Palak's Indian Food Recipes

Yogurt Salad ( Raita)

2011-03-21T14:12:00.000-07:00

Yogurt/ Curd as we all know is known for many health benefits. Its is a great source of calcium and good active bacteria which is very important for our digestive tract. In India we have many yogurt based salads which we call as Raita. We have vegetable raita, boondi raita and even fruit raita. There are some yogurt salads which are made of only specific fruits like pineapple raita, orange raita and apple raita.

The recipe which I am sharing today is vegetable raita. It can be eaten along with your meal. In India raita is had along with lunch or dinner. It also goes very well with Indian Biryani dishes. So here is a super easy salad recipe.

Ingredients

Curd/Yogurt 1 Cup
Cucumber 1 Small
onion 1 small
Tomato 1 Medium
coriander Leaves chopped 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Roasted cumin seeds powder ( optional)
Red chilly powder ( optional)

Method

Fine chop all the vegetables. Whip the curd nicely. Now add the chopped vegetables to the whipped curd. Add salt and 1/2 tsp of sugar and mix well. If you want it to be sweeter you may add more sugar. People who prefer spicy food can also add a pinch or two of red chilly powder.

Roasted cumin seeds powder can also be added in vegetable raita. Generally we don't put this for fruit raitas.

Enjoy this super easy and healthy yogurt salad with your meal!

Matar Paneer

2011-03-20T17:11:00.000-07:00

Paneer is also known as cottage cheese and is used a lot in Indian vegetarian dishes. They are rich in calcium. Many gravy dishes as well as sweets are prepared from it in India. Here is a simple paneer gravy dish made along with peas. This is one of the favorite dishes of many vegetarians as well as non vegetarians.

Ingredient
Tomato 2 Medium Sized
Cashew Nuts - 6-7
Kastoori Methi Dry
Paneer 100 gms
Peas 1/2 Cup
Salt to taste
oil 2-3 tsp
Garam masala powder
Kashmiri red chilly powder

Method
Soak the cashew nut in water for 1-2 hrs. Make a fine paste of soaked cashew nuts and chopped tomatoes. Dont put water while making the paste as tomato itself has lot of water.
Cut paneer into cubes and keep aside.
Now heat oil in pan. add the above paste to it and let it cook for 10 - 12 minutes.
When the paste is roasted well and starts to leave oil, add 1 tsp of dry kastoori methi to it. After that add 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp red chilly powder, peas and salt to it and let it cook for 1 min. Now add around 2/3 cup water to it. As water starts to boil add paneer to it and let it cook for 2-3 mins till gravy becomes little thick.
Enjoy it with Paratha or roti.

Dahi Vada

2011-03-20T16:23:00.000-07:00

Dahi vada is a yogurt based dish, generally prepared on the festival of holi in India. This can be enjoyed as desert after food or can also be eaten as snack. The main ingredient of it is Urad Dal also known as black gram and curd. So here is the recipe, do try it out.

Ingredients

For Vada

Urad Dal 1/2 Cup
oil for frying 3/4 Cup
Asafoetida/hing 2-3 pinch
Coriander Leaf - 1 tsp chopped
Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Green chilly (optional)
Ginger 1/2 tsp grated

For Curd and Garnish
Curd 1 Cup
Red chilly Powder 1/4 tsp
Roasted Cumin Seeds Powder 1/2 tsp
Chart masala ( optional)

Method

Clean urad dal nicely and soak it in water over night. Now grind it with little water into thick paste. Add hing, chopped coriander leaves, salt, grated ginger, cumin seeds and chopped green chilly (optional) and mix it well.

Now heat oil in a pan. And make small balls of the paste with whole at the centre and dip it in oil, one by one.

Fry it on both the sides on slow to medium flame till golden brown. Many people like to eat vadas like this also. So you can also enjoy fried vadas like this.

Now to make it more soft when you dip it in curd, you can dip it in warm water for 10 - 15mins. Press it softly and see if it has become soft. Now sqeeze extra water gently, if little water remains it okai, nothing to worry.

Now add whipped curd to the soft wada as shown.

Garnish the Dahi vada by sprinkling it with chopped coriander leaves, chilly powder, roasted cumin seeds powder, salt and chat masala.

You can also serve it with emli ki chutney ( tamarind chutney) or simply like this. Enjoy it with friends and relatives.

