I got paneer from the Indian store the other day and today I am ready to cook it. So the Palak paneer and sorakaaya pulusu
Palak Paneer (Cottage cheese cooked with Spinach)
Ingredients:
Put the chopped spinach in a microwave safe bowl, cover it and cook for 3 minutes . (This step is entirely optional and it is just to speed up the cooking time)
In a pan heat 1 tablespoon of oil and fry the paneer pieces for about 5 minutes. Take out the paneer pieces and take about 3 or 4 cubes and crumble them and set them all aside.
In a pan heat the remaining oil and add the cumin and fry for a couple of minutes. Now add onions and fry till they become tender. Add spinach and all the other ingredients, stir to combine and simmer for 6-8 minutes. Add paneer pieces back to the pot and simmer futher for 6 more minutes. Garnish with cilantro, serve with roti or serve with rice along with bottle gourd sour curry
Kaddu ka khatta (Bottle gourd cooked in Tamarind juice)
Ingredients:
Palak Paneer (Cottage cheese cooked with Spinach)
Palak Paneer |
- 1/4 lb or about 2 cups of paneer cubed
- 3 cups frozen or 1 big bunch of chopped spinach
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin, turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon salt, chilly powder, tomato paste, coriander powder
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onions
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 medium garlic chopped fine (don't grate it)
Put the chopped spinach in a microwave safe bowl, cover it and cook for 3 minutes . (This step is entirely optional and it is just to speed up the cooking time)
In a pan heat 1 tablespoon of oil and fry the paneer pieces for about 5 minutes. Take out the paneer pieces and take about 3 or 4 cubes and crumble them and set them all aside.
In a pan heat the remaining oil and add the cumin and fry for a couple of minutes. Now add onions and fry till they become tender. Add spinach and all the other ingredients, stir to combine and simmer for 6-8 minutes. Add paneer pieces back to the pot and simmer futher for 6 more minutes. Garnish with cilantro, serve with roti or serve with rice along with bottle gourd sour curry
Kaddu ka khatta (Bottle gourd cooked in Tamarind juice)
Kaddu ka khatta |
- 1 medium small bottle gourd peeled and cut into1/2 inch pieces
- 3 cups juice from 1 small lime sized tamarind
- 1 green chilly chopped and 2 red chillies
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onions
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin, mustard seeds, urad dal, finely chopped garlic
- 1 heaped teaspoon besan
- 2 tablespoons oil divided
- few curry leaves
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