Month: March 2019

Paneer Malai Tikka ( Creamy Grilled Cottage Cheese)

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Paneer malai tlkka is a succulent veg kebab marinated in yoghurt, cream along with other mild favoured spices. The name itself tells you what to expect from the dish —- melt in your mouth texture and delight to your palate. Since paneer malai tikka is less spicy recipe, it is especially relished by the kids. Infact this is my children’s one of the favourite veg recipe and have the tendency to eat an extra serving. It is a perfect dish for celebration and gathering and can be served as an appetiser, snack or main course along with naan, bread or roti.

Ingredients:

Paneer: 400gms

Hung curd: 100 GM’s

Grated cheese :4tsp

Cornflour: 2tsp

Cream: 6tsp

Chat masala: 1tsp

Green cardamom powder: a pinch

Kasuri methi: 1tsp

Mustard oil: 1tsp

Capsicum: 1 diced

Onion: 1 diced

Salt: as per taste

Butter: for brushing

For grinding:

Green chillies: 8 to 10

Ginger: 2 inches

Garlic: 8to10 cloves

Follow step by step instructions

Step 1:
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Grind ginger, garlic and green chillies into a smooth paste.

Step 2:
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In a bowl mix Hung curd, cheese, cream, ginger, garlic and green chilli paste, kasuri methi, chat masala, green cardamom powder, cornflour and salt.

Step 3:
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Whisk it all together and add a Tsp of Mustard oil into it.

Step 4:
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Add the paneer pieces and gently mix them with the help of a spatula. Let it marinate for at least an hour.

Step 5:
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Arrange it in a skewer or tooth pick along with capsicum and onion.

                  Or
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Grill the paneer tikka in the air fryer

and air-fry for 10 to 12 minutes at 200 degree celcius. Once half done brush with butter and cook it further till done.

Step 6:
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Serve it along with salad of your choice.

Tip:

Mustard oil gives the pungent aroma to the kebab

Pua with rabari (Festive pancake)

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“Make merry with colours on holi
&
The rest of the days with the colour of love”

Holi ….  The most vibrant and colourful festival of India is synonym with vivacious colours and flavourful food. The holi celebration in my native state Bihar seems to be incomplete without pua and almost every household there is filled with the sweet aroma of the same. I don’t remember a single holi when  we have missed out this traditional festive sweet. And with this colourful festival around, I thought of sharing this recipe so that the holi celebration may be even more sweeter and memorable amidst colours of love. Although each household has its own recipe of this dish, I hope I do justice to my family recipe. Pua is made with batter of flour, banana along with milk and is soaked in sugar syrup and is served with rabari and nuts. Enjoy this indulgent recipe. Happy holi !!!

Ingredients

For rabari

Full cream milk 1 litre 

saffron strand 10 to 12 

For sugar syrup

Sugar 1 cup

Water ½ cup

Green cardamom powder a pinch

For the pua batter

Maida ½ cup

Ripe banana 1

Milk 1cup

Fennel seed ½ tsp

Dry fruits as needed

Oil for frying

Step 1:
img_20190310_1252181872078840.jpgReduce the milk along with Kesar and make rabbari out of it

Step 2:
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Step 3:
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Mix them all together and make a smooth Batter with pouring consistency. Cover it and let it rest for at least half an hour.

Step 4:
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In the meantime boil sugar and water until sugar completely dissolve and the liquid takes the form of syrup. Also add the saffron into it.

Step 5:
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Add oil in a flat surface thick bottom pan. Once the oil is medium hot, slowly pour the batter with the help of a kalchi.(scoop)

Step 6:
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Let it fry on a medium heat turning it as required.

Step 7:
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Once the edge is golden brown take it out in an absorbent paper and dip it into the sugar syrup.

Step 8:

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Holi … The most vibrant and colourful festival of India is synonym with vivacious colours and flavourful food.


Serve it hot with rabari and chopped dry fruits.

Tip:

  • You can also add few Tsp of rawa to make the pua crispier.
  • Here I have not added sugar in the rabbari since it makes the pua very sweet . But if you want you can definitely do so.