Dal Fry

 For 4 servings

    Ingredients:-                                                                  

    100gm toor dal (soaked in water for 15mins)

    25gm chana dal (soaked in water for 15 mins)

    1 large onion chopped

    1 piece of ginger grated

    2 green chillies chopped

    1 large tomato chopped

    1 tsp tomato sauce

    1/2  red chilli powder

    1/2  tsp jeera

    1 pinch of hing

    Salt to taste

    1/2  turmeric powder

    2 tbsp ghee

    Chopped coriander                       

                                                       PROCEDURE:-

Boil toor dal and chana dal with salt and turmeric powder. Heat ghee in a frying pan. Add jeera, and hing in it. When jeera crackle, add green chilli and chopped onion. When onion becomes transperant add grated ginger, red chilli powder,tomato sauce and chopped tomatoes. Cook for 5 mins. Now, add boil dal in masala, mix well, boil for 5 mins, add 1 tsp ghee.Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve hot with either tandoori roti, nan,chapatti or steamed rice.

Paneer Pan Cake

Ingredients:-

1 cup grated paneer

1 cup rawa

½ grated carrot

½ cup finely chopped onions

½ cup chopped coriander

½ cup curd

½ cup milk

Salt to taste

¼ tsp baking powder

2 tbsp oil

                                                 PROCEDURE:-

In a bowl, take paneer, rawa, chopped onions, salt, curd, baking powder and milk. Mix well. Take non-stick pan, greese oil, spread mixture of paneer, then spread grated carrot, chopped coriander, and grated paneer over it. Cover by lid, cook on low flame for 5 mins.Cut in pieces, and serve with tomato sauce or coriander chutney. 

Paneer Dum

      For 6 to 8 servings

      Ingredients:-                                                                        

500gm paneer (cut in cubes)

6 onions chopped

6 tomatoes chopped

4 green chillies chopped

1 piece of ginger grated

6 cloves of garlic grated

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tbsp tomato sauce

Pinch of garam masala

½ cup of curd

1 tbsp cream

Salt to taste

1 tsp jeera

½ turmeric powder

200gm oil

Chopped coriander

                                                            PROCEDURE:-

Heat oil in kadai, and deep fry paneer, till light brown in colour. Take a frying pan heat oil, add jeera, when jeera crackle, add green chilli, chopped onion, ginger, and garlic, cook well. Then add tomato sauce, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and chopped tomatoes, mix well, cook for 5 mins. Now, add fried paneer , curd and 1 cup of water into this masala, cover by lid and cook for 5mins on low flame. Add 1 tbsp cream.Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve hot.

     

Butter Paneer Masala

For 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients:-                                      

250gm paneer (cut in cubes)

2 large onion

4 tomatoes (medium size)

1 tbsp ginger- garlic paste

4 green chillies chopped

2 tbsp paste of cashewnut

1 tbsp paste of poppy seeds

1 tsp red chilli powder

½ tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp haldi

Salt to taste

2 bay leaves

1 stick of cinnamon

2 cloves

1 big black cardamom

2 green cardamom (elaichi)

Pinch of garam masala

3 tbsp butter

2 tbsp cream

1 tbsp tomato sauce

Chopped coriander

                                                       PROCEDURE:-

Boil onion and tomatoes, with small quantity of water, and grind it for paste. Now, soak paneer in hot water with salt and turmeric powder for 10 mins. Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a frying pan, add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves cardamoms, green chilli and ginger-garlic paste, mix well, sauté for 2-3 mins. Then add onion and tomato paste, cook, till butter separates, now add red chilli powder, salt and paste of cashewnuts and poppy seeds. Cook for 10-15 mins, by applying small quantity of water, stir properly. Then add paneer into this gravy, cook for 5 mins on low flame.

Consistency should be semi-solid.

For tempering:-

Take a frying pan, heat butter add jeera, when jeera crackle, add tomato sauce and ½ tsp red chilli powder, cook for 1 min. Mix this tadka into paneer masala and 2 tbsp cream, stir well.

Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve hot.

Paneer Chhola

For 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients:-                                                                           

      250gm paneer (cut in cubes and soaked in hot water for 5 mins)

      250gm chhole (kabuli chane soaked in water overnight)

      2 black cardamoms

      Salt to taste (black and white salt in same quantity)

      1 tsp jeera

      1 piece of cinnamon stick

      2 bay leaves

      1/2  tsp red chilli powder

      2 big onions chopped

      3 tomatoes  chopped

      3 green chillies chopped

      1 piece ginger grated

      2 tsp Chhole masala (put more according to taste)

      2 tbsp ghee

      Chopped coriander

                                                PROCEDURE:

Cook chole in pressure cooker with salt (black and white), cardamom, cinnamon and cloves till becomes soft. Do not overcook.When it cooked separate the extra water. Then keep this water aside. Take a pan, heat ghee in it, fry paneer till it becomes pink in color. Then take out the paneer. Now, add jeera, bay leaves in a same frying pan, when jeera starts becomes to crackle, add chopped green chilli and onion, cook till it becomes transparent. After, this add ginger and chopped tomato. Cook for 5 mins. Then add red chilli  powder and chhole masala. Mix well.  Now, mash chhole in small quantity. Keep it  aside .Add mash chhole, boiled chhole and paneer in fried masala. Add boiled chhole’s water(which we have kept aside)

in frying pan. Mix well. Cook for 5 mins .Garnish wit coriander. Serve hot.

 Note:- Consistency of chhole according to taste. 

Corn Paneer

   For 4 servings

   Ingredients:-                                                                    

   100gms paneer cut into cubes

   100gms sweet corns (boiled)

   1 large onion chopped

   1 large tomato

   2 green chillies chopped

   1/2  tsp red chilli powder

   1/2  tsp turmeric powder

   1 tsp tomato sauce

   1/2  tsp coriander powder

   Pinch of garam masala

   1/2  tsp jeera

   2 tsp oil

   Salt to taste

  Chopped coriander

                                                     PROCEDURE:-

Heat oil in a frying pan add jeera, when it starts becomes to crackle, then add chopped green chilli and chopped onion, fry this till it becomes golden brown. Then add chopped tomato, cook it for 5 mins. Now, add paneer, corn in it, mix well. Then add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala. Mix well.Then add tomato sauce, cook for 5mins.

Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve hot.

Paneer Dhokla

     Ingredients:-      

     1 bowl paneer (grated)                              

     1/2  cup milk

     1/2  bowl rava

     2 tbsp coriander chutney

     2 tsp rai

     Pinch of hing

     2 tbsp oil

     Salt to taste

     Half bowl khopra bura

     Chopped coriander

     Green chillies

                                   PROCEDURE:-

In a bowl take grated paneer and mix rawa, milk, haldi and salt. Take another bowl, mix khopra bura with coriander chutney. Grease plate by oil, spread a layer of paneer, then put over a second layer of khopra  bura and coriander chutney mixture, now steam this for 10mins.

For tempering:- ( tadka)

Take rye oil and hing, cook this in a pan for 2 mins. Now, spread this tempering on layer of paneer dhokla. Garnish with fried green chillies and chopped coriander. Serve hot with coriander chutney.