Kasoori Paneer Tikka

Kasoori Paneer Tikka

Ingredients

Cottage cheese (paneer)                                                                      250 gms

Capsicum                                                                                         1 (medium)

Onion                                                                                                1 (medium)

Tomato                                                                                              1 (medium)

Kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves)                                                 2 tbsp 

Yogurt                                                                                                     1/2 cup

Milk                                                                                                         2 tbsp

Ginger - Garlic paste                                                                               2 tsp

Green chutney                                                                                        2 tbsp

Green chilli sauce                                                                                   2 tbsp

Cumin powder                                                                                          1tsp

Garam masala powder                                                                             1 tsp

Turmeric powder                                                                                    1/4 tsp

Chaat masala                                                                                           1 tsp

Salt                                                                                                        To taste

Vegetable oil                                                                                           To fry

Mustard oil                                                                                              2 tbsp

Lemon juice                                                                                           2 tbsp

Preparation

It's sooo easy :-)  Cut the paneer into 1 & 1/2 inch pieces and put the paneer in a cup of hot water for 5 minutes. Cut the onion, tomato and capsicum too into same length.

In a bowl mix yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, green chutney, green chilli sauce, cumin powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, half a tsp of chaat masala, milk, crushed kasoori methi and salt.

Then add the paneer cubes to it,  marinate it well and keep it aside for about 20 minutes.

Heat the mustard oil in a high flame to smoking point and keep aside to cool. When it becomes completely cold, add it to the marinated paneer.

You will get wooden skewers from shops or you can use clean home made thin sticks neatly sharped and shaped. Soak it in water for fifteen minutes.

Now thread capsicum, paneer, tomato, onion, one after the other to the skewers or thin sticks.

Cook this thread on an oiled grill or normal tawa. Keep on turning the skewers a few minutes and cook the tikkas on all sides. 

Ready ! Arrange them on a plate, sprinkle the remaining chaat masala, squeeze lemon juice and serve hot ... mmmm... yummy!!

Punjabi Chole Masala

Punjabi Chole Masala

Hi, I have tried Punjabi Chole. Hope you all will love it !  Its really sooo yummy :-)

Ingredients

Chickpeas                                                                                         1 & 1/2 cup

Onion                                                                                                2 (medium)

Tomato                                                                                              3 (medium)

Ginger                                                                                      1 tsp (grated or paste)

Green chillies                                                                                       2 (slit)

Kashmiri chilly powder                                                                          1 tsp

Amchur powder                                                                                     1 tsp

Garam masala powder                                                                        1/2 tsp

Salt                                                                                                       To taste

Oil                                                                                                         3 tbsp

Spices for the masala :

Cardamoms (i have used green)                           4 - 5 ( black gives more flavor )

Cinnamon                                                                                         1 inch

Cloves                                                                                                   3

Black peppercorns                                                                            5 - 6

Cumin seeds                                                                                  1 & 1/2 tsp

Coriander seeds                                                                             1 & 1/2 tsp

Fennel seeds                                                                                  1 & 1/2 tsp

Dry red chillies                                                                                      2

Bay leaf                                                                                           1 (whole)

Preparation

Wash and soak the chana overnight. Add a pinch of baking soda to it.

Pressure cook it for 5-6 whistles adding salt and a pinch of turmeric powder.

In a pan, dry roast all the spices, allow it to cool and grind it to a fine powder. (masala)

Take care that you dont burn it.

In the same pan, heat oil, add the chopped onions and fry them till they become golden brown.

Add the ginger paste, saute it till the raw smell goes.

Now add the chopped tomatoes, saute it well adding a pinch of salt till the oil starts to leave the sides of the pan.

When it is ready, add the ground spices along with the red chilli powder, garam masala powder, green chillies to the onion mixture. Saute for two minutes.

Then add the cooked chana (chole) to it. Add some stock to the mixture. If you need more gravy, can add more stock, also check the salt because we have already added salt to the cooked chickpeas and onion - tomato mixture.

Simmer the stove to a medium flame and let the gravy boil for 10 minutes till it thickens and cooked well.

Finally, add the amchur powder.

Garnish the Chole masala with chopped onions and fresh coriander leaves. I have also added 2 tsp butter to it :-)

You can have it with Bhaturas, Puris, Rotis along with sliced onions and lime.

Elo Jhelo

Elo Jhelo

Ingredients

All purpose flour ( Maida )                                                                   2 cup

Water                                                    As required for the dough (approx. 1/2 cup)

Oil                                                                                    2tbsp (dough) & For frying

Salt                                                                                                      A pinch

Cardamom powder                                                                        1 tsp (optional)

Sugar syrup :

Sugar                                                                                               1 cup

Water                                                                                            1/2 cup

Preparation

In a bowl add flour, a pinch of salt, oil (2tbsp), water and make a dough as we do for puris. Dont make the dough too watery.

 

Divide into small balls and flatten it just as we do chapatis.

 Take a knife and cut through the circle as shown in the picture. Take care not to cut the edges.

 

Roll it into this shape as in the picture. You have to just roll it ad will get this shape.

 

Now heat oil and deep fry them. 

 For sugar syrup: Add sugar and water in a pan and boil it till the syrup thickens and becomes sticky. Add cardamom powder to it.

 Dip them in the sugar syrup for one second and keep aside. Do all the fries in the same way. 

You can store them in a air tight container for a long time.

This is a Bengali crunchy sweet and is made on Bijoya dashmi that is vijayadashami :-)

I tried this and it came out well. Wish all of you to try and taste this special Bengali sweet !!