Chilli Paneer

this recipe for chilli paneer can be replicated for chilli chicken as well......
All this cooking is done on medium flame....

You need -

1. 1 Large/2 Medium Capsicum / bell peppers if possible different colors or green only (the most readily available) - nicley cut into medium sized pieces
2. 250 gms - Paneer/ cottage cheese, nicely cut into medium sized cubes
3. Soya Sauce - about 1/4cup
4. Cornflour - 2 - 3 big table spoons
5. Maida - 2- 3 table spoons (if you have both maida and cornflour you may use both, in case you don't have cornflour, this recipe is still good)
6. 1 Egg - if you are a pure Vegetarian then you can avoid the use of egg
7. 1/2 tbs ginger garlic paste
8. 3 cloves of nicely cut garlic
9. 2 green chillies - finely cut
   
10. Oil - for deep frying
11. A small oninon - either cut in cubes or sliced. I prefer slices
    
12. Hot and chilly sauce or just chilly sauce to taste

Spices -

1. Red chilly powder - depend on taste - i would use about 1 teaspoon for my taste
2. Salt - to taste
3. 1/2 tbs - Cummin seeds
4. 1 tbs - corriander powder
   

Prepare -
In a bowl add salt, maida, cornflour and egg. Mix it to make a nice consistent paste. you may use water if required but be careful. start with a little first.
To check the consistancy is right or not, take a spoon of it and drop it into the bowl for a little height. If it falls nicely then its perfect.

Now add the Paneer/Cottage cheese cubes intop this mixture

Mix it well but dont be harsh as cubes may break
Now, take oil in a pan and heat it well. Deep fry the cottage cheese cubes. just make them light golden brown.
PLace then on a paper towel and set them aside.

Take 2 tbs of oil in another pan. Add Cummin seeds to it .
Once they begin to pop, add the chopped garlic
After a minute add the ginger - garlic paste
Add chopped Green chillies - about 2 ...more if your tolerance level is high!
Add the cut/sliced onion
let it fry for about a min or two
Now add corriander powder.. You may add just a little like 2 spoons of water so that everything cooks nicely.
Add red chilli powder.
Add red chilly or hot and sweet sauce

Now add the bell peppers. cook a little till you begin to feel that its loosing its rawness. Now add SOY sauce just to taste.
Ccook a little.

Now add fried paneer/cottage cheese to this and cook tioll you feel that everything has mixed well and that bell peppers are now ready to eat.

Garnish with chopped corriander.

Let me now how it comes through!

Poha/Beaten Rice/ Chidwada

Hey there...

Today we are talking about dish called poha/beaten rice/chidwada which serves a lot of purposes --- can be a quick snack or a light dinner or a healthy breakfast..

So here is how to make it..

For one person you would need about a mug full of poha....
Soak poha/beaten rice/chidwada in water for about 5 mins. After that wash them nicely in a seive and set them aside for water to dry..

On the other side heat a little oil in a pan. Add few mustard seeds in the oil. Add finely chooped onion, peanuts and toss well. For roughly about 3-5 mins or till it is slight brown-- not golden brown but less than that. Add finely chopped green chillies (optional)..

Now add salt to taste, red chillies to taste and a touch of tumeric powder.
Add the poha now and heat it on flame for about 5 mins. Add corriander leaves and the dish is ready...

enjoy!!!
:)

Sambar

Take Arhar/Toor daal/lentils (quantity as you see right) I recommend a cup of daal/lentils for two people.

Wash it well.

Put it in a cooker and add water - Make sure that daal is fully dipped.. a grandma estimate would be extra water should be an inch above the daal/lentils surface.

Add salt to tase and a spoonful of turmeric powder/haldi

Boil Toor /Arhar daal/lentils. After one whistles, reduce the heat and let the daal/lentils boil for some time. About 5 - 7 mins should be enough.

Slice & cut fresh onion, beans, drumsticks, carrot, potato, tomatoes and any other vegetables you like.
Take oil in a pan - slightly fry all the vegetable execpt tomato. Once pinkish in color, add red chillies (to taste) and Kari leaf. Add sliced tomatoes and toss well.
leave it on for 3- 5 mins.

Add vegetables mix to the boiled lentils, add sambhar masala and tamarind/imli tyo taste. You can use tamarind powder or fresh tamarind soaked in water (in this case, throw the tamarind and add the water)

Let it boil well till you see all the contents have mixed well or GEL WELL....

Sambhar is ready to eat...

Making Bhindi (ladyfinger)

Get bhindi from market ... One way to check that you have the right bhindi is -- take a bhindi and break the tail a little .. if it breaks easily that means it is just perfect.. if it doesnt that mean its not good....
Wash it and leave it aside for few hours to dry.. You can also wipe off the water using a towel or just let it to dry naturally...
Once dried.. cut bhindi into small pieces - about an inch in size leaving both the edges.. they no good...

Take a tablespoon of oil in a pan... Heat it well... Add the cut bhindi into the same.. Let the gas be on a high flame.. DO NOT COVER the pan.....Let it be on the high flame for about 10 mins... Add onions now.... Let them turn a little soft (Another 5 - 7 mins).. Add Salt and Red chilly powder to taste.. Reduce the flame.. Let it be on the flame for 5 more mins or till you think it looks cooked. Cover it for few mins ( 2 - 3).

You are ready to eat your bhindi!!!!!

Enjoy!