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Vegetable Paneer Korma

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Ingredients : 2 tbsp oil, 6 tbsp broken cashew, 1 tbsp golden raisins, 1 tbsp garam masala, ¼ tsp white peppercorns, 4 cloves, 2 cardamoms, 2 finely chopped onions, 2 tbsp chopped ginger, 2 tbsp chopped garlic, 1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies, ½ tbsp cumin powder, 1 tbsp coriander powder, salt and red chilli powder to the taste, ½ tsp turmeric powder, 5 to 7 oz cream, 1 cup yogurt, 5 to 7 oz of paneer cube, 1 large chopped tomatoes, 2 chopped carrot , 2 cups cauliflower, 2 cubed medium potatoes, 1 cup green peas, 1 cup green beans, ½ cup chopped coriander, 2 cups water. Recipe: In deep fry pen take two tbsp of oil and heat it at medium flame. Add broken cashews and golden raisins. Fry them for 30 seconds to 1 minute and put it out. Now, in that oil add cardamoms, cloves, chopped onions, garlic, ginger, salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Mix it well up to the onions turn to little bit brownish colour. Now take cauliflower, carrot, potatoes and green beans in a separate bo

Paneer Bhurji with Chapati

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Paneer Bhurji: Ingredients: 3tbsp oil, 1 onion chopped, 1 tomato chopped, ½ tbsp garlic and ginger chopped each, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp red chilli powder, 1lb of scrambled paneer, 1 tsp garam masala, salt to the taste, and few leaves of coriander. Recipe: Heat oil in fry pan at medium heat and when the oil is heated add cumin seeds. Allow cumin seeds to pop up and then add chopped onions, garlic and ginger. Heat the mixture for 2-3 minutes. Do not make it brown. Now add tomatoes, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Let the mixture cooked for another 2-3 minutes and add all other spices (garam masala, coriander powder, salt). Also add scrambled paneer and mix it well for 3-4 minutes. Now allow it to get cooked for another 1-2 minutes. Now serve it in a serving bowl and sprinkle coriander leaves on the top for garnishing. Chapati: Ingredients: 1 bowl of whole wheat flour, 1 tsp of salt, 3-4 tbsp oil, water as needed, butte

DAL TADKA

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Ingredients: 1/3 rd cup of mung dal, chana dal and toor dal, 3 cup water, 1 tbsp oil, 1 medium onion finely chopped, 1/4 th tsp turmeric powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, garam masala, 1 tsp coriander powder and chopped ginger, 2 tsp chopped garlic. red chilli powder and salt to taste, few curry leaves, 2 tsp clarified butter (Ghee), ½ tsp cumin seeds, pinch of asafoetida, coriander leaves finely chopped, lemon juice to the taste, 2 whole red chillies. Recipe: First boil 3-4 cups of water in a pressure cooker to boil all dals. Add all dals together and some salt to the taste to cooker to boil it up to 4 whistles. During that time, in fry pan, fry onions on medium heat until they turn brown. With onions also add chopped ginger and 1tsp garlic to fry. Then add red chilli, turmeric powder, garam masala, coriander powder, cumin powder and some salt. Mix them well for few seconds. Now after four whistles let the cooker to get settled and open it carefully. Add dal to the fry pan and mix i