Aloo Capsicum

Appa's recipe!!!

Cooking Time: 30 min

Serves: 4

Ingredients

4 Green Pepper or Capsicum... cut into small pieces
4 Potatoes peeled and cut into small pieces
2 tbsp Jeera
Cilantro,
Little Turmeric Powder,
Red chilli powder,
Salt
mustard seeds

Pre-Steps:

1. Heat the pieces of potatoes in the microwave for 3-4 minutes till they are 40% cooked (to save time)

Steps :

1. Put oil in a pan and let it heat for some time.
2. Put in jeera and mustard seeds fry on medium for 2 mins.
3. Add the Capsicum and let it cook for a while.(put the lid on and cook on medium flame...)
4. Add potatoes and let them cook for a while until they are 70% cooked(use a spatula to break the potato to determine how much the potato is cooked...)
5. Add little coriander powder, salt and red mirchi.
6. Put the lid on the kadai and cook on slow flame.
7. See to it that the sabji does not burn.....
8. Check for the salt/mirchi in between and do the damage control.
9. Add finely chopped cilantro or "Kothimir" to garnish.

Goes well with: Roti

Mutter Paneer

Image by su-lin via Flickr

Mutter paneer is an Indian dish consisting of paneer (cheese) and peas in a sweet and spicy sauce. It is usually served with an Indian type of bread (Naan, paratha, poori, or roti depending on region). This is one of the best known dishes in Indian cuisine. It is quite nutritious and high in calories.

Valuable contributions from Shweta!!!

Cooking Time: 45 min

Serves: 4-5

Ingredients

400g Paneer(fresh or fried and cut into small cubes)
2 onions chopped
3 tomatoes,
4 green chillies,
4 cloves,
2 tbsp Jeera
Garam masala,
Ginger garlic paste,
Cumin powder,
Cilantro,
Little Turmeric,
Red chilli powder,
Salt
2 tbsp of cream (optional)


Pre-steps(for frozen paneer and mutter)

1. Boil water in a bowl and then add the frozen paneer in it for 5 min. When you remove the paneer from the water rremeber to squeeze the water from it.
2. Defrost the frozen peas for 5 min in a bowl of water in a microwave.

Steps :

1. Put oil in a pan and let it heat for some time.
2. Put in Jeera and cloves and fry on medium for 2 mins.
3. Put in finely chopped onions and fry them till golden brown..
4. Add 1.5 table spoons of ginger garlic paste and
5. When the masala is light brown, add garam masala, coriander powder, salt and red chilli powder.
6. Add chopped tomatoes.
7. Fry them for 10 gud minutes, till the oil starts to separate from the masala.
8. Add the peas and the cubes of paneer to the masala and mix them properly.
9. Add 2 cups of water so that the paneer soaks the masala easily.
10. Cover the Kadai(vessel) with a lid and cook for 15 min on slow-med flame.
11. Check for the salt/mirchi in between and do the damage control.
12. You can add 1-2 tbsp of Cream and then cook for 5 min.
13. Add finely chopped cilantro or "Kothimir" to garnish.

Goes well with: Roti and Rice(Add more water and make the gravy thinner....balance the salt/spices..)

Aloo Curry

This recipe is our friend, Parikshit's contribution.

Cooking Time: 45-60 min

Ingredients

4 large potatoes,
5 tomatoes,
3 large onions
4 green chillies,
4 cloves,
1 small cinnamon stick,
Mustard Seeds
Garam masala,
Ginger garlic paste,
Cumin powder,
Cilantro,
Turmeric,
Red chilli powder,
Curd,
Salt


Steps :

1. Put oil in a pan. at u r discretion.
2. Put in 4 cloves, 1 small cinnamon stick, raee[ mustard seeds] and fry on medium for 3 mins
3. Put in finely chopped onions and fry them till golden brown..
4. Add 1.5 table spoons of ginger garlic paste and "cubically cut small sized potatoes"
5. Fry em till potatoes r semi cooked..** dont let em cook completely..they might b get completely mashed.
6. Add chopped tomatoes dat r small in size...
7. Fry them for 10 gud minutes, till they loose gain their tenderness
8. Slice the potatoes and check for their tenderness...
9. Add in, cumin powder[ 1/2 spoon], garam masala [1/2 spoon], 1/4th spoon of turmeric powder,red chilli and salt r upto u r discretion.
10. Mix em well and cover it for 10 minutes to retain the flavor.
11. Add 3 or 4 table spoons of curd
12. Fry em well..for 7 minutes...and lastly...add finely chopped cilantro or "Kothimir"...and stir and let it rest for 10 mins.
and U R DONE

Goes Well With: Poori, Roti.