Paneer with Chick peas

Some people in my family love paneer, others love chick peas. This curry is so simple to make and hearty and delicious and versatile to serve with many different things. Serve it with Roti or rice or with Aloo Tikki or Oats Aloo Tikki
Chole Paneer (Indian cottage cheese with chickpeas)

Paneer Chole

Ingredients:

1. 1 can chick peas drained and washed
2. 8 oz paneer cut into 1 cm cubes
3. 1-2 tomatoes chopped
4. 1/2 cup chopped onions
5. 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
6. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric and Nigella (onion) seeds
7. 2 tablespoon oil

Add a tablespoon of oil and fry the paneer pieces for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.

In a pan heat the oil and add the onion (Kalongi) seeds if using. Let them fry for a minute. Add the onions and cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and stir for a minute. Add tomatoes and all the powder ingredients. Cook for 5 minutes. Add chickpeas and paneer and 1/4 cup water and cover and simer for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Garnish with coriander and enjoy

Peach cobbler

Peach Cobbler

Peach cobbler with ice cream

Peach cobbler

Ingredients for peach filling

1. 6 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced into thin wedges or cut into chunks
2. 1/4 cup white sugar
3. 1/2 teaspoon each of ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg
4. 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
5. 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Ingredients for topping:

1. 1 cup all-purpose flour
2. 1/2 cup each of white sugar, brown sugar
3. 1/2 teaspoon each of ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg
4. 1 teaspoon baking powder
5. 1/2 teaspoon salt
6. 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
7. chilled water as needed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a large bowl, combine peaches, with all the ingredients in the filling. Toss to coat evenly, and pour into a 2 quart baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.

In a  bowl, combine all the ingredients for the topping and cut in butter using a pastry cutter or your fingers. Add water until just combined.
Remove peaches from oven, and sprinkle or spread the topping evenly all over . Bake for about 30 minutes until topping is golden brown

Serve warm as is or enjoy with ice cream or whipped cream