Tonight's Dinner: Shahi Paneer & Tandoori Rooti (Veg)

[Bluehacks]

Shahi Paneer

Ingredients:
250 gms. paneer (cottge cheese)
3 tbsp. ghee or butter
1 onion chopped into strips
1/2" piece ginger chopped fine
2 green chillies chopped fine
4 tomatoes chopped fine
2 cardamoms crushed
1/4 cup beaten curd
1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
1/2 tsp. garam masala
salt to taste
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp. tomato sauce
To garnish:
2 tbsp. grated paneer
1 tbsp. chopped coriander

Method:
Chop the paneer into 2" fingers.
Heat half the ghee. Add onion,ginger, green chilli and cardamom. Fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add tomatoes and cook for 7-8 minutes, covered.
Add curd and cook for 5 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup water and cool.
Blend in a mixie till smooth.
Heat remaining ghee, add gravy and other ingredients except milk and paneer.
Boil to get a very thick gravy.
Just before serving, heat gravy, add milk and paneer fingers and boil for 3-4 minutes.
Garnish with chopped coriander and grated paneer.

Making time: 45 minutes.
Makes for: 6
Shelf life: best fresh.

Tandoori Roti (without Tandoor)

Ingredients
2 cups slightly coarse wheat flour
1/4 cups maida
2 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp curd
salt to taste.

Knead slightly stiff dough cover and keep for 2 hours.
Take naan sized dough and make a ball.
Roll to a thickish roti (4-5 mm thick).
Heat griddle (tawa) place on tawa and dry one side.
Wet upper side with water and invert.
Invert griddle and roast over gas flame (or if available a barb- que coalfire). It will fall off when done.
Serve hot with desired vegetables.:smartass:

[RAHEN]

waoo..yummy...simply exotic ...welldone..:up; Thanks 4 sharing..

[Bluehacks]

Thanks for replying.....

[Muzna]

hmm delicious

[Bluehacks]

thanks for replying friends

[Miss_Sweet]

Yum yum yummY

[confuzed]

:| my mouth is now watering gotta try this out -- btw why it says "1/4 cup beaten curd" is that just yogurt just mixed well i can nver make this right

[RAHEN]

yeah..that is beaten yoghurt...