Hello my dear ones...
I´m really sorry that it took so long for a new post. Where did all the time go??
I had one week off, which started with a company party, followed by some days at a friends place where I shopped winter shoes already. O.o .....eeeks.. and then there was my birthday too.
That week was so fast, I couldn´t believe it when I went back to work on Monday, just to realise that my department chief was on sick leave..
Yeah.. no chance to start slowly, I was thrown into chaos immediately.
The result of it ? I needed some me time. Some good time.. and good food ;)
I still had some Paneer and somehow was in mood for a yummie snack too and there were so many onions that I could prepare both.
Shahi Paneer
Ingredients
200 gms Paneer (cut into cubes)
2 finely chopped onions
3 finley chopped tomatoes
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
2 green chillies chopped (optional chilli powder)
2-3 green cardamom
1 tsp chilli powder or according to your taste
3 tbsp cashewnuts-(grind this to a paste with a little water or milk)
1 tbsp tomato puree
1/4 to 1/2 cup of cream
1 tsp garam masala (optional)
1 tsp cumin powder (optional)
Salt to taste
Oil
Method
1. Heat oil in a pan and add the green cardamoms. When they start to splutter, add the chopped onions and stir well until they are translucent.
2. Add the ginger garlic paste and chillies and stir for 2 minutes.
3. Add the tomatoes and mix well. Cover and cook till tomatoes are soft. Switch off the heat and let it cool down a bit. Then grind the tomato-onion mixture into a fine paste.
4. Heat a pan and add a teaspoon of oil, add chilli powder (and cumin powder) and stir for a few seconds. Add the tomato-onion mixture followed by cashew paste and stir well for some minutes.
5. Add the tomato puree, salt and cream and mix well. Put in the paneer cubes and boil for 2 minutes.
6. Add a the garam masala and mix well.
Serve with rice or some indian bread.
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Indian snacks can be so tempting.
The combination of sweet onions in a spicy fried dough is just delicious. Plus.. it´s not too much of preparation. Wanna try?
Onion Bhaji
Ingredients
200 g chickpea flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp wheat flower
2 large onions, sliced
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
salt
100 ml water
750 ml vegetable oil
Method
1. Heat the oil on medium heat in a deep frying pan.
2. For the batter mix the chickpea flour, wheat flour, baking powder, chilli, turmeric, cumin, coriander, salt and the water.
3. Add the sliced onion to it and mix again.
4. Check the temperature of the oil by dropping little batter into it, when it fries slowly it is in the right temperature.
5. Carefully drop spoons of bhaji into the oil. Make sure not to put too many, because they will stick together then.
And don´t worry when you think that the onions won´t hold together. The batter will make them stick.
6. Fry until they become golden brown from both sides. This can take 3 to 5 minutes. Depends on the heat of the oil.
7. Remove them and put on some paper to drain the oil.
Add some salt to the Bhaji and serve with cucumber raita, mango chutney or tomatoe sauce. Whatever you feel like.
It´s just super delicious.
Let me know if you try it. :)
Your
SunShine
I´m really sorry that it took so long for a new post. Where did all the time go??
I had one week off, which started with a company party, followed by some days at a friends place where I shopped winter shoes already. O.o .....eeeks.. and then there was my birthday too.
That week was so fast, I couldn´t believe it when I went back to work on Monday, just to realise that my department chief was on sick leave..
Yeah.. no chance to start slowly, I was thrown into chaos immediately.
The result of it ? I needed some me time. Some good time.. and good food ;)
I still had some Paneer and somehow was in mood for a yummie snack too and there were so many onions that I could prepare both.
Shahi Paneer
Ingredients
200 gms Paneer (cut into cubes)
2 finely chopped onions
3 finley chopped tomatoes
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
2 green chillies chopped (optional chilli powder)
2-3 green cardamom
1 tsp chilli powder or according to your taste
3 tbsp cashewnuts-(grind this to a paste with a little water or milk)
1 tbsp tomato puree
1/4 to 1/2 cup of cream
1 tsp garam masala (optional)
1 tsp cumin powder (optional)
Salt to taste
Oil
Method
1. Heat oil in a pan and add the green cardamoms. When they start to splutter, add the chopped onions and stir well until they are translucent.
2. Add the ginger garlic paste and chillies and stir for 2 minutes.
3. Add the tomatoes and mix well. Cover and cook till tomatoes are soft. Switch off the heat and let it cool down a bit. Then grind the tomato-onion mixture into a fine paste.
4. Heat a pan and add a teaspoon of oil, add chilli powder (and cumin powder) and stir for a few seconds. Add the tomato-onion mixture followed by cashew paste and stir well for some minutes.
5. Add the tomato puree, salt and cream and mix well. Put in the paneer cubes and boil for 2 minutes.
6. Add a the garam masala and mix well.
Serve with rice or some indian bread.
**********************************************************
Indian snacks can be so tempting.
The combination of sweet onions in a spicy fried dough is just delicious. Plus.. it´s not too much of preparation. Wanna try?
Onion Bhaji
Ingredients
200 g chickpea flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp wheat flower
2 large onions, sliced
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
salt
100 ml water
750 ml vegetable oil
Method
1. Heat the oil on medium heat in a deep frying pan.
2. For the batter mix the chickpea flour, wheat flour, baking powder, chilli, turmeric, cumin, coriander, salt and the water.
3. Add the sliced onion to it and mix again.
4. Check the temperature of the oil by dropping little batter into it, when it fries slowly it is in the right temperature.
5. Carefully drop spoons of bhaji into the oil. Make sure not to put too many, because they will stick together then.
And don´t worry when you think that the onions won´t hold together. The batter will make them stick.
6. Fry until they become golden brown from both sides. This can take 3 to 5 minutes. Depends on the heat of the oil.
7. Remove them and put on some paper to drain the oil.
Add some salt to the Bhaji and serve with cucumber raita, mango chutney or tomatoe sauce. Whatever you feel like.
It´s just super delicious.
Let me know if you try it. :)
Your
SunShine
Hi! Your shahi paneer recipe was nominated as one of the "Best Shahi Paneer Recipes on the Net". To vote for it, please visit http://easyindianrecipes.org/side-dish-recipes/best-shahi-paneer-recipes-on-the-net-vote-for-your-favorite/ (your recipe is positioned at #20 - random order).
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