paneer stir fry

ingredients:

1. paneer(diced)-100gm
2. capsicum-1(cut straight)
3. ginger-small piece(make juliennes)
4. ginger garlic paste-1tsp
5. tomato puree-2tbsp
6. crushed coriander seeds-1/2tsp
7. dry red chili-2no
8. coriander leaves for garnish
9. salt to taste
10. oil-2tsp

method:

• Heat oil in a kadai, add ginger garlic paste fry for few min.
• Add tomato puree fry 1 min and add paneer,crushed coriander seeds,ginger juliennes,whole red chili,and green pepper.
• Mix it for 2 to 3 min now add salt and garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
  

Rasagulla

Ingredients:

Milk	1 Litre
Vinegar	2 tsp
Rava (or 1tsp Maida)	1/2 tsp
Sugar	2.5 cups
Water	2.5 Cups

Method:
1) Make paneer with milk using vinegar (refer to the step by step paneer making guide, just search for "how to make paneer" in the above search box)

2) Now mix the paneer with 1/2 tsp of Rava for 10 mins and make it into a soft dough. Divide the dough into equal sizes and make small balls.

3) Now dissolve the sugar in the water. Transfer the syrup into a pressure cooker, add the balls and let them cook for two whistles. Slowly release the pressure.

4)Transfer them into a bowl, and once they are cooled, add a little rose essense(optional) .

5) Serve Chilled. Enjoy!

Milk Peda

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup - Paneer
1/2 Cup - Milk Powder
1/2 Cup - Milk
1/4 Cup - Sugar
2 Tsp - butter or Ghee
Cardamom Powder - 2 pinch
Pistachios(cut or diced) and a Pinch of saffron for garnishing.

Method:

1. Take a nonstick pan and add the ghee, milk, milk powder and paneer and mix well.
2. Cook the mixture at a medium flame until the mixture leaves the side {doesnt stick to the side).
3. Now transfer this to a bowl and let it cool till it is lukewarm.
4. Now mix the sugar and cardamom powder into the mixture and mix well till everything is blended together and forms a soft dough.
5. Divide the dough into equal sizes and make round balls, and press in the middle and place the pistacios in the depression.
6. Serve
7. Enjoy.

Paruppu Urandai with Tamarine sauce dipping

Ingredients:

Urud dal - 1 cup
Coconut - .25 cup
Dry Chilli - 4
Mustard Seeds - 2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 Tsp
Asafotedia - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt to Taste

Method:

1. Soak dal and chilli for one hour and drain the water and grind them together with coconut, asofetida and salt, till the mixture is coarse.
2. Pour the oil in a kadai and add mustard sees, cumin seeds, curry leaves and add the ground tuvardal mixture, and mix well.
3. Once it has reached a bindable consistency(so it can be made into balls), make small balls, and steam them for 7 to 8 minutes.

For the Dipping:

1. Take tamarin juice and add red chilli, salt, curry leaves, and a little jaggery and mix this mixture by hand till the flavors of the ingredients infuse with the tamarin juice.
2. Season the mixture with mustard seeds.
3. Serve with the Paruppu Urandais as an evening snack.

Drumstick in Tamarin Sauce (Murungakai Puli)

Ingredients:

• Drumstick-6
• Tamarind juice -1/4 cup
• Onion-1
• Chili powder-11/2tsp
• Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
• Curry Leaves-few
• Mustard -1/4tsp
• Urad dal - 1/4tsp
• Methi seed - 2 pinch

Method:

1. Cook the drumstick in water and drain it.
2. Once it is cooled take out the inner pulp.
3. In a Kadai add mustard seeds, methi seeds, urud dal, curry leaves and onion and cook them for 4 minutes and add the chili powder and pulp.
4. Cook till the raw smell is gone.
5. Now add the tamarin juice, turmeric powder and cook till the mixture becomes thick. If you need you can add a little bit of sugar. It enhances the flavour.
6. Add salt to taste.
7. Serve with white rice.

Veg - Fried Rice

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 cup
• Diced Vegetables - 1/2cup (carrot,beans,capsicum,springonion,peas any vegetables you like u can add to it.)
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Vineger - 1/4tsp optional
• Chili sauce, (Aginomotto optional)

For Sauce:

• Tomato sauce (ketchup) - 2tsp
  Soy sauce-1 tsp
• Chili powder-3/4 tsp
• Salt- 1.25 tsp
• White pepper-1 tsp
• Oil-1 tbs

Method:

1. Cook rice first and let it cool make sure each rice strands are separate.
2. In a kadai add 1 tbsp oil let it heat till smoke comes now turn off the stove.
3. Add chili powder,pepper,tomato sauce,soy sauce,salt and mix well this will be the sauce for rice.
4. Now in another kadai put 1tsp of oil add vegetable and cook for a while.
5. Keep some spring onion separate so it can be added at the end to enhance the flavour.
6. Add pinch of aginomoto to the vegetables if you like.
7. Once the vegetables are 3/4 done add rice and sauce and mix well.
8. Sprinkle some spring onion on the top and mix it once and serve.