PANEER KOFTA RECIPE

Ingredients :

For Koftas :
200 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
2 Potato (Aloo)
1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
1/4 tsp Garam Masala
2 tblsp Cornflour
Oil for frying

For Gravy :
4 Onion (Pyaj)
4 Tomato (Tamatar)
Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)
1/2 cup Curd (Dahi)
1/2 cup Cashewnut (Kaju) Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Seed (Jeera)
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
1/4 tsp Garam Masala
1 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
2 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)

How to make paneer kofta:

• Boil potatoes and peel them.
• Grate paneer and potatoes.
• Add salt, red chili powder, garam masala, cornflour and mix well.
• Make round balls of this mixture.
• Now heat oil in a pan.
• Fry balls in the oil till brown in color.
• Grind onion and tomatoes together.
• Chop coriander leaves very finely.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add cumin seed and bay leaf.
• Add onion, tomato paste and brown it, stirring continously.
• When it leaves oil add curd, cashewnut powder, salt, red chili powder, turmeric, garam masala.
• Stir it continously for a minute.
• Then add 2 cup of water.
• Put on the lid and simmer for 5 minutes.
• While serving reheat the gravy and then add koftas to it.
• Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

LEMON RICE RECIPE

Ingredients:

2cups boiled Rice
1/3rd cup Lemon Rice
6Tbsp Oil
1/2tsp Black Mustard seeds
Few curry leaves
3-4 green chilies
Salt to taste
1/4th tsp. turmeric powder
1/4th cup peanuts

How to make lemon rice:

• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, allow to splutter.
• Add turmeric powder and peanuts, fry till brown.
• Now add green chilies, curry leaves, salt and fry for 2 minutes.
• Take it off from the flame and add lemon juice and mix well.
• Now add this to the boiled rice and mix well.Lemon rice is ready to be served.

CURD RICE RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 Cup Boiled Rice
2 cups of plain yogurt (Curd)
2 Tbsp Oil
1/4 cup milk
Finely chopped coriander leaves
1-2 green chilies
1 tsp. chana daal
1 tsp. urad daal
1 tsp. mustard seeds
1 1/2 tsp. finely chopped ginger
2 Tbsp desiccated coconut
1/2 tsp. salt

How to make curd rice:

• In a saucepan heat 2 tablespoonful of oil.
• Add mustard seeds to the oil.
• When the mustard seeds start popping add chana and urad daal.
• After a minute, add in the ginger, coriander and green chilies.
• Sauté them for a minute.
• Take the pan off the gas. Add in the rice.
• Mix the salt and desiccated coconut.
• Just before serving, mix all the ingredients with yogurt (curd) and milk. Curd rice is ready to be served.

PUNJABI KADHI RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 cup Gram flour
1/4 cup Chopped onion
1/4 cup Chopped potato
1 tsp Ajwain.
1 tsp Red chili powder.
1 tsp Chopped ginger.
1/2 tsp Baking powder.
Oil for deep frying
Salt As per taste
1 cup Kadhi Curd (yogurt)
1/4 cup Gram flour
2 no. Dry red chili whole
1 tsp Turmeric powder.
A pinch Asafetida
1 tsp Fenugreek seeds.
2 tbsp Oil.
Salt As per taste

Preparation:

• Mix all pakora ingredients except oil and add about ½ cup of water. Mix well.
• Heat oil in a Kadhai and deep fry vegetable and gram flour mixture after making into small balls. Fry till pakoras are golden brown.
• Beat Curd/Yogurt and mix gram flour in it. Blend thoroughly so as to ensure that there are no lumps. Add turmeric powder, salt and 3 cups of water.
• Heat oil in a Kadhai. Add fenugreek seeds and dry red chili. Stir fry for half minute. Add Gram flour and Yogurt mixture. Bring it to a boil and simmer on a slow fire for about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Add red chili powder and fried pakoras and again simmer the punjabi kadi for about 5 minutes.
• Serve punjabi kadhi hot with steamed rice.