INDIAN Recipe : Murgh kaali mirch

Ingredients : 

* 1 medium Chicken
* 1 tsp. fresh Ginger paste
* 1 tsp. fresh Garlic paste
* salt to taste
* 2 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper corns
* 1 tsp. white pepper powder
* 3 tbsp. oil
* 1/2 cup water
* 2 tbsp. lemon juice
* 3 green chillies-slit lengthwise.

Directions : 

Mix together ginger & garlic pastes. Add salt, black pepper and white pepper. Rub the paste
on the chicken pieces. Leave aside for one hour. Heat oil in kadhai and add the chicken pieces
Stir fry for 10-15 minutes. Lower the heat and add the green chillies and water. Simmer until
chicken is tender. Add lemon juice and serve hot.

INDIAN; Paneer Kofta

Ingredients For Koftas:

* 200 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
* 2 Potato (Aloo)
* 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
* 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
* 2 tblsp Cornflour
* Oil for frying

For Gravy:

* 4 Onion (Pyaj)
* 4 Tomato (Tamatar)
* Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)
* 1/2 cup Curd (Dahi)
* 1/2 cup Cashewnut (Kaju) Powder
* 1/2 tsp Cumin Seed (Jeera)
* 1/2 tsp Salt
* 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
* 1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
* 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
* 1 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
* 2 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)

Directions:

Boil potatoes and peel them.Grate paneer and potatoes.Add salt, red chili powder, garam masala,
cornflour and mix well.Make round balls of this mixture.Now heat oil in a pan.Fry balls in the oil
till brown in color.Grind onion and tomatoes together.Chop coriander leaves very finely.Heat oil in a pan.
Add cumin seed and bay leaf.Add onion, tomato paste and brown it, stirring continously.When it leaves
oil add curd, cashewnut powder, salt, red chili powder, turmeric, garam masala.Stir it continously
for a minute.Then add 2 cup of water.Put on the lid and simmer for 5 minutes.While serving reheat
the gravy and then add koftas to it.Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

INDIAN; Paneer Pasanda

Ingredients:

* 500 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
* 6 Onion (Pyaj)
* 400 gms Tomato (Tamatar)
* 1 " long piece Ginger (Adrak)
* 2 Green Chilly (Hari Mirch)
* 1 cup Cream (Malai)
* 1 cup Curd (Dahi)
* 100 Butter
* 1 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
* 1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
* 1 tsp Dried Pudina Leaves
* 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
* 1/2 cup Milk

Directions:

Cut cottage cheese in samll pieces.Chop onion very finely.Grind tomato, ginger, green chilly,.
Heat butter in a pan.Saute onions till pink in color.Then add tomato paste.Continue cooking it
on medium flame till ghee/oil begins to separate.Put off the flame.Add cottage cheese, cream ,
curd, salt, red chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, dried pudina leaves and mix well.Keep it
aside for an hour.Put the pan on the flame and then add milk to the mixture.Simmer for 5 minutes
and then finally put off the gas.Take off the fire and serve hot.

INDIAN; Paneer Makhani

Ingredients:

* 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

Directions:

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.

INDIAN; Sesame paneer

Ingredients:

* 200 gm cottage cheese(paneer)
* 4 tblsp refined flour(maida)
* 2-3 garlic buds (lahsun)
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/2 tsp red chilly powder(lal mirch)
* 1/2 tsp chat masala
* salt to taste
* 1/2 cup bread powder
* 1 tblsp semolina (sooji)
* 4 tblsp sesame seeds (til)
* a pinch of dry red colour (sookha lal rang)
* oil for frying

Directions:

Cut thick triangular paneer slices. Sprinkle salt and chat masala on both the sides and keep aside.
Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl and make a batter.Dip paneer slices in the batter
and coat it on all the sides.Heat oil at low flame.Deep fry all paneer slices until golden brown.
Take them out on a kitchen paper so as to soak extra oil.Serve hot with some sauce or chutney.

