Monday, October 11, 2010

happy 5, 6 & 7th navratra

ALOO MAKHANA
Serves 6
5 medium potatoes boiled
½ cup roasted peanuts
½ cup makhana
2 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp tomato puree
A pinch of hing, 1 tsp dhania powder
Salt to taste
Grind roasted peanuts. In 1 tbsp ghee roast the makhana.
Cut potatoes in to two if large. Shallow fry potatoes in oil on high flame.
Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a kadhai, add hing, and add dhania powder. Fry for 1 minute.
Add the tomato puree and fry for another 1 minute.
Add the potatoes, makhana, peanut powder and 2 cups of water. Let it blend well and boil till the desired consistency is reached.
Add salt to taste. Remove from fire and serve
ALOO TIKKI
Boiled potatoes 5
Roasted peanut powder ½ cup
Buckwheat flour 2 tbsp
½” ginger chopped
Green chillies chopped 2
Salt to taste
Mash potatoes and add rest of ingredients and deep fry till golden brown.
Serve hot with chutney.
ROASTED PANEER
Paneer cubes ½” size 1cup
Oil 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Salt, red chilli powder, garam masala, amchur ½ tsp
Juice of ½ lemon
Heat oil on griddle. Add cumin seeds.
When crackles add paneer, sauté from both sides till it turns to pink.
Sprinkle all seasonings. Roast again for few seconds.
Remove from fire and drop some lemon juice over it.
NOTE: same can be done with boiled potatoes also.

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