METHI PULAO

Ingredients:

 

  Basmati Rice or any rice of ur choice        - 2 Cups

 

 methi (fenugreek) leaves (chopped) 2 cups
 

  tomatoes (chopped)   - 2
 

 ginger -garlic (paste) - 1tsp

 

onion ( chopped )
 

  green chilies (chopped)  - 2-3

 

coriander powder             - 2tsp
 

 turmeric powder           - 1/4th tsp
 

Red chili powder to taste  - 1 tsp
 

curry leaves , coriander leaves 

 

Salt to taste

 

oil   - 1tsp

Method:


wash and soak the rice for 15 minutes.

chopp and Wash methi properly and drain the water and keep aside

Heat oil in the cooker  and add red chilli and ginger -garlic paste and fry till light brown.

then add curry leaves .

Now add onions fry and then add  tomatoes,  Methi, green chilies, salt, chili powder , coriander powder  and turmeric powder, salt and  Stir-fry for 10 minutes.

Add rice and fry well for another 5 minutes.

Add 3 1/4th cups of water and pressure cook on low flame for 3 whistles and turn it off

open the lid and add coriander leaves and mix it well

Serve hot  methi  pulao with chilled raita or tandoori chicken or any other gravy varieties .

PANEER MASALA

Ingredients:

Paneer   - 200 gms
onion     - 2  nos
tomato   - 3 nos
green chilli   - 4-5  nos

ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
elachi / cardamom  -  2

cloves  - 2 nos

cinnamon = 1/2 inch
oil           - 2tsp
curry leaves
coriander leaves
coriander powder  - 1 tsp
garama masala powder  - 1 tsp
red chilli pwdr  - 1 tsp
turmeric  - 1/4 tsp
salt


gravy :
grind the 2 tomatoes , 1 onion , 2 green chilli , into a fine paste  and keep it aside

Method:

heat a pan with 2 tsp of oil  than add cumin, cloves , cinnamon , elachi , curry leaves  onion  and then add salt fry it little bit .
then add ginger - garlic paste and rest of green chilli chopped  , fry it properly ,then add the gravy paste made,  add turmeric red chilli pwdr , coriander pwdr, garam masala pwdr .
add little bit of water if necessary . cook it untill raw smell goes .
Then add paneer ( cut into small pieces )  and allow it to cook along with the gravy .
than atlast  garnish with coriander leaves .

paneer masala is ready hot and delicious paneer masala goes with tandoori roti , naan , chapathi , flavoured rices also .

so cook and enjoy it

MINT CHICKEN CURRY

Ingredients:

chicken - 1/2 kg
Mint leaves - hand full
fresh coconut - half
ginger - 2 inch ( as u required it )
garlic - 1
onion - 2
green chilli - 3,4
cinnamom - 1
cloves - 2-3
coriander powder
mustard seeds - 1 tsp
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
urad dal - 1 tsp ( optional)
curry leaves .
oil - 3 spoons
salt - as per taste.

Method:

1.Cut, clean and wash the chicken pieces.
2. cut coconut into small pieces , peel the ginger and garlic,green chillies, wash the mint leaves and grind all these into a fine paste in mixer.
3.put a pan , add 3 tsp of oil
to this add cinamom, cloves, cumin, mustard, urad dal, curry leaves ,fry until they become brown, then add onions and fry add little salt so that onions gets fried very fastly.

4. when onions are fried well, then add chicken some turmeric powder, coriander powder and some red chilli powderand the ground coconut paste and fry for about 5 minutes .

5.Then add 2 - 3 cups of water to cook the chicken , then put on the lid, cook untill chicken becomes soften ,check the salt and then garnish with coriander and mint leaves .

6. Serve hot with rice or chapathi, pulkas