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Quick Capsicum Paneer Dish

Inredients [a] 200 gms Paneer (Amul) [b] One big onion [c] Two medium size capsicum [d] Salt to taste [e] 2 teaspoon of oil [f] 1/2 teaspoon Onion Garlic Powder Procedure (what I did!) [A] Cut the onion and capsicum into  1/4 inch or smaller squares [B] Cut the paneer into 1/2 inch triangles (contrast  with square pieces) [C] Put the Non-stick Kadai on high flame with oil [D] Put the onion and capsicum and stir fry it. [E] Now put some salt and fry on lower flame [F] Now put the paneer and stir it continuously [G] when done, put the onion-garlic powder into the mix [H] Fry it so that things mix well Directly into the plate when hot and eat with roti 😉   More or less it should look like this!  

Plain Palak Soup

Ingredients (O optional)  X 10-15 large Palak leaves  X 2 large tomatoes  O 2 cloves, 4 pepper seeds  O few strands of coriander leaves O 1/2 inch Ginger O Butter X Salt to taste X 1/2 lemon Procedure (I follow) - clean palak leaves (I keep the stem) and tomatoes - cut the tomatoes into 1/4 - put the palak, tomatoes with salt (all the optional ingredients) into a cooker with little water. - pressure cook (wait for the first whistle, sim and keep it for 5 minutes) - wait until lid opens. - transfer all the cooked material (without water) in a mixie and make a smooth paste. - put the cooker with the water used for cooking on stove to boil - transfer the paste from mixie to cooker - bring to boil, and slow the flame - add pepper powder and stir - remove from flame - squeeze 1/2 a lemon - stir and serve with a hint of butter Outcome!! Soup in a Bowl! Some intermediate Steps!           Put all the ingredients in a cooker and bring to a boil Minus ...

Karam Podi | Try it if you Lack Appetite

Karam Podi literally means hot (chilli) powder Podi (powder) is a trademark  ingredient on the  tables of any  Andhra Hotel.  Karam Podi, which literally means hot (chilli) powder, is not usually served. Like most podi's Karam Podi is usually mixed in hot rice with a dash of ghee and eaten as the first serving during lunch of dinner. Karam Podi is particularly  different because it is generally served to enhance the appetite! and as one can guess not generally served in restaurants! Simple to make and is a must if you lack appetite or your taste buds are numb for a variety of reasons. You will need (Ingredients) 100 gms of red chillies 100 gms of garlic Salt 2 table spoons of ghee passion for cooking! This how I went about (Procedure) Heat the red chillies in a tava for a couple of minutes so that the chillies are crisp and go brittle when you touch it Remove from stove and keep it in aside. Now heat the garlic do not throw away anything (keep the outer cover an...