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HOW TO MAKE TASTY PALAK PANEER  Palak Paneer is a popular North Indian curry made of blanched spinach and soft paneer. This restaurant style spicy Punjabi palak paneer recipe prepares a yummy curry by cooking shallow fried paneer cubes in a healthy spinach gravy, which is sautéed with finely balanced curry spices in aromatic ghee. Additionally, this recipe uses milk cream to bring in rich creamy texture. Serve this spinach paneer curry with equally delicious garlic naan for a scrumptious meal. Palak Paneer Video Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Serves: 2 servings Ingredients: 1 large bunch or 4 cups chopped Spinach (Palak) 3/4 cup (approx. 150 gm) Paneer (cubed into 1/2-inch pieces) 1-2 Green Chillies, seeded and chopped (or to taste) 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds, optional 1 large Onion, finely chopped (approx. 1/2 cup) 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste (or crushed) 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice 1/2 teaspoon Kasuri Methi (dry fenugreek leaves), optional 2 tablespoons Fres...

RECIPE FOR COCONUT CHUTNEY Making south Indian coconut chutney for dosa and idli is very simple; just blend fresh coconut with chillies, curd and ginger and mix tempered mustard seeds. However, the real taste differentiators in this recipe are roasted chana dal, tamarind paste, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Follow this recipe and discover how good the chutney tastes, and yes, don’t blame us if you get addicted to it. ‹› Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 2 minutes Serves: 6 servings Ingredients: 1 cup roughly chopped Fresh Coconut 1 teaspoon grated Ginger 2 Green Chillies, chopped 1 tablespoon Roasted Chana Dal (daliya) 1 tablespoon Curd 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice or Tamarind Paste 1/2 cup Water Salt For Tempering 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds 1/4 teaspoon Mustard Seeds 4-5 Curry Leaves 1 Dry Red Chilli 1 teaspoon Oil Directions: Take chopped coconut in a small chutney jar of food processor or grinder. Grind it to make a medium coarse paste and transfer to a plate. Add green chillies...

RECIPE FOR CHANA MASALA  Chana Masala (Chole Chana Masala), a delicious chana curry from Punjabi cuisine is popular in all over India. A spicy and tempting curry is prepared from white chickpeas (kabuli chana), tomatoes, onion and basic Indian spices and best enjoyed with bhatura (deep fried puffed Indian bread) as evening snack or dinner. In this recipe, channa are boiled with tea powder to get darken color and fresh chhole masala powder is prepared to get restaurant style flavor. Learn how to make this delicious curry at your home with this easy step by step recipe. ‹› Preparation Time: 8 hours Cooking Time: 40 minutes Serves: 2 servings Ingredients: 1/2 cup White Chick Peas (garbanzo beans/kabuli chana) 1 teaspoon Tea Powder or Tea Leaves or (1-2 teabags) 2 Red Ripe Tomatoes, chopped 1 large Onion, finely chopped 1½ teaspoons Ginger-Garlic Paste 1 Green Chilli, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder 3 tablespoons Cooking Oil Salt to taste 2...

RECIPE FOR MOUTHWATERING PUNJABI PANEER BUTTER MASALA Punjabi paneer butter masala is one of the most popular paneer recipes in Indian cuisine. The near perfect combination of spiciness and creaminess of its gravy makes it simply irresistible and versatile to be served with any Indian bread. Whether you serve it with tandoori roti, naan and paneer kulcha or with steamed rice, it’s going to satisfy your palate like never before. Follow our step by step photo recipe to make this best vegetarian dish for lunch. ‹› Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Serves: 3 servings Ingredients: 250 gms Paneer (or Tofu), cut into 1-inch cubes 2 medium Onions, finely chopped 1½ teaspoons chopped Ginger 3-4 Garlic Cloves 3 medium Tomatoes 6-8 Cashew Nuts, soaked in water for 15 minutes 1 small piece of Bay Leaf 2 Green Chillies, slit lengthwise 1/2 cup Full Fat Milk 2 teaspoons Kasuri Methi (dry fenugreek leaves) 1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder 1 teaspoo...

MOST AWAITED RECIPE - SAMOSA Samosa, a crispy and spicy deep fried snack that has an crisp and flaky outer layer made of maida and rich filling of mashed potato, peas and spices is a popular street food of India. It’s a favorite snack among people of all ages and generally served with masala tea and tamarind chutney as afternoon snack. The main thing about this snack is it can be prepared with one’s liking of perfect not too hot, tangy and spicy taste. Follow our step by step photo recipe to make this snack at home and don’t forget to read tips about double frying samosa (when making it for guests in advance). ‹› Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes Serves: 12 pieces Ingredients For Outer Crisp Cover: 1½ cups Maida Flour 1 teaspoon Carom Seeds (ajwain) 3 tablespoons Ghee/Oil Salt to taste Ingredients For Stuffing: 3 medium Potatoes 1/2 cup Green Peas (mutter) 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds (jeera) 1 tablespoon Green Chilli-Ginger Paste 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder (lal ...