Quick Paneer recipe!

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp olive oil 
  
  
  1 tsp zeera
  
  
  1/2 Tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  
  
  1/2 capsicum, diced
  
  
  1 1/2 cups tomato puree
  
  
  1 cup paneer, cut into medium sized cubes
  
  
  Salt, to taste
  
  
  1-2 tsp sugar
  
  
  1 tsp garam masala
  
  
  1/4 cup milk

In a pan add olive oil, zeera, ginger-garlic paste.

Add the diced capsicum. Saute for 1 minute. 

Add tomato puree. Add salt, garam masala and sugar. Cook till it leaves oil on the sides.

Add milk. Mix well. Add the paneer cubes. Let it cook for 2 minutes on low flame. Do not over cook the milk as it can curdle.

Veg Biryani

Ingredients

1 cup rice (chawal)
2 pinches of saffron (kesar) strands
2 tbsp cranberries
1/4 cup dates
3 tomatoes, sliced
1 1/2 cups mixed vegetables
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
a little milk/curd
4 tbsp ghee
salt to taste

To be ground into a paste
3 cloves of garlic (lehsun)
25 mm. piece ginger (adrak)
3 cardamoms (elaichi)
3 green chillies
3 cloves (laung / lavang)
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 onion

For baking
2 tbsp ghee

Method

1. You can take cauliflower, carrots, potatoes, green peas as the mixed vegetables.
2. Boil the rice. Each grain of the cooked rice should be separate. Drain and cool.
3. Warm the saffron in a small vessel, add a little water and rub until it dissolves.
4. Add the saffron liquid and salt to the cooked rice. Mix well.
5. Heat the ghee and fry dates and cranberries
6. In the same ghee, add the paste and fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes fry again for 2 to 3 minutes. If you like, sprinkle a little water. Add the boiled vegetables and cook for a while.
7. Put 2 tablespoons of ghee at the bottom of a baking bowl. Make layers of the rice and vegetables, beginning and ending with rice.
8. Sprinkle a little milk on top. Cover and bake in a hot oven at 200 degree C (400 degree F) for 15 to 20 minutes.

Apple Pie

Crust

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
•  1 1/2 teaspoons salt
•  3 tablespoons white sugar
•  1 cup shortening
•  1 egg
•  1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
•  5 tablespoons water

Directions

• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Mix well, then cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• In a small bowl, combine egg, vinegar, and 4 tablespoons of water. Whisk together, then add gradually to flour mixture, stirring with a fork. Mix until dough forms a ball. Add one more tablespoon of water if necessary.
• Allow dough to rest in refrigerator 10 minutes before rolling out

Pie

Ingredients

•  1/2 cup unsalted butter
•  3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
•  1/4 cup water
•  1/2 cup white sugar
•  1/2 cup packed brown sugar
•  8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Directions

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
• Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
• Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

Banana Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 large bananas, mashed
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
  

  Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat muffin pans with non-stick spray, or use paper liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  2. Combine bananas, sugar, egg, and melted butter in a large bowl. Fold in flour mixture, and mix until smooth. Scoop into muffin pans.
  3. Bake in preheated oven. Bake mini muffins for 10 to 15 minutes, and large muffins for 25 to 30 minutes. Muffins will spring back when lightly tapped.
  
  
  

Naan

Ingredients

• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 1/2 cups bread flour
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic (optional)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted Also add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda!
  

  Directions

  1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand about 10 minutes, until frothy. Stir in sugar, milk, egg, salt, baking soda and enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 6 to 8 minutes on a lightly floured surface, or until smooth. Place dough in a well oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and set aside to rise. Let it rise 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in volume.
  2. Punch down dough. Pinch off small handfuls of dough about the size of a golf ball. Roll into balls, and place on a tray. Cover with a towel, and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
  3. During the second rising, preheat oven and set to broil
  4. On lightly oiled cooking sheet, spread the dough as thin as possible. Heat on the top rack for 2 mins. Turn over and repeat till all the naans are done.

Chilli Paneer

3/4 cup paneer (cottage cheese) , cut into 12 mm. ( 1/2") thick strips
oil for deep-frying

For The Batter1/4 cup cornflour
1/4 cup plain flour (maida)
1 tsp soy sauce
pinch of baking powder
salt to taste

Other Ingredients1 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
2 tsp garlic (lehsun) , chopped
2 tsp chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped spring onions
2 to 3 green chillies , cut into 25 mm. (1") pieces
1/4 cup capsicum , sliced
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 3 tablespoons water
1 tsp oil
salt to taste

For The Garnish1/2 cup spring onion greens , chopped

Method

1. Combine all the ingredients for the batter in a bowl and make a smooth batter by adding approximately ¼ cup of water.
2. Coat the paneer pieces with the batter and deep fry in hot oil over a high flame till the paneer is golden brown.
3. Drain on absorbent paper and keep aside.

How to proceed

1. Heat the oil and add the ginger, garlic, celery, spring onion whites and green chillies and sauté over a high flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Add the capsicum and sauté for a few more seconds.
3. Add the soya sauce, sugar, cornflour paste and salt and allow it to come to a boil.
4. Toss in the fried paneer and mix well.
5. Serve immediately, garnished with the spring onion greens.

Baked Fries!!

Ingredients

• 3 russet potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch strips
• cooking spray
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper to taste
  
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking sheet.
  2. Arrange potato strips in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet, skin sides down. Spray lightly with cooking spray, and sprinkle with basil, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
  3. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.