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Ingredients ; Paneer - 1 cup Butter - 2 tbsp Onion - chopped 1 medium Ginger - garlic paste - 1 tbsp Red chilly powder - 2 tsp Corriander powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp Tomato - chopped 1 Fresh cream - 1 cup Salt - as needed Garam masala - 1 tsp Corriander leaves - a few Preparation: 1. Heat a non stick pan or kadai on medium heat,add 2 tbsp butter and fry paneer pieces in it till light brown.Remove to kitchen tissues and keep it aside. 2.To the same butter,add the chopped onion  and saut till lightly brown.Add ginger - garlic paste and saute for 1 more minute to avoid the raw smell. 3.Add red chilly powder and corriander powder,cook for another 2 minutes and add tomato pieces to it and saute till tomatoes are mushy. 4.Add 1 cup cream and adjust salt,add garam masala and mix well.Allow it to boil. 5.Add the fried paneer pieces and cook well till done for upto 2 or 3 minutes. 6.Switch off and garnish with corriander leaves,serve hot...

Ingredients: Vellarikka/lemon cucumber - 1/2 of 1 small Chakkakuru/jackfruit seed - 2 cups Onion - 1/2 of 1 small Tomato - 1/2 of 1 medium Chilly powder - 1 tbsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Coconut grated - 1/2 cup or as much u need Water -  2 cups or as needed Salt - as needed Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Garlic - 2 pods Curry leaves - 1 or 2 twigs Preparation: 1.Remove the skin ,peel and cut the jackfruit seed  into 2 and then into small pieces.Peel and cut the vellarikka into half,remove the inner seed and chop vellarikka/lemon cucumber roughly into  pieces. 2.In a pressure cooker, add the jackfruit pieces,vellarikka pieces, sliced and chopped onion and tomato,chilly powder,turmeric powder along with water and salt.Mix ,close the lid and cook on medium flame for upto 4 or 5 whistles.Switch off and allow it to rest until pressure releases. 3.Add the grated coconut and allow it to just boil. 4.In another small p...

Ingredients: Dry chickpeas/kabuli chana - 1 & 1/2 cups Onions sliced-2 medium Tomato - 1( not too ripe) Green chilly - 1 Garlic pods - 3 crushed Ginger- 1 small piece crushed Chilly powder - 1 tsp( can use more,if u want spicy,for my kids i always reduce) Corriander powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder- 1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1 tsp Corriander leaves - to garnish Tamarind - 1 small  lemon size ( optionl,if u want it a bit sour) Water - 2 cups Salt - as required Oil - 4 tbsp Preparation: 1.Soak chana in water over night or 6 to 8 hours.Drain,wash and cook in a pressure cooker adding 2 cups of water,salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder in medium flame upto 4 whistles and allow it to rest until pressure released( if not cooked,cook again till well cooked and soft for upto  2 whistles,take care not to burn,it depends on the soaking time,if its soaked well overnight,it gets cooked soon) 2.Heat another pan,add oil  and when hot ,add the sliced onions,...

Ingredients : Masoor dal - 1 cup Onion - 1 small or half from medium chopped Tomato - 1/2 chopped Green Chilly -1 or 2 accordingly Potato - 1/2 cup chopped Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - as needed Water - 1 cup or as required Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp Cumin/Jeera -1/4 tsp Oil -2 tsp Garlic - 1 or 2 pods crushed Curry leaves - few Preparation : 1. In a pressure cooker add masoor dal,onion,tomato,green chilly,potato,turmeric powder,salt and water altogether. 2.Close the lid andCook until 2 whistles in medium flame and switch off. 3.In another pan, heat oil . 4.Splutter mustard seeds,add cumin then crushed garlic and curry leaves. 5. Pour over cooked dal Serve with rice !