Jeera Rice with Cashew Nuts

2011-03-08T14:56:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Rice -1 Cup
Jeera - 1 tsp
Cashew Nuts - 7-9
Salt to taste
Biryani Masala
Water - 2 Cup
Ghee or oil - 3 tsp

Method
Heat oil or ghee in a cooker. Add jeera and cashew nuts in the heated oil. Fry for 1-2 mins till cashew nuts start becoming golden. Add the washed rice. Now add salt and biryani masala around 1/2 tsp and fry it for 4-5mins.
Heat 2 cups of water separately and add in fried rice. Now put the cooker lid and wait for 2 whistles. Switch off the gas and wait for sometime till the steam comes put of cooker naturally. this may take 10 -15mins.
This can also be cooked in electric cooker or microwave.
Serve it with any curry.
Note: If you want cashew nuts to be crunchy then fry it golden brown and keep aside. Garnish the rice when cooked with it.

Carrot Salad

2011-03-08T14:20:00.000-08:00

Chicken Egg Soup

2011-02-24T16:22:00.000-08:00

Chicken and egg are two amazing ingredients for a soup. I usually make this soup for my daughter when she is bored of eating normal egg or when she is having cold. This soup is good for adults as well as kids.

Ingredients
Chicken- 2 pieces
Egg - 1
Cornflour - 1 tsp
onion small - 1/2
garlic - 2-3 flakes
ginger - 1/2 tsp finely chopped
Pepper Powder
Salt to taste

Method
Finely chop ginger, garlic and onion. Keep chicken pieces for boiling along with ginger, garlic, onion and salt. When chicken is cooked, take it out and keep aside. Strain the water and mash vegetables so that its mixes in stock. Now keep it for boiling. Mix cornflour in a cup with little water. When stock starts boiling and cornflour to it. Stir nicely.
Now beat an egg and add to boiling soup. Stir slowly while adding egg.
Check salt and add if required. Add pinch of pepper powder or as per your taste.
Enjoy it hot with friends and family.

Carrot Halwa

2011-02-22T17:11:00.000-08:00

If anyone asks you which fruit or vegetable are the best for your eyes, the obvious answer which comes to the mind of most of us is "CARROT". Yes, carrot is indeed an amazing vegetable with a huge list of nutritional benefits. It has vitamins like A, C, K and Potassium. It prevents heart diseases, cancer, eye sight problems, diabetes and the list goes on.
People enjoy eating carrots raw. Some also like to have carrot juice or add it in their salads. Carrot Halwa is an amazing desert made from carrot and milk as two major ingredients. This is one of the favorite deserts in all parties and marriages. The dish is amazing for kids because of its nutritional benefits.

Ingredients
Carrot - 3 Large or 6 Medium Sized
Milk - 1 Litre (Whole milk)
Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Cardamom - 3- 4
Raisin - 12 - 15 pieces
Cashew - 8-10
Almond - 8-10
Ghee - 3-4 tsp

Method
Grate the carrot and keep aside.

Keep the milk for boiling. Once the milk starts to boil, add the grated carrot in it. Let it boil for 40- 50 mins till the milk thickens. Now add sugar, chopped cashew and raisins.

When milk is further solidified, add powdered cardamom. Add 2-3 Tsp of ghee or oil if required and let it cook till milk condenses completely. Taste it and see if you need more sugar.
Garnish it with chopped almond.

Note: You can eat it warm or cold as per your taste. I like it luke warm but my husband likes it cold! It can also be served luke warm with vanilla ice cream.

Pav Bhaji Indian Cuisine

2011-02-10T17:50:00.000-08:00

Pav Bhaji is an Indian fast food dish which is famous in the western India, mainly Maharastra and Gujrat. The dish is also famous in all parts of India and will be found in most of the restaurant menu cards across the country. It is also very famous as street food and sold by street vendors. This fast meal consists of Pav which is very similar to western bread or bun and Bhaji which is a mixed vegetable gravy. The gravy has potato as its main ingredient.

Ingredients

Pav - 1 Packet
Onion - 1 Medium
Ginger Paste - 1 tsp
Garlic Paster - 1/2 tsp
Capsicum - 1 Small
Carrot - 1 Small
Beans - 5-6
Potato - 3 Medium
Pav Bhaji Masala 2-3 table spoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Tomato - 3 Medium
Coriander Leave - 1/4 Cup Chopped
Lemon 1 Small
Cauliflower - few small pieces
Peas - 1 Handful
Salt

Note: You can vary the quantity of individual vegetables as per your taste. Pav Bhaji Masala is a ready made masala which is available by various brands like everest, eastern, MDH, etc which can be used.

