Palak Moongdal Curry

Ingredient :

• 250gms Palak (clean wash and chop) -Spinach
• 1/2 cup moong dal (Split and Husked GreenGram)
• 2 to 3 green chillies
• few curry leaves
• 5 garlic pods mashed
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 red chillies
• 1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder (haldi )
• 1/4 tea spoon Asafoetida (hing)
• 1 tsp Mustard ( Rai )
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds ( Jeera )
• 1 tsp urad dal ( spilt black gram )
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp oil or ghee ( clarified butter )
  

Method :
Fry moong dal in a kadai / pan without oil in a medium flame until golden brown.  Add 2 cups of water to it and boil.When the dal is half cooked add chopped onions, green chillies, chopped spinach, salt and turmeric powder.Mix well and close the lid.  Cook for 8 to 10 mins in a medium flame until the curry is done.  Heat a table spoon of oil/ ghee in a pan.  Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and split black gram.  When mustard seeds starts spluttering add curry leaves, Asafoetida, mashed garlic and red chillies.  Fry for few sec. and add the thadka to the curry.  Mix well and serve hot wtih rice or rotis.

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Methi Malai Mutter

 

Ingredients :

• 2 1/4 cups chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 large tomatoes
• 3/4 cup boiled green peas
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2-3 tsp fresh cream
• a pinch of sugar
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1-2 tsp garam masala
• salt to taste

To be ground into a paste

• 1 onion
• 4 green chillies
• 1 piece of ginger
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 3-4 cashewnuts
• 2 tsp poppy seeds

Method : 

  Wash the fenugreek leaves. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Wait for 15 minutes and then squeeze out the water. Put the tomato in hot water for 10 minutes. Remove and blend into a puree. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil, add the cumin seeds and fry until they crackle. Add the fenugreek and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the fenugreek. Add the balance 1 tablespoon of oil and heat again. Add the onion and fry until golden. Add the paste and fry for 1 minute. Add the tomato puree and garam masala and fry again. Add the peas, fenugreek, milk,cream, sugar, salt and a little water and cook for a few minutes.Serve hot.

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Palak Paneer

Ingredients :

• 1 kg spinach
• 250 gms of cottage cheese (cut cubes and lightly fried till brown in a tsp of clarified butter)
• 1 tsp cumin seed
• 4 tomatoes (blanched in hot water, peeled and pureed)
• 2 onions
• 1 1 inch piece of ginger 
• 7-8 garlic flakes 
• 2 green chili
• Pinch of sugar granules
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 3/4 tsp red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 3/4 tsp garam masala
• 3/4 tsp dry mango powder
• 3 tsp oil
• 1 tsp butter
• 1 tsp fresh cream 

Method :
 Remove spinach leaves from stem and wash leaves well.Take 2 glasses of water when it starts to boil, then add spinach, onions, green chili, garlic and ginger with a pinch of sugar granules to it. Let it boil for 6-8 minutes.Switch of the heat and let the spinach cool down.Blend the spinach mixer in a blender and make a thick spinach paste.Heat a heavy bottomed wok; add oil and butter to it, when the oil is hot add cumin seed .When a cumin seed starts to crackle add the tomato paste and let it cook for 5-6 minute on medium heat. Then add spinach paste along with spices like turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and dry mango powder; let it cook further for another 5 minute.Add the fried pieces of cottage cheese and mix it well. Cook and cover on low heat for 4-5 minute.Take it out in a serving bowl and garnish with fresh cream.Serve hot with rotis or steamed rice.

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Chole Masala

Ingredients :

•  1 cup chickpeas/ garbanzo bean/ chana (soaked overnight) 
•  2 Medium onions
•  2 medium tomatoes
•  1 Teaspoon garam masala
•  Red chilli powder as ( per taste)
•  2-3 tsp chole masala (any brand)
•  1 Teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
• Finely chopped coriander
• Salt to Taste 
• 1-2 tablespoon Oil/ Ghee

Method :
 Pressure cook the chickpeas/ garbanzo bean/ chana using sufficient water. Keep aside.Puree the tomatoes and the onions in a blender and keep aside. Take a heavy bottom pan, add the oil/ghee ,add the ginger-garlic paste and saute until the garlic turns light brown.Add onion puree and saute till  it turns transparent.Then add tomato puree and saute until the raw smell of tomato is gone.Then add garam masala, red chilli powder, Chole masala, Salt and mix well. Add the cooked chickpeas/ garbanzo bean/ chana along with the water and continue to cook covered. Simmer for a while until the gravy blends with the beans.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with puri or bhatura.

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