Back after long time. No, no, I didn't stop cooking. I just could not post everything. Made stuffed eggplant (bharva baigan) and egg kadhi (yes kadhi!) recently. I also bought a nutribullet recently and trying different smoothies these days. Thanks to the friend who encouraged to not buy a juicer and instead get nutribullet.
So the lazy sunday started with a big glass of smoothie and then I was so full that I avoided eating anything else. 11am ginger tea is a must have on weekends for this tea addict but the worse effect of tea on me is that it makes me full for another hour or two. So I go in the kitchen at 12pm and find this paneer in the fridge. I had to finish this paneer if I really wanted to avoid letting it go in the trash can next week (ya the next full fledged cooking will be only next weekend). Somehow the paneer reminded me of the so called 'vegetable and paneer biryani' in office cafe. The irony is that most of the time there is no paneer in it and only potatoes in the name of vegetable. the other day I was thinking that they should just cook biryani and keep paneer cubes separately and just put one in everyone's plate. So here is the recipe for matar paneer. Nothing fancy or special.
Ingredients:
1. Paneer
2. Tomatoes - 2 (I had put 1.5 medium size tomatoes).
3. Onion (I used very less)
4. Ginger
5. Green chilli.
6. Oil
7. Coriander powder
8. Turmeric powder
9. Garam masala
10. Salt, Jeera, fresh coriander leaves.
Preparation:
1. Cut onion and tomatoes.
2. Toss onion, 1/2 inch cube of ginger and green chilli into oil and fry it till the onions are brown. Add tomatoes and let them turn soft.
3. Put the above in a blender and blend it into smooth paste.
4. Heat 1tsp oil and add jeera (and heeng) to it.
5. Add the onion-tomato paste to it.
6. and add water as needed.
7. Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala (as per your taste).
8. Add green peas and paneer cubes to it.
9. Add salt.
10. Let it simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.
So the lazy sunday started with a big glass of smoothie and then I was so full that I avoided eating anything else. 11am ginger tea is a must have on weekends for this tea addict but the worse effect of tea on me is that it makes me full for another hour or two. So I go in the kitchen at 12pm and find this paneer in the fridge. I had to finish this paneer if I really wanted to avoid letting it go in the trash can next week (ya the next full fledged cooking will be only next weekend). Somehow the paneer reminded me of the so called 'vegetable and paneer biryani' in office cafe. The irony is that most of the time there is no paneer in it and only potatoes in the name of vegetable. the other day I was thinking that they should just cook biryani and keep paneer cubes separately and just put one in everyone's plate. So here is the recipe for matar paneer. Nothing fancy or special.
Ingredients:
1. Paneer
2. Tomatoes - 2 (I had put 1.5 medium size tomatoes).
3. Onion (I used very less)
4. Ginger
5. Green chilli.
6. Oil
7. Coriander powder
8. Turmeric powder
9. Garam masala
10. Salt, Jeera, fresh coriander leaves.
Preparation:
1. Cut onion and tomatoes.
2. Toss onion, 1/2 inch cube of ginger and green chilli into oil and fry it till the onions are brown. Add tomatoes and let them turn soft.
3. Put the above in a blender and blend it into smooth paste.
4. Heat 1tsp oil and add jeera (and heeng) to it.
5. Add the onion-tomato paste to it.
6. and add water as needed.
7. Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala (as per your taste).
8. Add green peas and paneer cubes to it.
9. Add salt.
10. Let it simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.
