Tuesday, January 18, 2011

PANEER SANDWICHES RECIPE

100 gms Panch Phoran
2 slices Bread
As per requirement Butter
A pinch of dried Mango (Aam) Powder
A pinch of Red chilli (Lal Mirchi) Powder
A pinch of Black Salt (Kala Namak)

How to make paneer sandwiches:
• Melt some butter in a pan, sauté the paneer slices with mango powder, red chilli powder and black salt for a few minutes.
• Stuff the sauteed paneer in between the bread slices and toast.

PANEER BHURJI RECIPE

200 gms Paneer
1 tbsp Oil
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
2 Green Chillies
1 Small Onion
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
1 medium Tomato
1/2 tsp Salt

Preparation:

• Chop the onions, tomatoes and chillies finely.
• Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan, add the cumin seeds, chopped onions and the ginger garlic paste, fry till brown.
• Add the chillies and tomatoes and fry till they are soft and pulpy.
• Add turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt and little water so that all the masalas are well combined.
• Add grated paneer and fry for 5 minutes till the paneer blends into the masala.
• Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

PANEER PARANTHA RECIPE

100 gms Grated Paneer
1 finely chopped Onion
Coriander leaves finely chopped
Small piece of Ginger (grated)
1 or 2 finely chopped green Chilies
Salt, Red Chili powder and Graram masala as per taste
1/2 tsp Ajwain (optional)
Butter / Oil for frying

How to make paneer paratha:

• Make dough out of whole wheat flour (atta), as you would do for any paratha/roti.
• In a bowl mix all the stuffing ingredients.
• Make two medium size chapati, add the filling to the one chapati and cover it with the second one. Now roll it slightly.
• Cook on a pre-heated Tawa (flat griddle plate).
• Turn it and pour half tablespoon oil or butter.
• Spread it on the paratha and shallow fry over low heat. Turn it and again pour oil or butter on the other side.
• Cook on a low heat till golden brown.
• Serve paneer paratha hot with yogurt (curd) and your favorite chutney or with pickle.
• Note: Do not add salt to the filling before, as it will leave water. Add salt only at the time of preparation.

KADHAI PANEER RECIPE

250 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
3 Capsicum (Shimla Mirch)
4 Onion (Pyaj)
4 Tomato (Tamatar)
1 " long piece Ginger (Adrak)
1 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
2 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
4 Cloves (Lavang)
1 piece Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini)
Little Orange Color
4 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)

How to make kadhai paneer:
• Cut cottage cheese, capsicum in long pieces.
• Grind onion, tomato, ginger, salt, red chili powder and orange color.
• Mince cloves and cinnamom.
• Heat clarified butter in a pan.
• Add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon.
• Then add onion, tomato, ginger paste.
• Continue cooking it on medium flame till ghee/oil begins to separate.
• Add paneer and capsicum pieces.
• Cook on low flame.
• When the capsicum are done put off the flame.
• Take off the fire and serve hot.
• Serve with nan or paranthas..

PANEER TIKKA MASALA RECIPE

250 gm cottage cheese (paneer)
100 gm curd (dahi)
2 onion (pyaj)
2 tomato (tamatar)
1 tsp ginger (adrak), garlic (lahsun) paste
2 green chilly (hari mirch) paste
50 gm cashew nut (kaju) paste
1 tsp tandoori masala
1 tsp chat masala
1 tsp chana masala
salt to taste

How to make paneer tikka masala:

• Cut round slices of tamatar and pyaj and keep them aside.
• Cut paneer in cubes.
• Mix tandoori,chat and chana masala along with half of the ginger garlic paste with dahi.
• Now add paneer cubes and mix well.
• Fix paneer cubes in a toothpick and put tomato and onion slices around paneer.
• Then cook them in a preheated oven and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and put ginger garlic paste and green chilly in it.
• Cook for 5 minutes. Thereafter, add finely chopped onion and fry.
• Add finely chopped tomato and cook until oil floats on the surface.
• Then add kaju paste and cook for 5-10 minutes.
• Then add all the spices and cook for 2 minutes.
• Lastly add paneer cooked in oven and cook for 5 minutes.
• Garnish with coriander and serve hot.

PANEER MAKHANI RECIPE

250 gms Paneer
200 gms Fresh Cream
200 gms Tomato Puree
2-3 tblsp Butter
2 tblsp Fenugreek leaves (dried kasuri methi)
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
2-3 Green Chillies
Salt as per taste

How to make :

• Melt the butter in a pan, add slit green chillies, tomato puree, kasuri methi, salt, red chilli powder and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
• Add the cream and garam masala powder and cook further for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the paneer pieces and cook for a minute. Serve hot garnished with coriander.