Method

Finely chop all the vegetables except potato and keep aside. Boil the potatoes separately in the meantime and mash it.

Now heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions to it. As onion is cooked for 2-3 mins and add ginger garlic paste to it. Let the ginger garlic paste get cooked for 4-5 mins.Then add all the chopped vegetables in it. Close the lid. Let it cook for 5mins in slow flame. The add turmeric and pav bhaji masala and let it cook for 5-6 mins. Now add tomatoes to it and mix it well. Simmer it and let it cook for 4-5mins till all vegetables are cooked properly. Now add mashed potato to it. You dont need to mash it into too fine paste. Some course pieces of potato can be left. Now add water to it and let it boil for 2-3 mins. Squeeze half lemon into it. Just taste if you need to add salt, pav bhaji masala or lemon. Adjust as per you taste. Garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves.

For the pav. You can buy readily available packets. Cut the pav into 2 halves horizontally. Apply butter on both sides and roast it on tawa from both sides to golden brown. Now serve this hot pav with bhaji. You can garnish bhaji is a small cube of butter.

Spaghetti With Chinese Sauce

2011-01-30T20:34:00.000-08:00

Spaghetti is similar to noodles. It is of Italian origin. They are made of various types of flour. Personally I like spaghetti of durum wheat. You can buy thin or thicker spaghetti as you like and try this recipe.

Ingredients
Spaghetti Boiled - 4 Cups
Garlic - 5 Flakes
Onion - 1 Medium
Capsicum - 1 Medium
Beans - 1/2 Cup Chopped
broccoli - 4-5 few small pieces
Carrot - 1 Medium
Spring Onion - 3-4 Strands
Soya Sauce
Chilly Sauce
Chicken Stock Cube
Salt to taste
Oil - 4 Tabsp

Method

This is the Spaghetti which I used in my recipe.
Break Spaghetti into 2 pieces if its too long and boil it in water as per the instruction on the pack. Usually its 10 - 15 mins. Also add little salt and 1 tsp oil while boiling.

After its boiled, strain the water and wash the spaghetti with cold water. Add 2 tsp of oil and spread it into broad vessel and let it cool down for sometime.

Finely chop all the vegetables and keep aside as shown. You can put more or less quantity of vegetables as per your taste. If you don't want you to add some vegetable like beans or broccoli you can. On the other hand if you like peas, you can also add that.

Heat oil in a pan. Add 2 tsp of oil to it. Now add chopped garlic to it.

As garlic starts turning golden brown, add onion, capsicum, beans, carrot and broccoli which we finely chopped and kep aside. Dont finely chop broccoli, cut it into small pieces as shown.

After vegetable are done, you can grate and add chicken cube stock if you want.

Else put the spaghetti into it. Add some more salt and pepper in it. Now add 1 tsp of soya sauce and 1 tsp of chilly sauce.

Now taste it and adjust the taste as per your wish. If you want to add more sauce, chicken stock cube or pepper you can do so.

Heat a pan. Add oil to it and make scramble egg as shown.

Now add the egg to the spaghetti. Also add finely chopped spring onion.
Mix everything else and enjoy it hot...

Note: You get chicken stock cube of various companies like knorr, maggi which you can buy and use but its optional ingredient. You can also add boiled sausages to it if you want.

Bhatura

2011-01-28T21:36:00.000-08:00

Bhatura is an Indian Bread which is very famous in north India. It is made from Maida, a white flour made from finely milled wheat. It is also used to make nan and tandoori breads. Bhatura is deep fried in oil and is generally eaten with chole which is also one of my hub recipes. Its a very tasty bread and can be prepared quickly. Do try it and enjoy it with family and friends..

Ingredients

Maida - 2 Cups
Sooji - 2 Tsp
Baking Powder - 1 Tsp
Curd - 1/2 Cup
Oil - 1 Cup
Salt to taste

Method

Mix maida, sooji, baking powder, salt and 4 tsp of oil. Now start kneading the dough with wiped curd. If curd gets over, you can add some water in it and make the dough as shown.

Make thin circular sheets from dough as shown with the wooden roller.

