Paneer Gravy

Hello foodies 😊😊😊. We are going to see a recipe with has an ingredient favorite for most. Yes it is paneer. This simple delicious gravy made with paneer makes everyone to eat a scoop extra. There are many variants of gravy that can be made out of paneer. Here is a simple try of one among those. Please follow the recipe and give a try.

Ingredients

Paneer - 200 g
Onions - 2 (big)
Tomatoes - 3 (big)
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Green Chilli - 2
Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander Powder - 1/2 tbsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tbsp
Coriander Leaves - a hand full
Oil - 3 tbsp
Salt

For Grinding
Cashews - 5 to 10
Almonds - 5 to 10
Kuskus -  1tbsp
Coconut Grated - 1/2 cup

For Tempering
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Cardamom - 2
Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoon

Procedure

Frying Paneer:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan.
• Cut the paneer into slices and start roasting them in the oil.
• Flip, once the bottom turns golden.
• Let all the sides turns golden brown.

Grinding:

• Add all the ingredients mentioned under for grinding in a blender.
• Make a smooth paste out of it.
• Keep it aside, we can add it at later stage.

Preparing Masala:

• Heat a kadai and add oil to it.
• Once the oil gets hot, add the items mentioned under for tempering. Let it splutter.
• Chop onions finely and add it. Let it get golden brown color.
• Now add in chopped tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and chopped green chillies.
• Let the tomatoes turns mushy and the raw smell of ginger garlic paste goes away.
• Now it is time to add in the chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and garam masala.
• Add in necessary salt.
• Cook for 5 mins.
• Take the ground paste and add to it.
• Let it cook for 5 to 7 mins.
• Add in water as required according to your desired consistency.
• Time to add in fried paneer and leave for 2 to 3 mins.
• Top with some finely chopped coriander leaves.

It goes well with roti, chapathi, pulav. Serve hot and enjoy the delicious taste of this simple paneer gravy. Definitely you will find the taste as like restaurant style. Give a try and share your valuable comments.

Dahi Paratha

Hey buddies ✋✋✋. Paratha with Stuffing is always delicious and mouth watery. There are many variants of paratha. We have already seen aloo paratha recipe in our blog. The link for aloo paratha recipe goes here Aloo Paratha Link. Now we are going to look into the recipe of juicy and buttery dahi paratha.

Benefits of yogurt

• Rich in calcium which is an essential nutrient needed for healthy bones and teeth.
• Also contains Vitamin B2, B12, magnesium and potassium.
• Good for mouth ulcers and stomach ulcers.
• It is always preferred to make yogurt in home, so that we can avoid preservatives.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 2 cups
Hung Curd - 1 cup
Onions - 2 medium sized
Chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Jeera Powder - 1/4 tablespoon
Garam Masala - 1/4 tablespoon
Green Chilli - 1
Salt
Oil

Procedure
Preparation of  hung curd:

• Hung curd is nothing but yogurt  with water drained out of it.
• Tie the curd in a muslin cloth and hang it for 3 - 4 hours.
• All the excess water gets drained.
• Now our required hung curd is ready.

Preparation of paratha:

• Take a bowl and add in wheat flour, salt and one tablespoon of oil.
• Give it a good mix.
• Add little by little water to the wheat flour and prepare the dough.
• Keep it aside for 30 mins, cover it with moist cloth.
• Take a bowl and add in the hung curd, chopped onions, chilli powder, jeera powder, garam masala, chopped green chilli and salt.
• Mix well to make a smooth paste.
• Make small parts out of the dough and start spreading those into rotis.
• Spread two parts for one paratha.
• Spread the curd stuffing on one roti.
• Cover with another roti by tapping on the edges.
• Heat the pan and sprinkle some oil.
• Place the parathas carefully and cook it on both sides.

Serve the hot juicy parathas and excite everyone in home. Please give a try and share your valuable comments.

Prawn Thokku

         Hello buddies 😊😊😊  If you are a sea food lover then you can't say no to prawns. Whatever dish it is, if it contains prawns then the taste goes to next level. Here we are going to look into a recipe, prawn thokku which tastes delicious. It can be even taken as an appetizer and the taste will never leave your tongue. Recipe goes below.

