Aloo Methi Pudina Paratha

Aloo Methi Pudina Paratha

Ingredients
4-5 big potatoes boiled and mashed
1 large onion- finely chopped
1 bunch of methi leaves-fnely chopped
10-15 pudina leaves- finely chopped
wheat flour dough(kneed it just like that for rotis)
cumin seeds,mustard seeds
coriander powder,cumin powder
garam masala, chat masala
Red chilli powder

Procedure

Filling
1)In a pan take some oil
2)Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, asafoetida, red chilli powder
3) Add finely chopped onion and some salt. cook till the onion become soft and transparent in color
4) Add finely chopped methi leaves and pudina leaves
5) Add all the masala powde, saltr and mix well
6) Add mashed potatoes and mix well
7) Keep it aside for cooling

Paratha
1)Roll a small circle of flour
2)Fill the filling inside and cover from all the sides

 

3)Roll out very carefully (it should not stick). Apply some flour whenever it start sticking

4)Put some oil in a pan and then put the paratha
5)Apply oil both sides and let it cook till it becomes golden brown color from both sides

6) Apply some butter if needed and serve hot with chutney or achaar

Hara Bhara Kabab

Hara Bhara Kabab

Ingredients
4-5 large potatoes
1 bunch of spinach leaves and some green peas
coriander thinly chopped
5-6 tb sp of gram floor
2 tbsp of ginger-chilli paste
garam masala, chat masala
coriander powder,cumin/jeera powder
oil for shallow frying
salt as per taste




Procedure
1 firstly steam and boil the potatoes and peas.
2 rinse the spinach leaves in water and drain.
3 boil water with some salt. add the spinach leaves and keep in the hot water for 3-4 minutes. this step is blanching the spinach leaves.
4 drain and keep the spinach leaves in cold water. this is so that the spinach retain their greenness.
5 drain the spinach well and squeeze if there is extra water. later chop the spinach finely and keep aside.
6 meanwhile roast gram flour in a pan.
7 stir till you get a nutty fragrance and the gram flour changes its color. keep aside.
8 in a bowl add the chopped spinach. grate the boiled potatoes over it.
9 now add the cooked peas,coriander, ginger-chili paste.
10 mash the kebab mixture with a potato masher.
11 now add the roasted gram flour and the spice powders plus salt.
12 mix very well. your hands will be sticky if there was moisture in the spinach. in this case apply some oil to your palms when shaping the kebabs. shape into medium sized patties.
13 shallow fry or pan fry the kebabs with some oil.
14  fry the kebabs till they become golden browned and crisp from outside.
15 serve hara bhara kabab hot with any chutney or sauce of your choice.

Paneer Vegetable Biryani

 

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cup rice 
1 cup diced vegetables- cauliflower, carrots, french beans, capsicum,potatoes, sweet corn(optional)
few paneer cubes- as required
1 large onion- chopped
2 tomatoes- finely chopped
finely chopped coriander and mint leaves
3 tbspn curd
ginger-garlic paste
all masalas- turmeric powder, chat masala, coriander powder, jeera powder, garam masala, red chilli powder
fried onions(for garnishing and marinating)

For marination
1)Mix 3-4 tbsp curd and beat well
2) add 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp chopped green chilies, 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves and ½ tbsp chopped mint leaves. mix well
3)now add the spices – ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ¼ tsp red chili powder, ¼ tsp garam masala powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp shahjeera/caraway seeds, 1 tsp lime juice and salt as required. mix again.
4)then add the ½ of the fried onions and paneer cubes.
5)mix well and marinate for half n hr



For Rice
1)Rinse basmati rice very well in water till the starch clears from the water. the water should be clear and not cloudy or opaque. then soak the rice in water for 30 minutes. 
2)In a pan take rice and around 4-5 cups of water. put 2 tbsp oil, salt (adjust salt accordingly as there will be some in vegetables too), Bay leaf and few Cinnamon sticks and let it boil
3)Cook till the rice is 3/4th cooked.
4) remove all the water and spread the rice on a plate and let it dry



Vegetable
1) Take 4-5 tbspn oil in a pan 
2) Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, turmeric powder
3)  Add ginger-garlic paste
4)  Add  chopped onion with little salt and let it cook
5) when onions are done(pink in color) add chopped tomatoes
6) Add diced potatoes and let it cook 
7) After potatoes are cooked, add remaining diced vegetables
NOTE- you can also precook the vegetables in cooker and then use it to save some time
8) After the vegetables are cooked, add the marinated paneer along with the curd, coriander powder, jeera powder, garam masala powder, red chilli powder and mix well and keep for 2-3 minutes on lower flame
  

Serving
You can arrange the vegetable and rice in layers or mix it all together and add fried onions and chopped coriander and mint to it.
Serve hot
Enjoy!!!!