Pudina(Mint) and Spring Onion Chutney

Ingredients:-

1 cup Pudina (Mint)

1 green onion

½ cup greens of spring onion, chopped

1 tsp cumin

½ tsp Black salt

¼ tsp Coriander powder

¼ tsp red chili powder

Pinch of asafetida

2 green chilli

¼ cup peanuts

1 tsp sugar

2 tsp lemon juice

Method:-

1.     Wash Pudina and spring onions.

2.     In a blender add all the ingredients.

3.     Blend it into a smooth paste. Add little water as required.

4.     Now take it out in a jar. And store it in refrigerator for a week.

5.     Serve it with Snacks, in thali or with paratha’s or puri.

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Matar Paneer

If you are a die-hard Indian foodie and if you’re indecisive or super hungry opt for a Thali then.  Thali is a platter with a selection of various dishes. You get to taste varieties of Condiments, salads, Savory, Sabji’s also they serve different classic Indian Breads and Desserts. It is colorful, flavorful and at the same time packed with a balanced diet. The intention behind serving a thali meal is to offer 6 different flavors of sweet, salt, bitter, sour, spicy and acidic (astringent) on a single platter. In India you get two categories of Thali meal- Veg or Meat based. And the dishes varies from region to region. You get a wide variety from every region.  Mainly it has Dal, rice, Salad, papad, vegetable (sabji), Roti (Indian bread), pickles, Yoghurt (Kadhi/buttermilk etc.) and sweets. And there is a typical way of serving the meal.  Thali is quintessentially Indian.

I am sharing a Thali Meal recipe which has Dal Fry, Rice, Mint-Onion Chutney, Matar –Paneer (Cottage cheese-Peas Curry) and Paratha.

You can make thali meal using any combinations. Just make sure flavors are well balanced.

Try these everyday recipes. And make a habit of healthy cooking and healthy eating. 

Matar Paneer

Peas is something which we always have in our refrigerator. If guests pop in suddenly you should have few ingredients handy from which we can make any dish within no time. Pea’s is one of those magical ingredients. [Note- For matar paneer we fry the paneer cubes but here to keep it simple and healthy I’ll dkip this step.]

Ingredients:-

1 cup Pea’s (Matar)

1 cup Paneer (Cottage cheese), diced

2 onions, chopped

2 tomatoes, chopped

1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

7-8 cashew or almonds

1 tsp cumin

1 tbsp coriander powder

1 tsp garam masala

1/2 inch piece of cinnamon

1 green cardamom

2-3 black pepper corns

1 tbsp Kasuri Meethi

2-3 tbsp oil/ghee

½ tsp turmeric

2 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder

¼ cup Curds

1 cup milk

2 tsp salt

Coriander, chopped for garnishing. 

Method:-

1.     In a saucepan add milk, onions, cashew/almonds, cardamom, black pepper corns and cinnamon. Boil it till everything is cooked properly it hardly takes 10 minutes. Allow it to cool, and then blend it into a smooth paste.

2.     Heat Oil/Ghee in a Kadhayi(pan), add cumin, ginger garlic paste and blended paste prepared in Step1 above.

3.     Sautee it till the paste changes its color. Then add chopped tomatoes, salt and cook till tomatoes gets mushy.

4.     Then add chili powder, coriander powder and curds. Mix it well and make sure that curd doesn’t get curdled. Cook it till oil separates from the masala.

5.     Add Pea’s and 1 cup water to form gravy. Boil it on high flame for 7-8 minutes. Then add diced Paneer. Stir in the gravy.

6.     Lastly to enhance the flavor and aroma add Kasuri meethi and Coriander.

7.     Matar Panner is ready to serve.

8.     It is relished with Paratha or Puri. 

For Dal fry and Mint Chutney click the following links-

Dal Fry-https://grannysreflection.blogspot.com/2019/02/dal-fry.html
Pudina(Mint) Chutney-https://grannysreflection.blogspot.com/2019/02/pudinamint-and-spring-onion-chutney.html

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Onion-Cabbage Thalipeeth

Thalipeeth comes from Maharashtra. A traditional breakfast recipe made using 3 types of flour (Wheat flour, Jowar flour and Gram flour). It is a kind of pancake. You can add loads of vegetables for taste and health. You get Thalipeeth Flour very easily in any supermakerts these days. It is called as Bhajani in Marathi.

My Grandmother has her own Bhajani recipe. She mixes 4-5 grains like, wheat, Jowar, Bajra, Rice and Chana Dal. Then to it she adds Roasted cumin, Coriander seeds and asafetida. It tastes heavenly.

So today I have cabbage in my refrigerator and onions so I am making Cabbage onion Thalipeeth. You can make thalipeeth with various combinations- cucumber, onion, meethi, spinach, carrot etc.

It is served with a huge dollop of white butter (Makkan/loni) and coriander chutney. (You can check Chutney Recipe in Recipe Treasure).

For Thalipeeth we need-

½ cup each Wheat Flour, Jowar Flour and Bajra Flour

2 tbsp Gram Flour (Besan)

1 tbsp White sesame

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp green chilies, chopped

¼ cup coriander, chopped

½ cup onions, finely chopped

½ cup cabbage, grated or chopped

2 tsp salt

1 tsp red chili powder

1 tbsp oil

1 tsp turmeric powder

Some more oil/ ghee for grilling 

 Method:-

1.  In a deep mixing bowl add onions, cabbage, green chili, coriander, ginger garlic paste, sesame seeds, salt, turmeric and red chili powder. Mix everything well. And allow it to rest for 15 minutes.

2.  After 15-20 minutes onions-cabbage gets soft and water comes out. To this add oil and all the flours.

3.  Mix it nicely, then add little warm water and knead it into a soft dough.

4.  Allow the dough to rest for 5 -6 minutes.

5.  Meanwhile heat a Tawa or a non stick pan, grease it with oil.

6.  Make small balls of the dough and roll it on a greasing paper. Do not roll it too thin.

7.  Gently transfer the thalipeeth on tawa. Make a small cavity in between and cover it with lid and allow it to cook on low flame for 4-5 minutes.

8.  Now remove the lid, drizzle some ghee/ oil from the corners and flip the thalipeeth.

9.  Grill it from another side.

10.             Thalipeeth is ready to serve.

11.             Serve it green chutney and a glass of spiced buttermilk.

Eat Healthy Stay Healthy!

 

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