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Tuesday, 5 February 2019

Malai Matar Paneer || No Onion No Garlic Malai Matar Paneer

Today's recipe Malai matar paneer is very delicious, lipsmacking and it's very special dish for me. Malai means Pala meegada in telugu, Matar paneer is the first paneer recipe i prepared when I was in Khurda(Odisha). And I learnt this recipe from my family friend Devi Vadina 😍. She is wonderful cook, I learnt many traditional and special recipes from her 😍🤗. Coming to recipe this is my first No Onion No Garlic recipe. Many of us do fasting where we do not add onion and garlic on that particular day, so thought to post something which is helpful on fasting days. Personally I love to have food with no onion garlic from childhood.

Malai is nothing but fresh cream, we can use stored bought malai or malai that is collected at home from milk. If you d't know how to collect milk no problem I will explain how i do. I boil milk at night, once it cool down I keep it in refrigerator, morning I collect the malai from milk and store it in container and use it whenever I want by just beating it with spoon or beater. We can also prepare Butter from that.After adding malai/ meegada/fresh cream recipe color and taste changes totally. I had it with Carrot Rice for lunch and with roti for dinner😋. It's mouth melting, smooth and delicious in taste 😋😋.

Let's start recipe..

Malai Matar Paneer

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 1 bowl
Category : Paneer Recipes
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : Paneer, Matar
Author : ArunaSarasChandra

Ingredients

Paneer - 150gms

Matar - 3/4 cup

Mlai/meegada/fresh cream - 1 cup

Butter - 1 tsp

Oil - 3 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Red chilli powder - 11/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Kasuri Methi - 1 tsp

Garam masal - 1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves - 2 tsp (chopped)

Salt as per taste

For grinding

Tomatoes - 2

Green chilli - 1

Cashew nuts - 7

Ginger - 1 inch

Instructions

1) Cut paneer into cubes. (in your desired size).

2) Take a non-stick pan add 1 tsp of oil and fry paneer both sides till it changes color. Do not burn it.

3) I am using fresh matar, so I am boiling it in water by adding a pinch of salt till it become smooth. If your using frozen then just shallow fry it by adding a pinch of salt and take it into bowl.

4) Take a mixer jar add chopped tomatoes, ginger, green chilli and cashew nuts.

5) Grind the above to smooth paste without adding any water.

6) Add 1 tsp of Butter and 3 tsp oil then add cumin seeds/jeera fry it for a second then add turmeric, red chilli powder and mix everything well. Maintain low flames otherwise it powders will burn fastly.

7) Now add prepared tomato puree to the above and mix everything well.

8) Fry the above in medium to low flames.

9) Add kasuri Methi to the above and mix till oil oozes out as shown below.

10) Now add Malai/ fresh cream to the above.

11) Mix everything well so that tomato puree masala and malai mix well. See how color changes after adding malai 😍.

12) Cook the above for 2 to 3 minutes and then add fried paneer and boiled matar/baatani to the above mix well.

13) Add 1 glass of water(adjust accordingly). And cook it on low flames for 3 to 5 minutes.

14) Now add garam masala powder to the above.

15) Mix the above well, if you feel gravy is very thick then add 1/2 glass of water.

16) Close the lid and cook 3 to 5 minutes on medium to low flames. Now oil will oozes out as shown below, that's perfect 👌.

Malai matar panner is ready to serve, garnish it with malai and coriander leaves.

As I told I had it with Carrot Rice, you can also have it with any flavoured rice like Peas Pulao, or any parathas like Lachha paratha and enjoy with your loved once.

Note

* You can also add garlic and onions if your interested.

* Adding kasuri Methi gives good flavour and taste. If you do not have kasuri Methi just skip it.

Tips

** Add fresh malai to make the curry tasty.

** Main Point to remember is to boil matar/baatani. If it half boiled and we add in gravy, then it will take time to cook and recipe will spoil.

** Use non - stick pan/Kadai to fry paneer, otherwise paneer will stick to bottom of Kadai.

** Adjust water, spices as per your requirement.

Also ckeck other paneer curries, gravies and pulao/biryani recipes by clicking the link below the pic..