INDIAN; Paneer Sandwich

Ingredients:

* 1 loaf Bread
* 1/2 cup grated Paneer (Cottage Cheese)
* 1 Tomatoes
* 1 Onions
* 2 Green chillies
* 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder
* Salt to taste
* Butter as needed

Directions:

Chop onions, chillies and tomatoes.Mix the grated paneer with chopped vegetables, salt,
red chilli powder and keep aside.Take two bread slices and butter them, put some paneer
mixture on one slice and cover it with other bread slice.Put this in sandwich toaster
until the bread turns crispy and brown.Serve with ketchup.

INDIAN; Paneer Bhurji

Ingredients:

* 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

Directions:

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.

INDIAN; Achari paneer

Ingredients:

* 400 gm paneer ( cut into 2/2 squares)
* 1/2 green capsicum(diced)
* 1/2 yellow capsicum ( diced)
* 1/2 yellow capsicum( diced)
* 2 cherry tomatoes

For The Gravy

* 2 tbsp oil
* 1 tsp garlic paste
* 1 tsp ginger paste
* 2 tbsp red chilli paste
* 2 cups tomato puree
* 1/4 tsp kastoori methi
* 2 tsp mango pickle( chopped)
* 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
* 1 tsp garam masala powder
* salt to taste
* 1 tsp coriander leaves chopped

Directions:

Cut the paneer and capsicum and keep aside.For the gravy- heat oil, add ginger, garlic
and red chilli paste, tomato puree.All powered spices, salt to taste, kasoori methi and
simmer for 8-10 minutes.Add in the paneer and peppers and mix well.Add in chopped pickle and masala.
In a serving plate serve the jeera rice with the masala paneer and peppers.

INDIAN; Kadhai paneer

Ingredients:

* 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)

Directions:

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..

INDIAN; Chilli paneer

Ingredients:

* 350 gms Paneer
* 2 tsp Salt
* 1 Egg
* 1/2 cup Corn Flour
* 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
* 2 cups Coarsely Chopped Onions
* 2 tbsp Sliced Green Chillies
* 1 tbsp Soya Sauce
* 2 tbsp Vinegar
* 1/4 tsp Ajinomoto
* Oil for frying
* Little Water

Directions:

Cut the paner into cubes.Mix together the cottage cheese, 1 tsp salt, egg, corn flour,
garlic, ginger and water to just coat the paneer pieces with the mixture.Heat oil in a pan
and fry the paneer pieces caoted with mixture till golden in color.Heat 2 tbsp of the
oil in a wok and stir fry the onions in it over high heat for half a minute.Add the green
chillies, salt, soya sauce, vinegar, ajinomoto and the fried paneer cubes.Mix well, and
garnish the chilli paneer with finely cut spring onions and coriander.

INDIAN; ACHARI GOBHI

INGREDIENTS:


* Cauliflower 1 medium
* Onion 1 medium
* Mustard oil, filtered 1 1/2 tablespoons
* Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
* Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
* Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1/4 teaspoon
* Fennel seeds (saunf) 1/2 teaspoon
* Cumin seeds, crushed 1 teaspoon
* Onion seeds (kalonji) 1/4 teaspoon
* Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon
* Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
* Salt to taste
* Green chillies 3
* Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
* Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
* Yogurt 3/4 cup
* Fresh coriander leaves 1-2 sprigs



DIRECTIONS:




Chop onions.Heat mustard oil in a non-stick pan up to its smoking point.Cool slightly. Meanwhile, separate the cauliflower into big florets.Heat oil again, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds,
crushed cumin seeds, onion seeds and asafoetida and sauté till the seeds splutter. Add onion and saute till translucent. Add cauliflower florets, turmeric powder and salt.Chop green chillies and add. Sprinkle some water and toss to mix well.Cover and cook on medium heat for a minute. Add ginger paste, garlic paste and yogurt.Mix well. Cover and cook till the cauliflower is done. Serve hot, garnished with coriander sprigs.