Palak Paneer (Spinach with Curd Cheese)
Ingredients • Bunches fresh spinach – 4 • Asafetida powder (hing) – 1/4 – 1/2 tsp • Tomatoes – 2 • Green chili pepper – 1 • Ginger root – 2 tsp • Paneer (curd cheese) – 6-8 ounces • Paprika – 1/2 tsp • Ground cumin – 1 tsp • Turmeric – 1 tsp...
Minestrone Soup
There are many versions of this soup. I have adapted this recipe to suite my family. You can alter the veggies as per your liking. A bowl of this soup is a meal in itself especially good for a healthy dinner. Ingredients • Diced Celery – ½ cup • Diced Green Pepper – ½ cup • Diced Red Pepper – ½ cup • Sweet Corn – ½ cup • Green Peas – ½ cup • Chopped Spinach – 1 cup • Shredded Cabbage – ½ cup • Shredded Carrots – ½ cup • Diced...
Sarson ka saag
Ingredients •Mustard greens – 100 gms •Shepu (Suvani Bhaji)– 25 gms •Spinach – 50 gms •Ghee – 2 Tbsp •Cummin seeds (Jeera) – 1 Tsp •Green chilli – 2 no •Tomatoes – 2 nos. •Ginger – Small Piece •Cloves – 1-2 no •Cardamon – 1-2 no •Cinnamon (Dlachini)- 1 stick •Butter – 2 Tbsp •Salt – To Taste Preparation 1.Blanch all the vegetables, cool and make a fine paste out of it. 2.Make a fine powder of cloves, cardamom and cinnamon....
Palak paneer
Ingredients •Spinach……………………2 large bunches •Cottage cheese (paneer)….. 200 gms •Green chilies……………… 2-3 •Oil…………… …………. 3 tbsp •Cumin seeds……………….. ½ tsp •Salt………………… …… to taste •Lemon juice……………….. 1 tbsp •Fresh cream………………… 4 tbspp Preparation 1.Remove stems, wash spinach thoroughly in running water. Blanch in salted boiling water for two minutes. Refresh in chilled water. Squeeze out excess water. Remove stems, wash...
Greens and plantain with Toasted Almonds
Plantains, unlike their ubiquitous smaller cousins, bananas, must be cooked before eating. When they are not available, a good alternative is parsnips. Choose young, tender parsnips –about 8 inches (20 cm) long. In the North Indian style, the coarsely shredded plantains or parsnips and greens are cooked separately, then assembled. They are then thickened into a puree and flavor-enriched with spices and fine cornmeal or...