Carrot Rice

Peas Pulao

Hyderabadi Mirchi ka salan

Punjabi Dum aloo

Potato Spring Onion Fry

Kaju curry

paneer butter masala

Kadai Paneer

khova paneer

Stuffed paneer capsicum

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Saturday, 2 February 2019

Carrot Rice, Simple and healthy Carrot Rice, One pot carrot rice

Carrot Rice is one of the rice varieties prepared easily which is very tasty and healthy. Kids do not like to eat carrot or carrot curries then just prepare this and pack for lunch box they will enjoy it. It is one pot recipe we can prepare it for kitty parties and for journey's as it is easy to prepare and very tasty. If you are lazy to prepare food on weekends but still want to have some yummy food then no doubt this carrot rice is the best option 🤗.

We can have it with any plain raita or Pomegranate raita or any paneer curries. I had it with malai matar panner(upcoming recipe). As its winter season we will get peas/matar so we can add fresh matar in this carrot rice. If matar/Battani not available you can just skip it. We can also prepare this using left over rice too. But it tastes good when rice is cooked freshly in spices. Today I prepared carrot rice by using sona masuri rice. I added biryani & garam masala powders to give it biryani/pulao flavour to make it tasty😋.

Carrot Rice

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 1 bowl
Category : Rice items
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : Carrot
Author : ArunaSarasChandra

Ingredients

For Rice

Rice - 11/2 glass

Water - 3 glasses

Ghee - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 1/2 tsp

Elachi - 3

Cinnamon stick - 1 inch

Star anise - 2

For carrot rice

Carrot - 3
Onions - 2
Peas/matar/Battani - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 2 tsp

Oil - 2tsp

Bay leaf - 2

Green chillies - 2

Cashe nuts - 7

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Biryani masala powder - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves - 2 tsp

Salt as per taste

Instructions

1) Wash rice in water 2 to 3 times and soak it for 15 minutes. Take a vessel add ghee and oil let it heat for a second then add spices mentioned in(for rice).

2) Fry the spices then add water once water boiled add soaked rice mix everything well and cook rice in medium flames. Once rice cooked spread it on plate and let it cool.

3) Meanwhile peel carrot skin roughly and grate it. Roughly chop onion and slit green chilies and keep it ready.

4) Take a pan add 1/2 tsp of oil, fresh pead/matar, pinch of salt fry it and add half glass of water cook till it becomes smooth. (If you are using fresh peas).

5) Take a pan add ghee + oil let it heat for a second then add cashew nuts fry it till changes color.

6) Now add bay leaf, green chilli and onions to the above.

7) Fry the above by adding salt till onions changes color.

8) Now add grated carrot to the above, mix everything well and cook it in medium to low flames for 5 minutes or till carrot becomes smooth by closing lid.

9) Once the above cooked well, add boiled/fried peas/matar mixeverything well and cook 2 more minutes by closing lid.

10) Now add biryani masala, garam masala powder to the above and mix well.

11) Carrot mixture is ready now.

12) Add cooked rice to the above and 1 tsp of ghee saute it.

13) Mixthe above well by adding chopped coriander leaves, so that rice and masala carrot mix properly.

Yummy, tasty, one pot carrot is ready to serve 😋😋.

I had this carrot rice with tasty and delicious malia matar paneer 😋😋. Hope you liked this simple and easy carrot rice recipe, enjoy this healthy rice with your loved ones 💞❤️.

Note

* You can skip adding peas if not available.

* You can also use basmathi rice to make more flavourful.

* You can also prepare it with left over rice too.

* You can also add ginger garlic paste while frying onions.

*Instead of grating carrot you can also chop it into small pieces.

Tips

** If you are frozen pead then no need to cook it separately. You can add it after frying onions.

** If you are using fresh peas/matar you must cook it first and then add in carrot mixture. Otherwise peas Donot cook well.

** Adding biryani and garam masala powders gives you good flavours to the rice. If you are not interested just skip it and add red chilli and coriander powder.

** Rice must be cooked fluffy, so that each grain of rice is separate.

Also check other rice/pulao recipes..