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Kadai Paneer
No. of Portions 4

Ingredients QTY Unit
Paneer (cottage cheese) 200 Gm
Ginger-garlic paste 1 Tsp
Red chilly 2 No.
Coriander seeds 5 Gm
Cinnamon 1 Gm
Cloves 2 Gm
Tomato 300 Gm 
Capsicum 25gms
Onion 25 gms
Kasoori methi  01 tsp
Oil 15 Ml
Salt To taste
Green coriander To garnish

Pre-preparations:
1.       Cut paneer in medium size cubes.
2.       Heat oil in kadhai. Add capsicum  and onion sauté in medium flame for 30 seconds remove.
3.       Add whole spices in oil.
4.       Add ginger and garlic paste
5.       Add finely chopped tomatoes, chilli powder and salt and cook till gravy leaves oil.
6.       Temper with whole coriander seed and whole red chillies.
7.        Sprinkle fenugreek leaves (dried and powdered) onion & capsicum.
8.       Add paneer and mix lightly. Adjust seasonings.

Yellow Dal Tadka
Ingredients
Chana Dal 175gms
Salt to taste
Ginger garlic paste 40gms
Chop onion 30gms
Chop tomatoes 60gms
Oil 25ml
Coriander leaves 5gms
Green chillies 5 pieces
Turmeric powder 5gms
Red chilli only for colour
Method of preparation
1.       Wash dal in running water and soak for at list 30 minutes. Chop onion, tomatoes and green chillies. Make a paste of ginger garlic.
2.       Put the dal in handi, add salt, turmeric and bring to boil reduce the gas and cook the dal till it is tender.
3.        Heat oil in kadahi and add onion, sauté over medium heat and till light brown.
4.        Add garlic/ginger paste and cook till the onion are golden brown and leave the oil. Then add green chillies.
5.       Add tomatoes and dal cook for 5 minutes and garnish to coriander leaves.
Jeera pulao
Ingredients
Basmati rice 400gm
Oil 50gm
Cumin 25gms
Onion 50gms
Cardamom green 4nos
Bay leaf 4 nos
Cloves 04 nos
Black cardamom 02nos
Cinnamon 02 nos
Red chilli powder 5gms
Salt to taste.
Method of preparation
1.       Soak rice for 30 minutes and strain.
2.        Slice onion finely.
3.        Heat oil add whole gram masala and stir for few seconds.
4.        Add cumin seed and stir fry until they crackle.
5.       Add sliced onions and stir fry to golden brown colour. Add red chilli powder.
6.       Add soaked rice, stir with a very light hand until it is well mixed with oil.
7.        Add hot water, add salt and bring to a boil. Simmer until just enough water is left to keep it moist.
8.       Cover with clean kitchen duster and then cook on slow fire for 15 minutes.
Kheer
Ingredients
 Milk 500ml
Rice 50 gm
Sugar 50 gms
 Almond 10gms
Cardamom powder 3gms
 Raisins 25 gms
Method of preparation
1.       Soak the rice in water for about an hour.
2.        Drain the water from the rice and boil it with milk. Cooked the mixture till the milk is reduced.
3.        Now add sugar, cardamom powder, chopped almonds and raisins. Bring the rice and milk to a boil and  garnish it with almonds

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