How to cook shahi paneer at home?

Ingredients
Paneer (cottage cheese).........................................200 gms (cut into cubes)
Onions..................................................................2 medium (chopped)
Ginger...................................................................1" pc
Garlic cloves..........................................................4
Green chilies..........................................................2
White pepper powder............................................1/2 tsp
Red chili powder....................................................1 tsp
Turmeric powder...................................................3/4 tsp
Garam masala........................................................1 tsp
Cream..................................................................3-4 tbs

Dry fruits (Cashew Nuts, Raisins, Makhane)..........1/4 cup 

Milk......................................................................1/2 cup

Oil........................................................................8-10 tbs
Salt to taste

Method

1. Heat oil in a deep cooking pan. Fry paneer over medium heat until light brown. Keep aside.

2. Saute the dry fruits in one tablespoon of oil. Keep aside.

3. Grind onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli in a blender and make fine paste.

4. Fry the mixture in the remaining oil until golden brown and oil starts separating.

5. Add salt, red chilli powder, white pepper, turmeric powder, garam masala. Saute for 1-2 minutes.

6. Add milk to make the gravy. Bring the gravy to boil. Reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick.

7. Put a portion of the dry fruits in the gravy while it is being cooked. Keep the rest of dry fruits for garnishing.

8. Finally add paneer cubes and 1 tbsp cream. Heat for 5 minutes.

9. Garnish shahi paneer with cream, dry fruits and coriander leaves. 

How to make lemon rice?

Ingredients

Rice...........................................2 cups(boil)

Lemon juice...............................1/3 cup

Mustard seeds...........................1/2 tbs

Green chilli.................................3-4 pc

Turmeric powder.......................1/2 tsp

Peanuts.....................................1/4 cup

Curry leaves..............................5-6

Oil.............................................6tbs

Method

1. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, allow to splutter. Add peanuts, fry till brown.

2. Now add green chilies, curry leaves, salt and turmeric powder, fry for 2 minutes.

3. Take it off from the flame and add lemon juice and mix well.

4. Now add boiled rice and mix well.

5. Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot.

How to make coconut rice?

This is a South Indian recipe. Fried coconut and cashew-nuts are added to boiled rice and garnished with ghee and coriander leaves.

Ingredients

Basmati rice....................................2 cup

Coconut..........................................1 cup (crushed)

Ghee...............................................4tbs

Gram daal.......................................4tbs

Dry red chili....................................3 pc

Curry leaves...................................6-7

Almond..........................................4-5 (roughly chopped)

Cahew-nut.....................................4-5 (roughly chopped)

Raisin.............................................4-5

Asafoetida.......................................a pinch

Coriander leave.............................2tbs (finely chopped)

Salt to taste

Method

1. Wash and boil rice and keep aside.

2. Heat 2 tbs ghee in a cooking pan, add crushed coconut, stir on low flame till golden brown. Keep aside.

3. Heat 3 tsp of ghee in a same pan, add cashew-nuts, almond and raisin, fry till golden brown and remove.

4. Fry the broken pieces of dry chillies, black gram daal, and curry leaves well.

5. Mix rice, coconut, dry fruits, 1 teaspoon of ghee and salt in a serving bowl.

6. Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves. 

How to make khoya matar masala?

Ingredients

Matar (green peas)..................................1 cup

Khoya.....................................................500gms

Onion paste.............................................1/2 cup

Tomato puree..........................................1/2 cup

Red chili powder......................................1tsp

Coriander powder....................................1tsp

Turmeric powder......................................1tsp

Ginger-garlic paste....................................1/2tsp

Raisins......................................................2tbs

Cashew-nuts.............................................3tbs (roughly chopped)

Coriander leaves.......................................1tbs (finely chopped)

Green chili.................................................2 (finely chopped)

Sesame seeds...........................................1tbs (roasted)

Crushed red chili.......................................1/2tbs

Oil............................................................1tbs

Fried bread piece......................................1/2 cup

Method

1. Roast the khoya slightly. Keep aside. Boil green peas. Keep aside.

2. Heat up oil in a pan, add onion paste and stir fry till pink. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute.

3. Add tomato puree, turmeric powder,coriander powder, red chilli powder and salt, stir till the oil leaves the masala.

4. Add boiled peas and stir for 2-3 mins. Add roasted khoya and stir.

5. Add cashew-nuts and raisins, mix well.

6. Sprinkle cut green chillies, roasted sesame seeds, crushed red chillies on the fried bread pieces and mix well.

7. To serve assemble the khoya-matar masala in a dish and cover with bread fried bread pieces mixture.

8. Garnish with green coriander. 

How to make masaledar karela?

Ingredients

Karela (bitter ground)..............................................5-6 medium

Onion......................................................................2 medium (finely sliced)

Red chili powder.....................................................1tsp

Coriander powder...................................................2tsp

Turmeric powder.....................................................1tsp

Aamchur (dry mango powder).................................1tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method

1. Take off and reserve the scrapings of the karelas.

2. Give a slit on one side and take off all the seeds. Cut karelas into thin slices.

3. Wash and rub two table spoons salt all over the karelas and its scrapings. Set aside for 3-4 hours.

4. Wash completely to remove the salt from karelas, remove excess water.

5. Heat up oil in deep cooking pan. Deep fry the karelas till dark brown and crisp. Keep aside.

6. Heat up 3 tblsp of oil in another cooking pan. Add sliced onions, stir for 3-4 minutes.

7. Add scrapping of karela and stir till onions are a little brown.

8. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, dry mango powder and red chilli powder and salt, stir for 2-3 mins.

9. Add fried karelas and stir. Cover the cooking pan and cook on low heat for 5- 6 minutes.

10. Serve hot with chapattis or daal-rice. 

How to make paneer butter masala

Ingredients
Paneer (cottage cheese).........................................250gms
Fresh cream..........................................................200gms
Tomato puree.......................................................200gms
Butter...................................................................2-3 tbs
Fenugreek leaves (dried kasuri methi)....................2 tbs
Red chilli powder..................................................1/2tbs
Garam masala powder..........................................1/2tbs
Green Chillies.......................................................2-3pc
Salt as per taste

Method

1. Melt the butter in a pan, add slit green chillies, tomato puree, kasuri methi, salt, red chilli powder and simmer for 4-5 minutes.

2. Add the cream and garam masala powder and cook further for 2-3 minutes.

3. Add the paneer pieces and cook for a minute. Garnished with coriander.
4. Serve hot with naan or zeera rice.

Lobiya Recipe (Black Eye Beans Curry)

Ingredients

Lobia (Black Eye Beans)..............................2 cups (soaked overnight)

Onion...........................................................1 medium (finely chopped)

Tomato........................................................1 medium (finely chopped)

Garlic paste..................................................1 tsp

Ginger paste.................................................1 tsp

Cumin seeds.................................................1 1/2 tsp

Red chili powder..........................................1 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder......................................... 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder.......................................1 1/2 tsp

Cumin Powder.............................................3/4 tsp

Oil...............................................................1 tbs

Salt To Taste

Method

1. Drain overnight soaked beans, add fresh water and salt, pressure cook for 10 min 

2. Heat oil in deep cooking pan. Add cumin seeds, stir for few min and add onion, tomato, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, ginger and garlic paste, stir for few min add little water, cook till oil leaves the sides of the pan.

 4. Add lobiya (black eyed beans) and some water. Continue to simmer, uncovered, until lobiya are soft but not completely dissolved.

 5. Mixture should be soupy. Serve hot with rice or chapatti.