Sunday, February 6, 2011

Paneer/ cottage cheese masala with mint chutney

 Ingredients
200 gm paneer/ cottage cheese cut into small pieces   curd 2 tbsp        mint chutney 1 tbsp     chili pdr 1/2 tsp
salt 1/4 tsp ( as there will be salt in mint chutney)       ghee/ clarified butter 1 tsp

method
1) marinate paneer pieces in curd, mixed with mint chutney, chili pdr & salt for 30 minutes.
2) Heat a non-stick pan, add ghee, once it melts, add marinated paneer pieces, let it cook on low flame till          dry.
3) Serve hot with roti/ bread.

ps- the 1st picture shows marinated paneer pieces. the 2nd one shows, panner masala served with parantha & the 3rd shows cooked paneer pieces.

To make mint/ pudina chutney

Ingredients
mint leaves 1 cup          coriander leaves 2 cups        green chilies 2-3      onion small 1       lime juice1 tbsp
salt

method
1) Remove mint leaves from stalks, wash well, drain & keep aside.
2) Wash well coriander leaves with stalks, chop coarse & keep aside.
3) roughly chop onion & chilies.
4) Put all the ingredients in a mixer, grind with lime juice to a fine paste.( normally no need to add water, as you're adding lime juice & onion also gives out water when mixed with salt & ground)
5) Store this chutney in a clean & dry container in the fridge, it stays for 7-10 days.
6) this chutney goes well with roti, bread, pakoras & or you can mix with rice & eat !



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