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While there are few standard paneer recipes like paneer butter masala, kadai paneer, paneer burji, paneer tikka masala, paneer paratha, chilli paneer, the one I made today is quite different from the ordinary. On Thursdays, I make vegetable pulao or coconut milk rice with brinjal fry as the side dish. But however, over the period of two months time, i somehow got bored with this routine and wanted to try something new. I just shallow fried paneer with my favourite spices and added it to the vegetable pulao, thereby making the dish very interesting and colourful. Here is the recipe for the drool-worthy panner pulao :) Ingredients: 1 cup cubed paneer/cottage cheese 2 green chillies, vertically slit 1 big onion, thinly sliced 3/4 cup mix vegetables, finely chopped. 3 cloves 1 bay leaf 1-inch cinnamon stick 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves/cilantro 2 tbsp butter/ghee/oil salt to taste 1.5 cups of basmati rice/regular rice 1 cup milk 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp ghee...

Krishna Jayanthi or Janmashtami is celebrated all over India and by Indians all across the world. On this day, several delicacies were home cooked and served to Lord Krishna. Even if you do not have all the time to prepare the special sweets and savories by yourself, you can still worship Lord Krishna by offering butter, curd and a handful of flattened rice(poha); Lord Krishna happily blesses us with all the wellness and goodness in this life. I made rava(semolina) laddu, poha sweet pongal, kai murruku/chakli(besan flour fritters) for this year's Krishna Jayanthi and got the blessings of Krishna :) I'm so very happy to share the rava laddu recipe with you all. Ingredients: 1 cup rava/sooji/semolina 1/4 cup grated coconut 1 tsp powdered cardamom 3/4 cup of sugar 4-5 tbsp warm milk 10 cashews 10 raisins 4 tbsp ghee How to make Rava Laddu: 1. In a sauce pan, add a tbsp of ghee and roast the cashews till they turn light brown. Transfer it to a large mixing bowl....

Roasted gram or peanuts are commonly used in TamilNadu for making chutneys. Peanut gives a light reddish colour to the chutney as we add tamarind and red chillies. It tastes as good as the roasted gram chutney. Roasted gram chutney is typically made with green chillies. Both these chutneys are made at least thrice in a week in almost all of the houses in TamilNadu. Idly and Dosa being the staple foods for breakfast, these chutneys are the condiments for these breakfast dishes. Ingredients: 50 gms of roasted peanut, salted or unsalted 1 green chilli 2 small dry red chillies 2 tbsp of grated coconut (you can use sliced coconuts also) salt to taste 1 pinch of tamarind 2 garlic cloves 1 tsp oil 1/2 Tsp mustard seeds 1/2 split urad dal/black gram 1 sprig of curry leaves How to make peanut chutney: 1. If you do not have roasted peanuts, in a pan dry roast the peanut till they turn very light brown. Let it cool. 2. In a blender/mixer add roasted peanuts, red c...

I have not known about baby potatoes until I went to my 9th grade. First of all, I'm not a great fan of potatoes, but now I regret it as why I wasted so many years of my life without eating potatoes. Potatoes are rich in starch content and go well with any of the dishes. Needless to say, it's quite easy to prepare and at the same time, it gives a yummy taste to the dish. Be it, non-veg gravies or any gravies you cook, it brings out an amazing flavour. One more tip, which might interest you is when your cooked gravy seems to have more salt, than the usual, go ahead and add boiled potato cubes(unsalted) to the gravy. The boiled cubes absorb the salt from the gravy and hence reduces the saltiness of the dish!  Ingredients: 10-12 baby potatoes 1 tsp mustard seeds 2 dry red chillies, medium size 1 tsp split urad dhaal/black gram salt to taste 1 tbsp oil 1 tsp chopped coriander leaves 3 cups of water for boiling the potatoes a pinch of turmeric powder 1 tsp ...