Aloo Palak

Ingredients :

Aloo - 2 Medium Size
Palak - 1 Bunch or if it is a frozen one use 1 1/2 Cup
Tomato Puree - 1 Cup
Onion - 1 chopped
Ginger - 1" piece shredded
Garlic - 3 pods finely chopped
Green Chillies - 4
Shahi Jeera - 1 tspn
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tspn
Oil - 2 tbpns
Butter - 1 tbspn
Coriander Powder - 1 tspn
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tspn
Salt - to taste
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tspn
Corriander Leaves - Handful finely chopped

Procedure :

• First wash Aloo and cut them into cubes and clean Spinach and finely chop them.
• Next cook the Aloo pieces in Microwave for 8 mins.
• Heat Oil & Butter in a pan and when Oil gets hot add Shahi Jeera & Fennel Seeds and fry for a min.
• Next add shredded Ginger and chopped Garlic and fry for some time.
• Now add chopped Onions and fry till they become tender.
• Next add Green Chillies & Tomato Puree and cook till the raw smell of the Puree goes.
• In a bowl mix Coriander,Garam Masala Powders and add little amount of Water and mix it well.
• Now add this mixture to the Tomato Puree and cook on a low flame till the mixture gets a nice boil.If required add some more Water.
• Now add the cooked Aloo pieces,chopped Spinach and sufficient amount of Salt and mix it well.
• Cook till the Spinach is cooked.
• Finally garnish it with Chopped Coriander Leaves.

Tasty Aloo Palak is ready.It goes well with Chapathi/Paratha/Poori.

Aloo Gravy

Ingredients :

Aloo - 3
Tomatoes - 3
Green Chillies - 2
Fennel Seeds - 1 Tspn
Coriander Powder - 1 Tspn
Cumin Powder - 1 Tspn
Red Chilli Powder - 1 Tspn
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tspn
Salt - 1 Tspn/as per taste
Hing - a pinch
Oil - 3 Tbspns
Cilantro - few

Method :

• Dice the Aloo into medium size cubes.And chop the Tomatoes and Green Chillies into small pieces.
• Heat Oil in a pan.When Oil gets hot add Hing and Fennel Seeds.
• When Fennel Seeds starts spluttering add finely chopped Green Chillies,Tomatoes and stir well.Saute the Tomatoes for 2 minutes.
• Add Red Chilli,Coriander,Cumin,Turmeric Powders and salt and cook till the Tomatoes are cooked.
• Now add the diced Aloo cubes.Mix it well.
• Add 2 cups of Water.Cook till the Aloo is cooked.
• Finally garnish it with Cilanro.

Tasty Aloo Gravy is ready :-)
It goes well with Hot Rice & Parata.

Paneer Masala

Ingredients :

Paneer - 1/2 Pound Diced
Onion Chopped - 1/2 Cup
Tomato Chopped - 1/2 Cup
Cashews - 4
Milk - 1/4th Cup
Green Chillies - 3
Coriander Powder - 1 Tspn
Cumin Powder - 1 Tspn
Garam Masala Powder - 3/4th Tspn
Oil - 3 Tspns
Butter - 2 Tspns
Salt - to taste
kasoori Methi -1/2 Tspn
Cilantro Chopped - For Garnishing

Method  :

• First blend the Chopped Onions,Tomatoes,Cashews with 1/4th Cup of Milk.
• In a pan add 3 Tspns of Oil.When it gets hot add the blended mixture and mix it once and cook till the raw smell goes.
• After some time add Coriander,Cumin,Garam Masala Powders & Butter and mix it well.
• Then add the diced Paneer,Salt,Kasoori Methi Powder and mix it well and close the lid and cook on a medium flame for 5 mins.
• Finally garnish it with Cilantro.

Tasty Paneer Masala is ready :-)