Mutter Paneer
To a heated non stick pan,add 1 grated onion.Roast till it becomes pink and slightly thick.Once the water dries,add1 tspn ghee/oil,a split green chilli,1/2 tspn ginger garlic paste.Mix and roast nicely.To this add tomato puree made with 4 small tomatoes.Add ½ tspn red chilli powder,1/2 tspn haldi.Saute the mix till the tomatoes become darker and they leave oil.Transfer the whole mix to a pressure cooker.Add 2 cups of soaked peas(soaked for about ½ hr) and cook on low flame for 5 mins.Add ½ tspn dhania powder,salt to taste and 11/2 glasses of water.Pressure cook it to one whistle.Once the steam settles down open the cooker to check whether the peas are done.If not,give another whistle.Once done,add rectangular pieces of paneer(Home made from 1 L low fat milk) to this mix.Let it cook for another 5 mins.Add a pinch of garam masala just before serving.Garnish with coriander.
- Level of difficulty: Medium
- Serves 4
- Self Appraisal –8/10
- Our Suggestion: Be careful with the salt.In order to make it richer in taste,can deep fry the paneer.
Aloo Capsicum.
In a slightly warm non stick pan,add 1 onion chopped lengthwise.Saute till it leaves water and turns pink.Add 1 potato ,nicley washed,peeled and also chopped lengthwise.Mix nicely.Add 3 capsicum , washed and chopped similarly.Mix well.For the masala,add ½ tspn haldi,1/2 tspn red chilli powder and salt to taste.Cover it with a lid and let it cook on low flame.Once the potato starts to become soft.add 1 finely chpped tomato.Cover again witha lid.Cook on slow flame till well done.Serve with coriander.
- Level of difficulty: Easy
- Serves 3-4.
- Self Appraisal – 8/10
This subzi is a safe bet.
To a heated non stick pan,add 1 grated onion.Roast till it becomes pink and slightly thick.Once the water dries,add1 tspn ghee/oil,a split green chilli,1/2 tspn ginger garlic paste.Mix and roast nicely.To this add tomato puree made with 4 small tomatoes.Add ½ tspn red chilli powder,1/2 tspn haldi.Saute the mix till the tomatoes become darker and they leave oil.Transfer the whole mix to a pressure cooker.Add 2 cups of soaked peas(soaked for about ½ hr) and cook on low flame for 5 mins.Add ½ tspn dhania powder,salt to taste and 11/2 glasses of water.Pressure cook it to one whistle.Once the steam settles down open the cooker to check whether the peas are done.If not,give another whistle.Once done,add rectangular pieces of paneer(Home made from 1 L low fat milk) to this mix.Let it cook for another 5 mins.Add a pinch of garam masala just before serving.Garnish with coriander.
- Level of difficulty: Medium
- Serves 4
- Self Appraisal –8/10
- Our Suggestion: Be careful with the salt.In order to make it richer in taste,can deep fry the paneer.
Aloo Capsicum.
In a slightly warm non stick pan,add 1 onion chopped lengthwise.Saute till it leaves water and turns pink.Add 1 potato ,nicley washed,peeled and also chopped lengthwise.Mix nicely.Add 3 capsicum , washed and chopped similarly.Mix well.For the masala,add ½ tspn haldi,1/2 tspn red chilli powder and salt to taste.Cover it with a lid and let it cook on low flame.Once the potato starts to become soft.add 1 finely chpped tomato.Cover again witha lid.Cook on slow flame till well done.Serve with coriander.
- Level of difficulty: Easy
- Serves 3-4.
- Self Appraisal – 8/10
This subzi is a safe bet.