Samosa (Samossa) Recipe

Ingredients

For Cover:


1 cup all purpose flour (Maida)
Water to Knead dough
2tbsp oil
Little salt
1/4th tsp. Ajwain (optional)

For Stuffing:


3-4 Potatoes (boiled, peeled & mashed)
1/2 cup Green Peas (boiled)
1-2 Green Chilies (finely chopped)
1/2tsp Ginger (crushed)
1tbsp coriander finely chopped
Few chopped Cashews (optional)
Few Raisins (optional)
1/2tsp Garam masala
Salt to taste
Red chili powder to taste
1/2 tsp. Dry Mango powder( Amchur) (optional)



How to make samosa:

For Cover:
  • Mix all the ingredients (salt, oil, ajwain) except water.
  • Add a little water at a time.
  • Pat and knead well for several times into a soft pliable dough.
  • Cover it with moist Muslin cloth and keep aside for 15 minutes.
For Stuffing :
  • In a bowl add mashed potatoes and all dry masalas (salt, chili powder, mango powder, garam masala) and green chilles, ginger and Mix well.
  • Add green peas, cashews and raisins and mix well.
  • Add coriander and keep aside.
To Proceed :
  • Make small rolls of dough and roll it into a 4"-5" diameter circle.
  • Cut it into two parts like semi-circle.
  • Now take one semi circle and fold it like a cone. Use water while doing so.
  • Place a spoon of filling in the cone and seal the third side using a drop of water.
  • Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry till golden brown (fry on a medium flame).
  • Serve samosa hot with hari chutney, tamarind chutney.

Paneer Pakora (Paner Pakkora) Recipe

Ingredients

250 gms Paneer
1 cup Chickpea Flour (Besan)
2 tsp Oil
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Red chili powder
1-2 Chopped Green Chillies (Jalapeno)
1/2 cup Water


How To Make Paneer Pakora:
  • Mix first set of ingredients well.
  • Beat in a blender for 4-5 minutes to incorporate air (this will make the batter fluffier).
  • Let batter rest 1/2 hour in a warm place
  • Cut the paneer into thick cubes.
  • Sprinkle little salt, chili powder on the cubes
  • Deep fry in oil that is heated to 375°.
  • Drain on paper towels and serve immediately.
  • Serve the paneer pakora with coriander or mint chutney

Mix Fruit Raita (Mex Frut Raitaa) Recipe




Ingredients

2 cups Curd (yogurt)
3 Bananas
1 small Pineapple
2 Apples
1 Ripe Mango
1 cup Pomegranate seeds
Chopped coriander leaves
Sugar to taste
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder to taste

Preparation:
  • Stir the curd with hand mixer (Mathni) properly and mix salt, sugar, and curd is thick add little milk or water.
  • Cup all fruits in small cubes and add to the curd.
  • Garnish the fruit raita with chopped coriander and pomegranate.

Onion Raita (Oneon Raitaa) Recipe



Ingredients
1/2 kg curd
2 onion (finely chopped)
1 green chiily (finely chopped)
1 ginger (finely chopped)
few coriander leaves (finely chopped)
1 tsp oil for tadka
1/4 mustard seeds (small)
1 tsp salt

Preparation:
  • Beat curd.
  • Add onion, salt, green chilly and coriander leaves.
  • Heat oil in a large spoon. Add mustard seeds.
  • Add it to the raita. Mix well.
  • Refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.
  • Serve the onion raita with imli rice

Paneer Korma (Paner Qorma) Recipe


Ingredients

250 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
4 Tomato (Tamatar)
3 Onion (Pyaj)
1 " long piece Ginger (Adrak)
2 Green Chilly (Hari Mirch)
1 cup Mava
1 cup Cream (Malai)
1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
2 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)

How to make paneer korma:
  • Cut paneer in square pieces.
  • Grind onion (pyaj), ginger (adrak), green chilly (hari mirch).
  • Grate mava.
  • Heat clarified butter (ghee) in a pan.
  • Add onion (pyaj), tomato (tamatar) paste.
  • Continue cooking it on medium flame till ghee/oil begins to separate.
  • Add mava, cream (malai).
  • Simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Add salt, red chili powder (lal mirchi), turmeric (haldi), garam masala.
  • Add cottage cheese (paneer) pieceswith 1/2 cup of water
  • When the gravy thickens put off the flame.
  • Take off the fire and serve hot.

Achari Paneer (achaare Paner) Recipe


Ingredients

400 gm paneer ( cut into 2/2 squares)
1/2 green capsicum(diced)
1/2 yellow capsicum ( diced)
1/2 yellow capsicum( diced)
2 cherry tomatoes

For Garnishing
Jeera rice( to serve with)

For The Gravy

2 tbsp oil
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp ginger paste
2 tbsp red chilli paste
2 cups tomato puree
1/4 tsp kastoori methi
2 tsp mango pickle( chopped)
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
salt to taste
1 tsp coriander leaves chopped

How to make achari Paneer
  • Cut the paneer and capsicum and keep aside.
  • For the gravy- heat oil, add ginger , garlic and red chilli paste, tomato puree.
  • All powered spices, salt to taste, kasoori methi and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
  • Add in the paneer and peppers and mix well.
  • Add in chopped pickle and masala.
  • In a serving plate serve the jeera rice with the masala paneer and peppers