required amount of salt to the kadai and saute until onion becomes transluscent
3. Add Broad beans to the sauteed onion along with turmeric and red chilli powder.
4. Sprinkle little water to the above mixture and saute until broad beans in cooked well
5. Once the beans are cooked, add the beaten egg to the contents in the kadai.
6. Mix thoroughly until the egg is cooked and mixed well with the contents
7. Sprinkle coarse ground pepper and garnish with coriander leaves
8. Serve hot.This dish goes well with any rice item

Simple Gobi (Cauliflower) fry

This dish is very easy to make and is a delicious side dish or can be had as a snack.

Serves - 2

Ingredients:

Cauliflower (big) - 1/2 or 1 small cauliflower
Red Chilli Powder - 1 teaspoon
Gram Flour - 4 tablespoons
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
Garam Masala - 1/2 teaspoon (optional)
Corn Flour - 1 teaspoon (optional)
Salt as required

Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Cut the cauliflower into florets and clean them thoroughly
2. Mix all the ingredients above with the florets and leave them aside for 30 minutes
3. Heat a pan with required oil for frying. Deep fry the florets until they are golden brown as shown in the picture
4. Serve hot with rice or can be served as an appetiser