Paneer Butter Masala (Paneer Makhani)

Introduction :
Most of us, whenever we go to any Indian Restaurant we order any one of the dish with Paneer. Without paneer the dinner is just not complete. Paneer Butter Masala is a North Indian dish , it is one of the most popular main course food items in Indian restaurants. If you are looking for an everlasting impression from friends and family, try this rich and festive paneer recipe.

Ingredients:

• Paneer ( Cottage Cheese) -  400 grms ( cut into squares)
• Tomatoes -  8 ( peel off the tomatoes for making puree)
• Onions  - 2 medium size
• Cashews - 1 small cup
• Butter - 3 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Red chili Powder -  1 tsp
• Salt - As per taste
• Kasuri Methi Powder (Fenugreek leaves) - 2 tsp
• Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1/3 tsp
• Creame (or) Milk - 1/2 cup

Preparation :

• Fry Cashews, Onions and tomatoes in a pan with 1 tsp of oil.
• Make a fine paste of these three ingredients and keep it aside.
• In a pan heat 3 tsp of butter and 1 tsp of oil. 
• Add Ginger garlic paste and red chili powder and fry it for 30 seconds.
• Now add the above tomato, onion and cashews puree to this.
• Add Salt and stir well and cover it with a lid and cook for 5 mins.
• Add Dry roasted the Kasuri Methi (make it powder), Garam Masala, Cardamom powder and Sugar.
• Now you add the paneer pieces ( cottage cheese) into the gravy and add creme or little bit milk to it  and saute it well. Remove the flame after 2 minutes.

The delicious Paneer Butter Masala is ready to serve. You can garnish it with coriander leaves. This would be good to eat with Roti's and Chapati's.  

Paneer Tikka

Introduction :

Paneer Tikka is a famous North Indian dish. It is very easy to prepare and very good in taste. You can surprice your guests with its delicious taste in few minutes.

Ingredients:

• Paneer ( Cottage Cheese) - 250 grams ( cut it into 2 inch pieces)
• Capsicum - 1 cup ( Cut it like sqare shape pieces)
• Onion -    1 cup (Cut it  like sqare shape pieces)

For Marination :

• Carom Seeds ( Vaamu )  - 1 tsp
• Gram Flour   -   1/4 th cup
• Yogurt or Curd  -  1/2 cup
• Red Chilli Powder -    1 tsp
• Salt   -  According to taste
• Garam Masala -   1/2 tsp
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
• Lemon Juice - 3 tsps
• Kasturi Methi - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Butter - 2 tsp

Preparation :

• In a pan add  2 tsp of butter, add Carom seeds (vaamu) to it. And also add gram flour, roast it well until you get nutty flavour.
• These three ingredients mixture should be like a paste. Take this mixture into a bowl.
• To this mixture add Yogurt or curd (preferably full creme), Red chilli Powder, Salt , Garam Masala, Dry roasted Kasturi methi, Ginger Garlic paste and Lemon Juice . Mix the whole thing nicely.
• In a pan heat 2 tsp of oil and sprinkle turmeric in to it and immediate add this oil to the above mixture and mix it well and marinate it for 5 mins.
• Now add Pneer ( Cottage Cheese), Capsicum and Onions to the mixture and mix it well.
• Take Satay sticks or you can also use Tooth picks for threading them. 
• You can thred them like one paneer piece , one onion piece and one capsicum as alternatives.
• Place the sticks on greased tray.
• Preheat the Oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit or 150 Centigrade and grill them for 20 mins or till golden from all the sides.
• Serve it with green chutney or tomato sauce.

Pizza

Introduction :

Making Pizza is Fun. It is now possible to enjoy a yummy Pizza at home. Home made Pizza is very healthy and you can adapt any Pizza recipe to your own taste.

