Palak paneer

Ingredients:
Palak:  2 bunches
Paneer: 100gms
Ginger garlic paste: 1 teaspoon
Onion paste: ½ cup
Tomato puree: ½ cup
Garam masala powder: ½ teaspoon

Coriander seeds powder: ½ teaspoon

Oil: 2 teaspoons

Salt: to taste

Chili powder: to taste

Procedure:

Wash Palak leaves cleanly and boil them till soft and tender, now make it  puree. Cut paneer into cubes and fry them lightly till sides turn into golden colour. Heat oil in a pan fry onion paste till raw smell goes off. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes. Now add tomato puree, salt and coriander powder, chili powder and fry. Now add fried paneer pieces and cook for 2 minutes. Now add Palak puree stir and cook for another 2 minutes. Finally add garam masala stir well and serve.

Sambar {My version}

Red gram dal: 1 cup
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
Water: 1 cup
Drum stick: 1 piece
Ladies finger: 4 pieces
Green chillies: 3-4 nos(split into 2)
Onions: 2 nos
Carrot: 2 nos
Tomato: 2 nos
Potato: 1 no
Tamarind: size of a golf ball
Coriander seeds: 2 tbsp
Fenugreek: 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida powder: 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder: 1 tsp
Salt: to taste
Water: 1 cup
Coconut oil: 2 tsp
Dried chillies : 2-3 nos(split into two)
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - few
Coconut - 1/2 piece
(grated)




Preparation Method of  Sambar Recipe

1)Clean the vegetables and slice into long pieces.

2)Wash the dal, boil 3 cups of water and cook dal in it.

3)Add turmeric powder and curry leaves into the dal and keep it aside.

4)Fry the coriander seeds, fenugreek, turmeric powder, dried chilly, asafoetida powder and red chilly powder together
in 1/2 tsp coconut oil.

5)Grind it to a smooth paste and keep aside.

6)Mash the tamarind in 1 cup water and strain.

7)Boil the tamarind water with red chilly powder, salt, curry leaves, asafoetida.

8)Add the vegetables cook till done and then add the prepared dal into it.

9)Add the grained coconut and boil it.

10)Season with mustard seeds and dried chillies.

11)Sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves in to it.

12)Remove from fire after boiling well.

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