Nerd Kitchens

Goan style Paneer:

Ingredients:- •Paneer (cottage cheese),cut into ½ inch cubes 200 grams
•Cumin seeds 3/4 teaspoon
•Coriander seeds 1 1/2 teaspoons
•Oil 2 tablespoons
•Onions,chopped 2 medium
•Scraped coconut 1/4 cup
•Ginger 3/4 inch piece
•Garlic 6-8 cloves
•Cinnamon 1 inch stick
•Cloves 5-6
•Dried red chillies 3-4
•Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
•Green chillies,slit 2
•Salt to taste
•Tamarind pulp 1 teaspoon
•Coconut milk 1/2 cup

Method:- Dry roast cumin seeds and coriander seeds till fragrant.
Heat oil in a non stick pan, add onions and sauté till golden.
Put the roasted spices into a mixer jar. Dry roast coconut till lightly browned.
Add a little water to the onions so that they do not burn.
Add ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cloves, red chillies turmeric powder and coconut to the mixer jar and grind with a little water to a fine paste.
Add the paste to the pan and mix well and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add green chillies, salt and continue to sauté. Add paneer cubes and mix. Add tamarind pulp and coconut milk and mix well.
Serve hot with roti or chawal.
Cook it and Enjoy it .....!!!! Thank you :)

Gajar ka Halwa

Ingredient:

Carrots – 1 kg
Milk - 2 ½ cup (boiled) (You can also use dry milk powder)
Sugar to taste
Cardamom Powder - ½ tsp
khoya - 150 gm
Almond - 10
Pistachio - 10
Cashew - 10
ghee - 3 tsp

Method:

Wash, peel and grate the carrots. Heat a pan with ghee and Put the grated carrot and cook on low flame till the raw smell disappears. Add milk and boil on low flame till thick. Once it starts thickening add sugar and stir continuously.after 10 min add grated khoya in it and then Cook on low flame for further 10 to 15. Add cardamom powder and nuts and stir continuously till the ghee separates from the mixture. Finally garnish with nuts and Carrot Halwa or Gajjar ka Halwa is ready. Serve hot.

Enjoy it hot..... This punjabi dish is so delicious an rich.

Thank you...!!