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry it in oil as shown.

Enjoy Hot, Fluffy and tasty bhatura with chole.

Black Chole (Easy and Yummy !)

2011-01-28T21:30:00.000-08:00

Ingredients
Chole - 1 Cup
Tomato - 3-4 Medium Size
Chole Masala Powder - 3-4 tsp
Asafoetida/Hing - 2 Pinch
Jeera - 1/2 Tsp
Oil - 2-3 Tsp
Tea Powder - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method

Soak the chole over night in water.

Boil the chole with water, whole garam masala and salt till cooked in cooker for 3-4 whistles.
It should take around 10-15mins to get cooked.

Now heat oil in a pan, add jeera to it. After 1 min add hing to it. Immediately add tomatoes to it and let the tomatoes cook now for 3-4 mins.

When tomatoes are cooked, add boiled chole to it and also add chole masala. Dont put the water of boiled chole, keep it aside.

Now take the water kept aside from boiled chole and keep it on another flame, add tea powder to it and bring it to boil. Let it boil for 2-3 mins till water gets the dark color from the tea.

With the cooking spoon, mash few chola pieces while mixing so that it brings little thick texture to the gravy.

Now strain the tea powder and add that water in the chole which is cooking with tomatoes and chole masala. Just taste it if more salt or chole masala is required. You can add more if you want.

Let it cook for 3-5 mins till the gravy becomes thick.

Enjoy it with Puri or Bhaturas..

Chicken Fry (Easy marination style...)

2011-01-28T14:00:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Chicken - 4 Medium Sized ( Preferably Leg or thigh piece)
Curd - 4 table Spoon
Ginger Paste - 1/2 tsp
Garlic - 2 tsp
Chicken Tandoori Masala - 1 tsp
Kashmiri red chilly Powder - 1 tsp
Red Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 1/2 Cup

Method

Mix all the above ingredients in a vessel other than oil and let it marinate for 3-4 hours.

Now heat the oil in a pan and fry the marinated chicken pieces in it on slow flame from all sides till golden brown.

When becomes golden brown, remove them on tissue paper to remove extra oil.

Enjoy it as a wonderful starter.

Mushroom Chilly ( Less Oil recipe..Quick and simple..)

2011-01-27T14:33:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Button Mushroom 200 gms
Refined oil 3 tsp
Garlic 8 flakes
Green chillies 1-2
Grated ginger 1 tea spoon
Capsicum - 1 Medium
Onion - 1 Medium
Spring Onion - 2-3 Strands
2 table spoon of tomato sauce
2 tea spoon of chilly sauce
2 tea spoon of soya sauce
salt

Method

Wash the button mushrooms.

Cut it into 4 pieces as shown.

Finely chop all the vegetables keep aside as shown.

Heat oil in a pan.

In same oil add finely chopped garlic. When garlic starts becoming golden add onion and capsicum to it.

Add salt to it. Let this cook for 1-2 mins till it softens. Then add grated ginger to it and let it cook for another 1 min. As the vegetables start turning golden. Add the mushrooms to it.

Mushrooms leave lot of water so need to it add water. Let it cook for 5- 8 mins in medium flame till water dries.

Now add all the 3 sauces to it and let it cook for 1 -2 mins. Now garnish it with the finely chopped spring onion.
Serve it hot with paratha, chinese rice or noodles.

Ajwain Paratha ( Step by step..Healthy and Easy one!)

2011-01-27T14:02:00.000-08:00

Introduction

Ajwain seeds also called as Omam seeds in south India is known for stimulating appetite and improve digestion. So adding little bit of it in our recipes is always healthy! This paratha is again one easy one with health benefits. It can be eaten with any curry, pickle or jam.

Ingredients

Wheat Flour 1 Cup
Ajwain 1 tsp
Oil 4-5 tsp
Salt to taste

Method

Take the flour in a broad vessel and add ajwain seeds, 3 tsp oil and salt to it. Mix it well.

Now add water to the above mixture and make a dough as shown. To make paratha keep a tawa on gas and let it get warm. In the mean while follow the below steps to make paratha.

Take small balls of dough as shown.

Dip the ball in dry wheat flour.

Now make it into small roti's with the wooden roller.

Apply little oil to it with fingers and fold it as shown.

Fold it once again and apply wheat flour again.

Now further use roller and bring it to this shape. By now you tawa must be hot to fry the paratha.