1.Ingredients for making Pizza Base:

• Bread  flour - 3 1/2 cups
• Olive or any Vegetable Oil  - 3 tsp
• Dry Yeast    -   4 grams
• Warm Water  - 1 1/2 cups
• Salt  -    1 tsp
• Sugar -   1 tsp

Preparation :

• In a small bowl take warm water, sprinkle the Yeast in it. Add 1 cup of flour to the Yeast mixed and  stir to dissolve well. Set aside the bowl for 5 to 10 mins until the Yesast forming bubbles.
• Now in a large bowl take the remaining flour . Add Oil, Salt , Sugar and the Yeast mix to it .
• Mix all the ingredients very well with hand to form a dough. Coat the dough with Oil lightly.
• Cover the bowl with a Kitchen Towel and set the bowl aside for 1 1/2 hrs. until the dough doubles in volume.
• After one hour, when the dough is double its original size, punch it down to eliminate the air bubbles and keep it aside for another half and hour.
• Now on the lightly floured surface cut the dough into equal pieces.
• Shape the pieces into a thin round layer with hands and transfer the same to the Pizza Pan.
• Cook the Pizza in a Oven at 500 F (260 C) for about 20 to 25 mins along with your favorite toppings.

2.Ingredients for making Pizza Sauce:

• Tomato  -    3 (Chopped finely)
• Tomato pury - make the pury with another 3 tomatos
• Garlic Chopped - 3 cloves
• Capsicum  -  1 large size
• Olive or Vetable Oil  - 3 tsp
• Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Whole Basil  - 1 tsp
• Whole Oregano - 1 tsp
• Salt -  1/2 tsp
• Sugar  - 1/2 tsp

Preparation :

• In a Pan pour 3 tsp of oil and fry the chopped garlic, add Capsicum and saute for few seconds.
• Now add chopped tomatoes and tomato puree ( for the puree remove the skin of thetomatoes.. you can do that in an easy way. Remove the skin by dipping the tomato in boiling water for 30 seconds then dip it in cold water and peel off the skin easily and paste them in a blender) . If your tomatoes are not red in color you can add little bit of red color.
• Add salt and sugar and cook it low flame for 20 mins...there should not be any tomato raw.
• Now add Basil and origano and mix well. Keep it in low flame for 5 mins and remove from the flame.

Topping :

• Once th pizza base is ready apply tomato sauce on that and apply some butter at the edges for a good crust.
• You can use Capsicum, onions , pine apple, mushrooms, corn for the toppings.
• Sprinke shredded chese on the top and cook it in the oven.

The yummiest pizza is ready to eat now.

  

Home Made Cookies

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  Introduction :

  
  

  The Chocolate Chip Cookie is America's most famous cookie. It was invented in 1930. They are very easy to make and tastes very very good.  Kids never seem to tire of them.
  

  
  

  
  

  Ingredients :

• All-purpose flour - 2 cups
• Baking soda  - 1/2 teaspoon 
• Salt     - 1/2 teaspoon
• Unsalted butter, melted  -  3/4 cup 
• Brown Sugar - 1 Cup  
• White Sugar  - 1/2 cup 
• Vanilla Extract  - 1 tablespoon 
• Egg - 1
• Egg yolk -  1
• Semisweet chocolate chips  -  2 cups

Preparation :

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease the cookies Tray.
• In a bowl take melted butter, brown sugar, white sugar and mix it well, then beat in the Vanilla extract, Egg and Egg yolk until light and creamy.
• Next add flour and baking soda then add salt and set aside.
• Now add both dry and creamy ingredients together and blend it very well.
• To finish pour the chocochips and stir with a wooden spoon.
• Now on the greased tray put small amout dough balls. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart. 
• Bake for 14 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes.
• Thats how we make yummy yummy cookies..

Rava Laddu (రవ్వ లడ్డు)

Introduction :

Rava Laddu is one of the yummy Indian sweet items. With simple effort and in less time you can prepare the awesome  Laddu's". It is one of the favorite sweet for most of the children.

Ingredients :

• Rava/Suji/Semolina - 1 Cup
• Sugar - 1 Cup
• Fresh Coconut - 25 gms (grated)
• Milk - 25 ml
• Cashew Nuts/Kaaju - 10 no's
• Raisins (Kismis) - 10 no's
• Ghee - 25 gms
• Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp

Preparation :

• In a Pan fry the Cashews and Raisins with Ghee and keep them aside.
• Add the remaining Ghee into the pan and roast the Rava until becomes light brown in colour.
• Now add Sugar, Coconut and Milk 
• Cook the same till the mixture becomes thick.
• Add the Cashews, Raisins and Cardamom Powder into it and mix thrughly.
• Remove the pan from the heat and make small balls (Laddu's) when the mixer is warm. Ravva Laddu is ready to eat.

Tips :

• For making your hands wet while making the balls you can use milk...so that the mixer will not be too dry.
• Store the Laddu'ds in a Air Tight container.