ALOO METHI

Ingredients-
Boiled potato-   4 (cubed)
Fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves-  2 cups
Cumin seed (jeera) -1  tspn
Salt -To taste
Turmeric (haldi) powder-1/2 tspn
Hing  (asefotida) -  A pinch
Chilli powder-    To taste
Oil-           1tbspn


Method-
Heat oil in a pan, add jeera & hing ; saute for 2 minutes;  add methi leaves ( add a pinch of salt and keep it aside for 1/2hr. Then squeeze out all the water from methi leaves)and now cook the methi leaves. After the leaves get tender, add the cubed potatoes,salt to taste, haldi powder ,chilli powder and  mix well. Serve hot with Paratha .


PS-When you squeeze out the water from the meethi leaves ,the bitterness will be less.

Paneer masala

This is a very simple paneer recipe which doesnot take much time to get cooked .This is for all those working ladies and men who come home tired but want to have a delicious curry....Happy cooking !!





Ingredients-
Paneer-200gms
Onion-1medium(chopped)
Tomato-1big(cut into big cubes)
Ginger /garlic paste-2tspn
Green chillies -1(chopped)
Turmeric or haldi powder-Apinch
Corriander leaves-A few
Garam masala-1tspn
Salt-To taste
Oil-1tbspn


Method-

Heat oil in a wok , add chopped onion ,ginger / garlic paste and green chillies .Saute for 5minutes till the raw smell vanishes.Add tomato cubes ,add paneer ,salt to taste, hali powder ,saute for 2-3 minutes , cover the pan and let the tomato become tender.Remove the cover and check if the curry looks done or not.If the paneer pieces have absorbed all the masla and the curry looks done add garam masala powder and garnish it with corriander leaves .Serve hot with chappathi or paratha.

STUFFED BITTER-GOURD ( BHARWA KARELA)

Ingredients-
\Bitter-gourd -  4 nos
Potato-2  medium (Boiled)

Onion-1 medium  (Chopped)
Salt-                  To taste
Haldi (turmeric) -    A pinch
Chilli powder-    To taste
Coriander leaves-  A few
Oil-              6 ( six ) tbspn
Corn flour-       1    tbspn


Method-
Clean the bitter gourd properly , cut each of them into three pieces ,slit open and take out the seeds .Keep the seeds for the stuffing.  Boil them in adequate water with salt for 5 minutes or till tender.Take out the gourds and let them cool .

Heat 2  tbspn oil in a pan; add chopped onion,\ and the seeds of bitter gourd . Add salt to taste , haldi powder, chilli powder and coriander leaves ,saute till done.Add garam masala powder and mix well, keep aside .Let it cool.

Take each cut piece of the bitter- gourd; stuff it with the potato mixture; dip it in corn flour mixture and deep fry  in oil.

Meethi naan

Ingredients:

Maida/All purpose flour- 2cups

Yeast - 1tbspn

Salt-    To taste

Sugar-  1tspn

Milk-   1/2cup 

Warm water -1/4cup

Meethi leaves (Fenugreek)-  1tbspn (To apply over naan)

Butter - o apply over naan

Method:

1. Take warm water and milk in a bowl,  to that add yeast, salt, sugar and mix well .
2. Leave it for 5 minutes. In a bowl take maida, to that add the yeast mixture and make a soft dough. Leave it  for 1/2 hour for the dough to rise.
3. Take a frying pan or a skillet ,  heat it well;  then reduce the flame .
4. In the meanwhile take a small portion of the dough and roll into the shape of chapatis , apply fenugreek (meethi) leaves over naan and place it over the hot frying pan. The dough is adequate for making six naans of normal size.
5. Let it cook nicely from one side; then turn it over to the other side. When done from both sides, remove from the frying pan/skillet and apply butter on the front side.
Serve hot with any curry of your choice!!!!

P.S- Fenugreek ( methi ) naan tastes best when fresh leaves are used. In case fresh leaves are not available, you can use the dried ones too.