Put the paratha on tawa and let it become golden brown from both sides. Apply little oil in the process.

When golden brown, remove it from the tawa and serve it with any curry.

Fresh Strawberry Vanilla Shake (Quick and Tasty)

2011-01-26T15:06:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Milk - 1 Cup (Cold)
Fresh Strawberries - 4 Medium Size
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Sugar - 2 tsp

Method

Clean the strawberries and cut it into 4 pieces each.
Now blend them with milk, vanilla essence and sugar till all strawberries all blended with milk.
Pour in a glass and enjoy the drink!!

Sweet French Toast ( Easy snack..)

2011-01-26T09:28:00.000-08:00

Sweet French Toast is an amazing snack for grown ups and kids..It can be made very quickly and goes well as breakfast or evening snack.

Ingredients

Egg 1
Milk 4 tsp
Cardamom 1
Sugar 2 tsp
Bread 3 Slices
Oil 3-4 tsp

Method
Beat the egg in shallow vessel so that it's easier for you to dip bread later in it.

Add sugar, cardamom powder to it and beat again. Now add milk and mix it well.

Heat little oil in a pan.

Dip bread pieces in the egg mixture from both sides and roast it in the pan till golden brown.
Apply few drops of oil in between if required.

Enjoy it in breakfast or evening snack.

Chinese Pasta

2011-01-24T15:08:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Pasta Boiled - 2 Cups
Onion - 1 Medium
Capsicum - 1 Medium
Garlic flakes - 5-6
Green chilly - 1
Spring Onion - 2-3 Sticks
Chilly Sauce - 2 tsp
Tomato Sauce - 2 tsp
Soya Sauce - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Egg - 2
Oil - 3 tsp

Method

Boil pasta with little oil and salt. Strain the water and keep aside. Finely chop all the vegetables. Heat oil in a pan and add finely chopped garlic and green chilly. Once garlic starts turning golden, add onion and capsicum. Let it get cooked for 3-4 mins. Then add all the 3 sauces and salt. Add little water and boiled pasta to it. Add salt to taste. Now let it cook for 2-3 mins till sauce and pasta is mixed well and gravy has dried. Add chopped spring onion to it.
Heat oil in a pan, add oil and add beated egg to it and pinch of salt. Garnish the pasta on top with scrambled egg and serve.

Note: You can also add boiled chicken pieces or sausages to it.

Paneer Sandwich

2011-01-21T16:58:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Milk -1 litre
Lemon 2-3 medium size
Coriander leaves - 1 tablespoon chopped
Onion - 1 Small finely chopped
Bread Slices
Refined Oil
Pepper
Salt to taste

Method

Bring milk to boil then start adding lemon juice to it one by one till the milk splits. Drain the water and keep paneer aside for 15 - 20 mins to cool down. Finely chop coriander leaves and onion and mix it with paneer, Also add salt and pepper to the mixture. Now place this mixture between slices of bread and roast it on tawa or sandwich maker by applying little oil on both sides. Roast it till golden brown and serve it with tomato sauce.

Vegetable Paratha

2011-01-21T16:22:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Carrot - 1 Medium Size
Radish - 1 Medium Size
Coriander Leaf chopped 2 tablespoon
Broccoli - 1 Small Piece
Wheat flour - 2 Cups
Onion - 1 small finely chopped
Ajwain seeds - 1/2 tsp
Refined oil - 4 tsp
Red chilly Powder (Optional)
Garam masala Powder (Optional) - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method

Grate carrot, radish and broccoli. Mix all the grated vegetables, chopped onion and add coriander leaves to it. The grated vegetable will leave some water, don't throw it. Let it remain, it can be used while making dough. Now add wheat flour to the vegetable mixture and mix well. Add around 2 tsp of oil, salt, ajwain, red chilly powder and garam masala powder. Now add water and make dough.

Make thin chapati from the dough and roast it on tawa with little oil on both sides to golden brown.

Note:

You can also put green chillies in place of red chilly powder if you want.
This recipe is also very good to give to kids as there are lots of vegetables in it.
Ajwain also helps in easy digestion for kids and adults.
If you don't want it to be spicy you can avoid adding chilly powder and garam masala powder.