Benefits

• Rich in selenium, powerful antioxidant.
• Helps to develop immunity as it is rich in Zinc.
• Low calories and contains healthy cholesterol.
• Provides proteins in the appropriate proportion.
• Helps to get stronger bones.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serves : 3

Ingredients

Prawns - 250 g after cleaning
Onions - 4 (big)
Tomatoes - 4
Green Chillies - 2
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tablespoon
Chilli Powder - 1 tablespoon
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Coriander leaves
Salt
Gingelly Oil - 4 tablespoons

Procedure

• Heat a kadai and add oil to it.
• Once the oil gets hot, add in ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes away.
• Add the chopped onions.
• Let the onions cook till it turns golden brown.
• Now add in the chopped tomatoes and green chillies.
• Saute for about 5 mins.
• Onions and tomatoes will turn mushy and start to leave oil from sides.
• Now add salt and chilli powder.
• Rinse the prawns in water 3 to 4 times till the water turns clear.
• Now time to add in prawns.
• Don't add any water, because prawns leave water while gets cooked.
• Close the kadai and let it cook for 5 mins.
• In the meantime grind the grated coconut and fennel seeds.
• Open the pan and check whether the prawns are cooked.
• Add in the ground paste and cook till the curry gets thick consistency.
• Finally add chopped coriander leaves, which gives a nice aroma to the dish.
• Plate it in a bowl and serve. It goes well with rice, roti.

You can impress any one with this simple dish 😉😉😉. Prawns play the magic. Please give a try and share your valuable comments.

Elephant Foot Yam Kola

Hello buddies 😊😊😊  Yam is a healthy food with lots of benefits in it. It is good to take yam in our day to day life. Kolas are always tasty and can be served as a appetizer. This can be the best alternative for mutton kola balls and becomes a treat for vegetarians. The recipe is easy to make. One important thing that you need to take care is the proper consistency of the mixture. Other than that it is really simple to make. Let's look into the recipe.


Benefits

• Healthy low fat diet.
• Rich in omega 3.
• Used in Ayurveda for treating many ailments.
• Blood purifier.
• Balances hormones by increasing estrogen level in women.
• Antioxidant.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 30 mins

Ingredients

Senai Kizhangu (Elephant Foot Yam) - 250 g

To Grind
Roasted gram - 100 g
Coconut - 2 tablespoon
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 3 
Red Chilli - 4
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Cardamom - 1

Onions - 1(big)
Chopped Garlic - 3
Oil - for frying
Poppy Seeds - 1 tablespoon
Curry Leaves
Salt


Procedure

• Remove the skin from yam.
• Grate it using a grater.
• Heat water mildly in a vessel and dip grated yam in water (If the water is so hot then the yam will get mashed).
• Take a blender and add in roasted gram and make it powder. 
• Press the yam completely to remove water completely.
• Now transfer the powder to a bowl and add in other items mentioned under 'To Grind' along with grated yam.
• Grind it till all the ingredients gets mixed properly. Don't make it a smooth paste. (Don't add water).
• Take out the grinded mixture in a bowl along with powdered roasted gram, add in chopped onions, chopped garlic, curry leaves and salt.
• Add in 2 teaspoons of oil to mix it well. 
• If you feel the mixture is so tight, add in 1 or 2 tablespoons of water.
• Don't make it too loose.
• Make small balls out of the mixture.
• Take a pinch of poppy seeds and spread in your hands before making Kola balls.
• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
• Drop in the prepared kola balls and fry in batches.
• Fry until it becomes brown in color. 
• Drain the oil from the kola balls.
• Outer crispy and inner soft Yam kolas are ready.

Note : Please check whether the shape is maintained. If the kolas break in oil, add in some rice flour to the grinded mixture and fry the next batch.

Yummy Elephant yam kolas are ready. Serve it hot and njoy the taste 😊😊😊
Please try and share your comments.

Masal Vadai

Hello buddies 🙏🙏🙏 Vadai is a type of savoury that is deep fried in oil. There are many variants of vadai. Among that  masal vadai is a crispy crunchy one. Masal vadai also known as paruppu vadai is made out of channa dal. The ingredients for this vadai are easily available in home. For making tamil traditional meal a special one, masal vadai is a must.


Making Masal Vadai is really simple except the time it takes for soaking channa dal. Onions and fennel seeds which we add in this recipe gives a very good flavour to it. The shaping of this vadai is not a big deal. Just it needs to be flattened. We can make some variants with this masal vadai. We will see those recipes in the future posts.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Soaking Time : 2 hours
Cooking Time : 15 mins




Ingredients
To Grind 
Channa dal - 200g
Red Chilli - 4
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Salt

For Mixing
Onions - 2 (big)
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Curry Leaves

Oil - for frying

Procedure

• Soak the Channa dal for 2 hours.
• Drain the water completely from the dal.
• Take a blender and add in the soaked dal, red chillies, fennel seeds and salt
• Grind it coarsely. Don't make a fine paste because, vadai won't be crunchy with a fine paste.
• Take it out in a bowl and add in the chopped onions, chopped curry leaves and whole fennel seeds.
• Mix well.
• The above said ingredients gives a beautiful aroma to the vadai.
• Now time to make vadai. 
• Make small balls and flatten it by pressing it in hands.
• Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying.
• Fry the shaped vadai in batches.
• Let it get fried till the color changes to brown.
• Taste one, it has to be crispy and crunchy.

