PANEER MAKHANA CURRY RECIPE

Ingredients:
Makhana - 2 cup
Cottage Cheese (Paneer) - 250 gms
Onion (Pyaj) - 4
Tomato (Tamatar) - 4
Ginger (Adrak) - 1 " long piece
cloves Garlic (Lasun) - 4 - 5
Cream (Malai) - 1/2 cup
Milk - 2 cup
Red Chily Powder (Lal Mirchi) - 1 tsp
Turmeric (Haldi) - 1/4 tsp
Dried Pudina Leaves - 1/2 tsp
Cashewnut (Kaju) - 1 cup
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Poppy seeds (Khuskhus) - 1 tbsp
Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)
Clarified Butter (Ghee) - 4 tbsp

Preparations:
* Heat clarified butter in a pan.
* Fry makhana in the ghee.
* Cut cottage cheese in samll pieces.
* Mince onion, tomato, garlic, ginger.
* Cut cashewnut in samll pieces.
* Soak poppy seeds in 1/4 cup of water.
* After 1 hour grind the soaked poppy seeds to a fine paste.
* Chop coriander leaves very finely.
* Heat clarified butter in a pan.
* Add onion, tomato, garlic, ginger paste and brown it, stirring continously.
* Add poppy seeds and fry for 2 minutes and then turn off the gas.
* To this mixture add makhana, cottage cheese, cream , salt, red chili pepper, turmeric, dried pudina leaves.
* Keep this mixture aside for half an hour.
* After half an hour put the pan on the flame and add milk.
* When it comes to a boil add 3 cups of water.
* Simmer it till the makahana are completely done and soft.
* Then add cashewnuts and garam masala.
* After 1 minute put the flame.
* Transfer the mixture to a dish and sprinkle some corainder on it.
* Serve it hot with nan, roti or parantha.

MICROWAVE PANEER RECIPE

Ingredients:
Paneer - cut in 1/2" cubes - 200g
capsicum-cut into thin long strips - 1
oil - 2 tbsp.
flakes garlic - crushed - 5-6
ready made tomato puree - 2 tbsp.
sugar & garam masala - 1/2 tsp
red chilli powder - 3/4 tsp
dhania powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste


Preparation:
* In a small frying pan, add oil and garlic and as soon as the oil is hot, add the tomato puree, salt, sugar, red chilli powder, dhania and garam masala.
* Mix well. Add capsicum and sautee for one minute.
* Now add the cottage cheese mix well and mocrowave high uncovered for 3 minutes and serve hot.

MICROWAVE PANEER MATAR

Ingredients:
6"-7" round dish or 2" high with cover
paneer - grated 100g
shelled peas - 1 cup
oil - 2 tbsp.
onion - 1 medium size
green chillies - 1-2
piece ginger - 1/2"
ready made tomato puree - 6 tbsp.
red chilli powder - 1/4
cumin powder - 1/2 tsp.
garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp.
Cashewnuts - optional
Salt - to taste


Preparation:
* Grind together onion, green chillies, ginger and fry this masala for 4 to 5 minutes in a non-stick pan.
* Add tomato puree, garam masala, cumin powder, peas and sprinkle 1 tbsp. water.
* Now transfer this to a micro dish and micro high for 3 minutes.
* Add salt, grated paneer 5 tbsp. water and cashew nuts and mix gently.
* Cover the dish and again micro wave for 2 minutes and stand for another 2 minutes.
* Serve, garnished with fresh coriander and green chili.