Delicious Paneer Chilli

Chilli Paneer is one of the popular Indian dish. It is also one of the easy-and-quick dishes to whip up when you are short of time.

Ingredients: 

• Paneer cubes : 2 cups
• Oil : 2tbsp
• Garlic : 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
• Corn flour : 3tbsp
• Maida (all purpose flour) :1 tbsp
• Ginger : 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
• Green Chilies : 4 (finely chopped)
• Lime juice : 1 tbsp
• Coriander Powder : 2 tsp (optional)
• Onion :  1 (Medium and finely chopped)
• Salt : according to your taste
• Coriander Leaves : 2 tbsp (for garnishing)
• Curry leaves : 4-5
• Bell Peppers : 1 1/2 cup (I’ve used red and yellow peppers – cut into cubes)
• Soy sauce : 1 1/2 tbsp
• Red chili sauce : 2 tbsp
• Red wine vinegar or Regular vinegar : 1 tbsp
• Tomato sauce : 2tbsp

Method Of Preparation:

   1. Combine the corn flour and maida in 2 tbsp of water to make a loose paste.
   2. Marinate the paneer with corn flour paste and green chilies.
   3. Shallow fry the paneer till it becomes brown in color.
   4. Heat oil in a pan add chopped garlic and sautee for a few minutes.
   5. After that add ginger. Fry it for 4-5 minutes in simmer heat.
   6. Now add chopped onions and curry leaves, fry them for 3-4 minutes or till the onion becomes translucent.
   7. And add the coriander powder fry them for few minutes by adding little water.
   8. After that add the bell peppers and let them sit in the heat for 4-5 minutes.
   9. Now, add all the sauces and fried paneer. Cook them for 3-4 minutes in high heat.
  10. Finally add the remaining corn flour paste in to the mixture.
  11. Let the mixture gets thicken and garnish it with coriander leaves and lime juice.
  12. Remove from heat and serve it hot with chapathi or naan.

Here you go... The Delicious Paneer Chilli is ready to serve :) enjoy..

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Butter mutter paneer masala

Ingredients

2.5 cups paneer (cottagte cheese) cubes

1 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds

1/4 cup green peas , boiled

2 tbsp butter

1 cup onions, chopped

25 mm. (1") piece of ginger (adrak)

6 to 7 cloves garlic (lehsun)

2 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)

Other ingredients

1 tsp chilli powder

2 cups fresh tomato puree

1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup cream

1 tbsp oil

salt to taste

Method

1.       Heat the oil in a pan, add jeere ,methi seeds and the ground paste of onion,garlic  and cook till it is light brown in colour.add kaju .

2.      Add the chilli powder and tomato purée and cook for a few minutes.

3.      Add the cumin seed powder, garam masala and ½ cup of water and cook for some time till the oil separates from the masala.

4.      Add butter along with the peas, milk, cream, paneer and salt and allow it to come to a boil.

5.       Garnish it with paneer grated.Serve hot with rotis or parathas.

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CHOLE BHATURE

Chole Masala:

Prep Time: 10-15 mins (excluding soaking time)
Cooking Time: 25-30 mins
Serves: 3-4.

Ingredients:

1 cup White Kabuli Channa
2 big Onions
3 large Tomatoes/1 canned Tomato
1 inch Ginger
2-3 cloves Garlic
½ tsp Amchur Powder/Marble Sized Tamarind
½-1 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Garam Masala
½ tsp Kitchen King Masala
½ tsp Channa Masala (optional)
1-2 tbsp Kasuri Methi
2 Cardamoms
2 Cloves
½ inch Cinnamon
2-3 tbsp Coriander Leaves, chopped
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tbsp Oil
Salt to taste

Method:

Soak kabuli channa over night in enough water with little cooking soda
Drain and wash well and cook it in pressure cooker with enough water for about 15 minutes.
In a mean while, grind onion, ginger, and garlic along with cardamom, cloves and cinnamon without adding any water.
Score a cross with a sharp knife in the base of each tomato and place them in boiling water and leave for 2 -3 minutes.
Drain and allow them to cool. Then peel the skin and make a puree in food processor and keep it aside.
Heat ghee or oil in a frying pan and add cumin seeds to it.
When it splutters add the ground masala paste and fry in medium flame till ghee separates from it.
Add garam masala, kitchen king masala and channa masala and sauté it for a minute.
Now mix tomato puree and keep stirring constantly until the moisture is completely absorbed.
Add salt, amchur powder, sugar and cooked channa with its water and cook till gravy turns thick.
Remove from fire and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with bhaturas or puries accompanied with finely chopped onions and lemon pieces.

Bhatura:
Prep Time: 10 mins (excluding resting/rising time)
Cooking Time: 10-15 mins
Serves: 3-4

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Ingredients:

2 Cups Plain Flour
2 tbsp Plain Yogurt/Sour Cream
1 tsp Baking Powder or eno
1 tbsp Oil
Salt to taste

Method:
Mix all the ingredients above and knead well using enough water to make soft dough.
Cover it with wet cloth and keep it in a warm place for 2-4 hours.
Make a lemon sized ball and roll them out to chapatti sized circles with ¼ cm thickness.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan and fry bhaturas till they turn slightly golden and place them on paper towel.
Make sure that you don’t fry the bhatures long because you want them to be soft and light golden.
Serve them with Chole and vegetable salad and relish.

Enjoy... :)

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