Vegetable Cheese Sandwich

2011-01-21T12:05:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Capsicum - 1 Medium
Onion - 1 Medium
Cheeze Cube - 1
Salt to taste
Pepper
Bread Slices
Refined Oil - 2-3 tsp

Method:
Cut capsicum and onion in long thin pieces. Remove the seed part of capsicum before cutting.
Grate cheeze cube and mix in the cut vegetables. Add salt and pepper as per taste. Fill the mixture in between bread slices and roast it on tawa or sandwich maker by applying little oil on both sides of bread.

Enjoy with tomato sauce.

Note: You can also use cheese singles in place of grated cheese.

Chicken Methi Badaami

2011-01-21T09:55:00.000-08:00

Ingredients
Chicken - 1 kg
Onions - 3 finely chopped
Garlic Paste - 3 tablespoon
Ginger Paste - 1 teaspoon

Almond/Badaam Powder - 2 tablespoon
Wiped Curd - 4 tablespoon
Chicken Tandoori Masala
Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Kashmiri red chilly Powder - 1 teaspoon (Optional)
Whole garam masala - Whole Black Pepper : 4, Clove - 3, Cardamom - 3, Cinnamon- 1 Inch
Refined Oil - 4 tablespoon
Kastoori Methi - 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Water

Method

Heat the oil in pan. Add whole garam masala to it. Wait for few seconds then add finely chopped onions. As onion starts becoming golden, add ginger garlic paste and let it cook for sometime. After the raw taste of ginger and garlic is gone, add chicken pieces to it. Then add salt, chicken tandoori masala, red chilly and kashmiri red chilly powder. Put the lid and let it cook on simmer for 15- 20 mins. Dont add water at this point as chicken will leave water. When the chicken is cooked and masala becomes nice deep brown color, add kastoori methi. After 1-2 mins add curd and badaam powder and little water around 1/2 cup and let it cook for 5mins.

This can be served with hot Parathas or jeera rice.

Notes

Kashmiri red chilly powder is optional to give spicy flavor as well as color. If you dont have you can add only normal red chilly powder as per taste.
Using chicken tandoori masala saves time for us to make dry masala so generally I go for readily available masala from MDH, Everest, etc. If you dont want to use that, you can also use normal garam masala powder.

Paneer Chilly (Easy Recipe)

2011-01-20T15:27:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

200 gms of Paneer
3 table spoon of refined oil
10 flakes of garlic finely chopped
3 green chillies cut vertically into 2 pieces each
Grated ginger 1 tea spoon
1 capsicum
1 Onion
2-3 Strands of Spring Onion
2 table spoon of tomato sauce
2 tea spoon of chilly sauce
2 tea spoon of soya sauce
salt

Method
Chop all the vegetables finely and keep aside. Also cut paneer into medium size cubes and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan. Add panner pieces to it and let it become golden on both sides. Remove it from oil and keep aside.
In same oil add finely choppen garlic. When garlic starts becoming golden add onion and capsicum to it. Add salt to it. Let this cook for 3-4 mins till it is cooked. Then add grated ginger to it and let it cook for another 2-3mins. As the vegetables start turning golden. Add all the 3 sauces to it. Also add half cup of water. Taste the salt and add again if required. Remember sauces also have salt so you should not add too much salt to it in beginning.

Now add fried paneer pieces to it and let it cook for 2-3 mins till water dries and gravy and paneer get mixed well.

Add the finely choppen spring onion to it and switch it off.

Note: I cut chillies vertically so that it is easily seen and can be removed while eating. Cutting vertically will allow all spicy taste to go in gravy well. If you want you can finely chop chillies.

This can be served with noodles, Chinese rice or hot parathas.

Chicken Sandwich

2011-01-20T14:55:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

4 slices of white/wheat bread
1 Spoon refined Oil
2 medium size pieces of boneless chicken boiled
1 cheeze cube
Salt
Pepper
1/2 tea spoon soya sauce

Method:
Make boiled chicken pieces into shreds
Heat a pan and add 1 spoon of oil in it.
Add chicken shreds to it. Add pinch of salt and let it cook for 1-2 mins.
As chicken starts becoming golden brown, put pepper and soya sauce and switch it off.
Dont over fry the chicken else it will become rubbery.
Take it out in a vessel. Grate the cheeze cube and mix it with the chicken made above.
Now fill this mixture in between 2 pieces of bread and roast it in tawa or sandwich maker by applying little oil on both sides of bread. Cook till bread becomes golden brown on both sides.

Enjoy it with tomato sauce.