Enjoy the simple masal vadai. Make it for lunch or as a evening snack. Please try it and share your comments.

Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie

Hello friends 😊😊😊 Banana Smoothie can make a perfect mid day snack or at times an energetic breakfast. Banana can blend well with any flavour that can make the smoothie even tastier. Once you come to know how to make a smoothie, then you can run the imagination to the next level. We can make banana smoothie a perfect dessert filled with protein, fiber etc. by adding in extra ingredients.
In that way now we are going to make a Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie that tastes excellent.


Recipe for peanut butter can be found here. The way how to prepare peanut butter with soft peaks can be found in that link. Preparing peanut butter and storing it can help you make delicious desserts. You can surprise you guests instantly by preparing desserts with this peanut butter.

Benefits of Banana
Widely consumed fruit that helps lowers blood pressure.
Reduces the risk of cancer and asthma.
Supports digestion.
Rich in Vitamins and minerals such as calcium, potassium, riboflavin, B6.
Good for treating anemia.

Preparation Time : 5 mins

Ingredients
Banana - 2
Peanut Butter - 1 tablespoon
Sugar - 2 tablespoon
Honey - 1 tablespoon
Cardamom - 2
Milk - 100 ml


Procedure

• Peel the bananas and slice them into pieces.
• Take a blender, add in sliced bananas and milk.
• Take out the seeds from cardamom and save the outer part. That can be used when making tea, which gives an excellent flavour to the tea.
• Add in the separated cardamom seeds in the blender along with bananas.
• Add in Sugar. You can adjust the sweetness of this smoothie by tasting it.
• Now time to add Peanut Butter. 
• Grind it well so that everything gets mixed properly and gives a nice blend to make a perfect smoothie.
• Take it in a glass and top with some honey.

Short note for making Peanut butter(For full recipe click here)

• Take unsalted roasted peanuts and remove the skin.
• Grind the peanuts to make a paste till it starts to leave oil from it.
• Now add in sugar and oil and grind it in intervals of 1 min.
• Grind it till soft peak appears.
• Store in fridge.

Njoy the excellent taste of banana peanut butter smoothie. Try and share your comments.

Aloo Bonda

Hello friends 🙋🙋🙋 Aloo the magic ingredient makes whatever dish it is made of a tasty one. Aloo is equal to taste. If something with aloo is prepared in home then the list of people and the number to be prepared gets increased💞💞💞

 Aloo is one of the tastiest food. There are lots of dishes that can be made with Aloo. We have already seen one Aloo Paratha. The recipe can be found here Aloo Paratha. Potato is one of the favourite dish for children. So it is really good to know multiple recipes made out of potato.


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 I remember in my childhood, when some construction work happens in home, we used to buy vada for the workers and a special one for me 'aloo bonda'. What a yummy snack..... From that time I have a craze over this Aloo bonda and finally tried it and enjoyed the taste of it.

 I'm giving the recipe here for you to njoy the taste of this delicious aloo bonda.


Health Benefits of Aloo

• Has no fat or cholesterol as such
• Rich in Potassium, carbohydrates
• Has Vitamin C
• Has significant amount of fiber
• Antioxidant.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 30 mins
Count : 6 to 7

Ingredients

Aloo - 4
Onions - 1(big)
Carrot - 1
Green Peas - 1 cup
Green chillies - 2
Garam Masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Bonda Mix
Mustard (For tempering)
Oil (For frying)
Salt

Procedure

Aloo stuffing

• Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan and add in mustard seeds. Let it splutter.
• Add in the chopped onions and saute for 2 to 3 mins till it becomes transparent.
• Time to add chopped carrots and greens peas (Totally optional. Good for health and gives a good color to the dish)
• Let it fry for 2 mins so that the raw smell goes away
• Now add chopped green chillies, garam masala, turmeric powder and salt.
• Garama masala gives a good flavour to the dish.

Bonda Preparation

• Heat Oil in a pan for deep frying
• In the meantime make balls out of the prepared potato
• Make a batter with the bajji mix.
• Coat the potato balls well with the mix and drop in oil.
• Let it fry till it becomes golden brown.
• Take it out and serve it hot.

Hot hot aloo bonda is ready. Perfect snack for cool evening. Njoy the taste and don't forget to share your comments.