Aloo Baingan Sabzi

Aloo Baingan is a great combination of aloo and Baingan. Generally, kids don't like eating baingan but if you make it along aloo they might love eating it. This is a healthy dish and can be served with any type of bread as well as rice. It is very easy to make and takes no time. If kids don't like eating baingan's then cut baingan's in very small pieces.

Ingredient

• 3 Potato
• 5-6 small size Baingan's
• 1 Tomato(cut into pieces)
• 1 tsp grated Garlic
• 1 small Onion (cut length wise)
• 1/2 tsp Ginger Chilli paste
• 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
• Pinch of Asafoetida
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 2 tsp Coriander Powder
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/4 tsp Amchur (Dry Mango Powder optional)
• 1/4 cup Coriander leaves for Garnishing
• 2 tbsp oil
• Water

Method

1. Peel the potato's and cut them into pieces. Now take baingan's and cut them also into pieces. Wash baingan and potato pieces. (No need to peel baingan, however if you don't like its skin then you can remove it.)
2. Heat oil in a kadai. When oil is hot enough add cumin seeds and asafoetida powder to it.
3. Then, add ginger chilli paste and garlic to it. Stir it well.
4. Now add tomato to it and stir for few seconds then, add potato and baingan's to it.
5. Add salt and turmeric powder and  mix it well. Add little water and cover the kadai with a lid. Place flame on low and let it cook for 10-12 minutes till they become tender.
6. We add water to it so that sabzi do not stick to the bottom of the kadai.
7. Now when potato and baingan's are cooked add red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam Masala and amchur powder to it. Mix all well and then add Onions to it.
8. Again cover kadai with a lid for another 1-2 minutes to let onions cooked.
9. Now as this is not a gravy sabzi its dry one so if their is excess water then place flame on high and stir it till there is no more water left.
10. Now at last garnish it with coriander leaves and serve with any bread or rice.

Tip

• If you have kitchen knig masala then you also use it. Take 1/4 tsp of kitchen king masala and add it when you put garam masala and all.

Paneer Bhurji

One of the most easiest paneer recipe that takes almost no time to cook and tastes great is Paneer Bhurji. Paneer Bhurji is a Lip Smacking dish, rich in protein that could be served with roti, chapati, naan, rice or anything. 

Ingredient

• 200gms Of Paneer (Cottage Cheese)
• 2 small onions finely chopped
• 2 medium sized Tomato's finely chopped
• 1 capsicum finely chopped
• 1 Green chili finely chopped
• Ginger paste
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 tsp Kasoori Methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup of milk
• Oil

 Method

1. Take oil in a pan. Heat up the oil and add bay leaf to it. Add chopped onions and saute it.
2. When onion turns light brown add ginger, green chili, capsicum and tomato to it. Now cook tomato's for 3-4 minutes.
3. Now add salt, turmeric powder, garam masala and kasoori methi to it.
4. Grate paneer and add it to the onion tomato paste.
5. At last add milk to it. Cook it on high flame for a minute and then cook for another few minutes on low flame.
6. Stir it frequently so that paneer doesn't sticks up to the bottom of the pan. Add few drop's of water if needed.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chapati's, roti or naan.

Tips

• You can even prepare cashew nut paste and add it to the recipe while adding milk. It enhances the taste of paneer bhurji.

You may also like:

Shahi Paneer

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Makhani

Malai Kofta

Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji is the most famous Mumbai Street Food. It is basically a marathi cuisine but loved by every one all over the world. It is a mouth watering dish and very easy to cook.

Ingredients

• 3 Potatos (Boiled, peeled and mashed)
• 3Tomatos
• 2Onion (finely chpped)
• 1 Capsicum 
• 1Carrot
• 3/4 th cup Cauliflower
• 1/2 cup Cabbage
• 1/2 cup Green peas
• 2 Green Chillis
• 3/4 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste 
• Salt according to taste
• 2 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala
• 1/4 th or1/2 tsp red chilli powder (according to taste)
• 1/4 tsp Balck Pepper
• 1/2 lemon
• 4tbsp oil
• 1 tsp Amul Butter
• Corriander leaves
• Buns

Method

1. Finely chop capsicum, carrot, cauliflower and cabbage using slicer.
2. Now take all vegetables like green peas, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower and cabbage and give a whistle in pressure cooker and cook on low flame for 5-8 minutes.
3. Now grind tomato and green chillis in a mixer.
4. Take oil in a pan and place on high flame.
5. When oil is ready add finely chopped onion to it. Cook till it becomes golden brown in color.
6. Now add Tomato paste and ginger-garlic paste to it. Add salt to it and cook on low flame.
7. When oil starts seprating from the paste add red chilli powder, black pepper, and pav bhaji masala to it.
8. Mash the boiled vegetables properly. Add these mashed vegetables to the paste.
9. Add boiled, peeled and mashed potatos to it.
10. Now add lemon juice to it.
11. Now at last cook it for 10 minutes on low flame.
12. When cooked add corriander leaves and Amul butter to it. Keep it covered till you prepare your buns.
13. Heat oil or butter on a skillet on medium heat. Cut the bun in to half and toast on both side lightly.
14. Serve Bhaji with Pavs.