Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Methi Matar Malai



Preparation Time: 30 min.

Serving For: 4


Ingredients

Quantity

Methi

½ kg.

Matar (Green Peas)

½ kg.

Tomato

2

Onion

1

Ginger Garlic Paste

2 teaspoon full

Salt

To taste

Green Chilly

1

Coriander Powder

1.1/2 teaspoon

Red Chilly Powder

½ teaspoon

Butter

50 grams

Garam Masala

¼ teaspoon

Turmeric Powder

¼ teaspoon

Cheese

Grated

Curd

¼ bowl

Fresh Cream

To season



Recipe:


1) Boil and make a puree of methi leaves and green peas.


2) Heat butter in a pan and add cumin seeds and finely chopped onions.


3) They will turn brown when fried. Add green chilly and ginger garlic paste to it.


4) After frying the paste add the tomato puree along with salt, red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder. Fry it. Later add curd to it.


5) Add the puree of methi and peas at last. Let it cook for at least 10 – 15 min. on dim flame.


6) Pour it in and season it with fresh cream and grated cheese.


Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Sarso Ka Saag






Preparation Time: 30 - 45 min.

Serving For: 3 - 4

Ingredients

Quantity

Sarso

500 grams

Paalak (Spinach)

250 grams

Onion

1

Ginger

½ inch

Garlic

2 buds

Salt

To taste

Green chilly

1

Red chilly powder

½ teaspoon

Coriander Powder

1 teaspoon

Turmeric Powder

½ teaspoon

Garam Masala

½ teaspoon

Oil

To cook


Recipe:

1) Wash and boil sarso and paalak thoroughly.


2) Mash and blend it in a mixer.


3) Heat oil in the pan, fry green chilly and later add ginger garlic paste to it.


4) Add onion paste and pinch of salt.


5) When the oil comes on surface add the remaining spices – coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilly powder and garam masala.


6) Let the spices gel with oil. When they leave oil, add the blended paste of spinach and sarso.


7) Let it boil on low flame for 15 mintutes.


8) Season it with butter.


9) Serve hot with makke ki roti.



Swati