Palak Paneer

Ingredients

Palak Panneer

• Palak.............................2 bunches
• Onion.............................2
• Green Chili......................2
• Cumin Seeds...................1 tsp
• Paneer............................1 cup
• Tomatoes........................2
• Chili Powder...................1tsp
• Coriander Seed Powder...1tsp
• Garam Masala.................1/2tsp
• Fresh Cream...................2tsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Wash and chop the palak.Cook the palak with little water.
• Remove the water and keep.
• Slice the onion and tomatoes.Heat pan with oil add onion and tomatoes and fry.
• Grind all together with palak.
• Heat a pan with oil add cumin seed(you can use garlic too),slit red chili,chopped onion and fry them.
• Add chili powder ,salt, coriander seed powder and garam masala .When fired add ground paste, add the palak water into the mixture.Allow it to boil.
• Mix the paneer cubes..
• Remove from the fir add cream.(add grated cheese too) .Serve with rice/chapathi.

Mudira Chutney (Horsegram Chutney)

Mudira is very good for health. we make mudira puzhukku for kanji. Here I am giving the mudira chutney.

Ingredients

• Mudira.........................1/4 cup
• Red Chili......................6
• Urad Dhal....................2 tsp
• Asafoetida...................1/4 tsp
• Tamarind Paste............1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds............1 tsp
• Curry Leaves...............few
• Grated Coconut.........1 cup

Method

• Roast the mudira till it becomes brown. Fry the chili and  dhal.Grind mudira ,dhal and chili. 
• Then add tamarind, curry leaves salt, asafoetida and coconut. 
• Mix well and transfer to a bowl.Heat  a pan with oil add mustard seeds.
• When it splutters add to the chutney. 
• This mudira chutney goes with rice, dosa,idli and chapathi

Badusha ( Diwali Sweet)

Ingredients

Badusha

• Maida......................1/2 kg
• Dalda/Ghee..............200 gm
• Yogurt.....................50 gm
• Sugar.....................1 and 1/2 kg
• Baking powder.......1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Mix maida,baking powder, yogurt,ghee, salt and make a thick dough.
• Cover and keep the dough in fridge for about 2 hours.
• Heat oil or ghee to fry. Take little ball sized dough roll in the hand and flatten little and press at the center by the thumb.
• Drop them  in the hot oil and fry them till they are golden.
• Heat a pan with little water add the sugar and boil till it turns into one consistency.
• Drop the cooled badushas one by one.
• Keep in syrup about 15 minutes.
• Then take them out and keep them in a tray
• .You can see that all the badushas are coated by the sugar syrup.