Mushroom & Potato Pie

When you are bored of having the same food and looking for a change from the regular vegetarian food, try this bake which gives you a fulfilling taste. This cheesy bake is a stomach filling dish. The fried potatoes gives it a crunchy taste. It is very easy to make and I am sure it will turn into a regular at your home. I was going through ally's blog and bumped into this recipe. I followed her recipe to the dot.  you can find the recipe here.

Cauliflower Masala

It's been long since I have updated my blog. I am being confused on whether to blog or not. These days I really don't have enough time to log in and check out the updates in the blogosphere.  I am back to the work  now after taking a one year break. Being out from home for more than twelve hours a day,  only thing I feel like doing is to sit and relax after reaching back. Meanwhile I decided to stop blogging inspite of all my liking towards it. But even in these times encouraging and motivating words from my fellow bloggers made me to rethink. All the time when I was in a dual mind 'A' was constantly telling me to continue with blogging and he was telling me to make this space active and post atleast one in a month. I am promising everyone that I will be irregularly regular. Here is an easy dish for your Parathas/ Rotis.

Ingredients :

Cauliflower - 1kg

Cut the cauliflower into small florets and put in hot salted water. Drain. Fry till it becomes light brown and drain.

Grind :
Ginger - 1 small piece
Garlic cloves - 20
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Cardamom - 2
Cinnamon - 2 sticks
Cloves  - 2

Blend :
Tomatoes - 2

Chop tomatoes into big peices and blend in mixie without water. Add 1 Tsp cornflour and mix it with the cauliflower and keep it for half an hour.

Powders :
Chilli Powder - 1 1/2 Tsp
Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp

Fry :
Onions - 4
Green Chillies - 6

When brown, add the powders and roast. Then add the ground paste and fry. Add cauliflower and little water and cook on low heat with lid closed. Ad 2 Tsp tomato sauce and mix and set down.

Paneer & Sweet Corn Curry

I am here again with our all time favorite Paneer. I am trying out all posibble combinations with paneer. Whenever I go to a north Indian restaurant i will order paneer butter masala. You can see the recipe here. It is one dish I love to cook often. Anybody tried adding sweet corn to paneer?? Yes, my mom had done it. As usual I was even more happy to try out yet another dish of hers. After I started blogging always I try recipes from internet and other blogs and have kept aside my mom's cook book. Yesterday I thought to prepare one from it. I knew it will never go wrong. After all it's my mom's recipe. When I was in high school, My class teacher used to put my names for elocution and recitation. They will give the subject for elocution so that students can prepare on it. If I am preparing by myself then I won't be having the confidence but if my mom prepares it, then I am sure that I will win. She writes so well. I can't stop counting her talents. She is good at cooking, gardening, writing and what else... Whoever visited my humble home will definitely agree with the gardening part!!! Let's come to the recipe now. Otherwise I will keep on writing about her.

Ingredients:

Paneer - I cup cubed

Sweet corn kernels - 1 cup (Boil & Drain)

Grind : Half a handful of broken nuts in 2 Tbs warm milk for 20-30 minutes. Then grind along with 3 cloves garlic ans a very small piece ginger.

To Crackle: 

cinnamon - 2 pieces

cardamom - 2 pieces

Jeera - 1/4 tsp

To Fry : Onions 1 ( Here onions are very big, use 2 onions if they are small)

Powders: 

Chilli Powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Tomatoes - 2

Curd - 1/4 cup

Cream - 1 1/2 Tbs

Sugar -  1/2 tsp

Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp

Salt - To taste

Method :

Heat oil. Crackle the items. Add the onions and fry till brown. Add the powders and roast lightly. Add the cashew paste and the tomatoes and fry.  Add rest of the ingredients except paneer and corn and simmer till oil seperates. Add the paneer and corn and mix well. Enjoy !!!

Paneer Jhalfrezi

Jhalfrezi is an anglicized version of dry or gravy-less curry. This recipe can be prepared in jiffy when you have very less time in hand. Paneer and capsicum are our all time favorite. So I thought of making paneer jhalfrezi. It goes well with paratha, roti or pulao. Couple of days back I got an invitation for Bay Area Food Bloggers Meet. It will be fun to meet people who share same interest. I am looking forward to meet everyone. I will update about the meet in my next post.

Recipe Source  : My Mom


Ingredients:

Paneer - 200 gms
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Corriander Powder - 3/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Onions - 2
Capsicum - 1
Tomato - 1
Lemon Juice - 1 Tbs
Jeera - 1 tsp

Method:

Heat 2 Tbs oil. Crackle jeera. Add the capsicum and onions and when transluscent, add the powders and roast. Then the ginger- garlic paste and roast. Add the tomatoes and fry. Then add the paneer and lemon juice and cook for 2-5 minutes.

Paneer Butter Masala

Aah! The wonderful aromas from Mom’s kitchen. Ohh how I miss and crave for those days! From elegant dinners to slow-cook afternoons, there’s definitely going to be a dish to satisfy your need of the moment. While I love to indulge myself, but sometimes I tend to look for simple pleasures. That’s just when I turn to my tried and tested recipes of family favorites. No doubt, a slow-cooked over-the-stove-top simmering pot of goodness always makes you drool, but sometimes I want short-cuts. Simple, easy,  quick, but definitely something to swoon over…

Recipe Source: My Mom

Ingredients:

Paneer - 400 grams

Nuts - 1 Handful

Ginger- Galic Paste - 1 tsp

Butter - 3 Tbs

Cream -  3 Tbs

Tomatoes - 3

Onions - 3

Green Chillies - 4

Kasuri Methi - 1/4 tsp

Chilli Powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Method:

Cut paneer into cubes and fry lightly and drain. Heat 2 Tbs butter. Add onions and green chillies. When light brown add the powders and roast. Then the ginger - garlic paste and roast. Then the tomatoes. When oil separates, set down and cool. Blend in mixie with the nuts. Add little water to the ground masala. Boil with the fried paneer, adding enough salt and the kasuri methi. When the paneer is soft and the gravy is thick, add 1 Tbs butter and the cream and set down.

Kaju Gobi Masala

For the last one month, especially since I started a food blog, I have been on a cooking spree. I try to make new dishes, using different recipes and different ingredients. I’ve tried my hand at making things that I’ve never made before and thankfully, most of them have turned out great, leaving hubby dear asking for more! This dish came to me when I was tired of eating the usual stuff, and wanted a dish that would have a little more zing to it. Do try it out, its a nice change fom the usual and delicious to the end!

I hope this blog grows into something I will cherish and treasure forever. I know I already do. I value all the comments you send me with all my heart and hope that I continue to keep you interested and tuned to my wonderful, ever-growing list of culinary goodness.

Recipe Source: My Mom


Ingredients

Cauliflower - 1/2 kg
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Cashew Nuts - 100 gms
Onions - 3

Method

Put the cauliflower florets in hot salted water. Fry it in little oil. Drain.

Heat oil. Add the onions and when light brown, add the ginger garlic paste and roast. Cool. Grind the mixture with the nuts.

Heat  1 Tbs butter. Add the ground onion mix and roast for some time. Add the cauliflower and salt as needed.