Hi Friends! Yeah we prepare regular menu daily...but at least once in a week we prepare something new...Learn new recipe.... Lets share it here....Lets share what recipe you have learnt new and also the Recipe you have tasted in any hotel recently which is yummy...
I start first.... This week i tasted Shawarma....that was awesome in taste... It a roll type...Outer cover roll is Pita bread and inside that it is filled with a juicy soft chicken, some fresh shredded veggies and thahini sauce... It is an arabian recipe....
Today i tried kadai chicken.....came out well I made it without capsicum, with the masala of jeera, pepper coriander and chilly...
Hi magee, I hate paneer. But my husband born and grown up in delhi.Now for job he is here in chennai. He love to eat north indian dishes. Only because of him i tried palak paneer. I came out good. I cant forget this dish.. Ingredients (1 cup = 250 ml] for the palak puree: 1 bunch fresh spinach/palak 1 or 2 green chilies, chopped 1 garlic (optional) ½ inch ginger, roughly chopped for the palak curry: 1 small or medium sized onion, finely chopped 1 small or medium sized tomato, chopped 4-5 garlic, finely chopped ½ or ¾ tsp cumin seeds ¼ tsp turmeric powder ½ tsp red chili powder (optional) a pinch of asafoetida (optional) ½ tsp garam masala powder (add more if required) 1 bay leaf/tej patta 200 gms paneer or tofu 1 or 2 tbsp cream 2 tbsp oil or ghee or unsalted butter 1 tsp kasuri methi leaves/dry fenugreek leaves (optional) salt as required water as required a few teaspoons of cream or butter for topping the palak paneer (optional) Instructions making the spinach puree: rinse the spinach very wall in water. boil water in a pan with some salt. switch off the fire and add the spinach leaves in the hot water. close with a lid and let the spinach leaves sit in the water for 2-3 mins. drain and immediately add the leaves in a pan or bowl containing ice cold water. this helps in preserving the green color of the spinach. drain and then puree the spinach in a blender or hand blender with ginger, garlic and green chilies. make a smooth puree. making the palak curry: heat oil or ghee in a pan or kadai. fry the cumin first. then add the bay leaves and onions. fry till the onions become browned. now add the garlic and tomatoes. fry till the tomatoes become soft. add the turmeric powder, red chili powder and asafoetida. stir and fry for some seconds. add the spinach puree. add some water if required. simmer for 6-7 minutes or more till the spinach is cooked. lastly add salt and garam masala. stir and add the paneer cubes. cook the gravy till the paneer cubes become soft and succulent. add cream and stir. simmer for 30 seconds or a minute. at this stage you can also add some crushed kasuri methi leaves. stir and serve the palak paneer hot with some rotis, naan or jeera rice. you can top the palak paneer with some butter or cream also while serving. Notes the paneer of tofu cubes can be also be lightly fried and then added to the curry. i this case, you don't need to cook the paneer or tofu in the gravy as when frying they are already cooked.
Magee the Kadai chicken looks very delicious, if it tastes half as delicious as it looks, its a winner!! my dad loves chicken. Please share the recipe, I shall surprise him this week!
Hi Magee, your Kadai Chicken is mouth watering. Please share the recipe with us. @soni - thanks for sharing palak paneer recipe. Its been on my to try list for long time.
hi soniegeorge, ur recipe is so detailed and will help first-timers to do perfectly. keep sharing more.:thumbsup
Hi magee, good idea for sharing the special dishes. Today i will start with a sweet. It is oats cookies.. no egg, no bake oats cookies... I will give you the original recipe also. i did some variation in this with jaggery. so it become so chunky instead of cripsy. so i name it as oats peda. original no bake no egg cookies 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup milk 2 cups sugar 1/3 cup cocoa 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups oatmeal Combine first four ingredients in saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal. Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Let cool. they don't last more than two days. My recipe- oats peda 1spoon butter 1/2 cup skimmed milk 2 cups jaggery 1/2 cup peanut butter(grained roasted peanut with 2 tspn of olive oil +salt) 3 cups dry roasted oatmeal Boil milk,jaggery,butter in a pan Mix oatmeal and penut butter Add the oatmeal mixture in the pan when the consistency became single string. mix well and make flat pedas and store it in the fidge.
