Simple Mutton curry

Simple Mutton curry

Mutton - 2 lbs

Onion - 2 small chopped fine

tomato - 2 Roma tomatoes - chopped

green chili - 2 chopped

curry leaf - 8

Mint - handful

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 -3/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp

Shan meat masala - 1/2 tsp

turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Method : 

1. Heat oil in a cooker pan
2. Add onions, green chili , curry leaves fry till onions are light brown.
3. Add mutton and fry nicely till mutton is leaving oil.
4. Add ginger garlic paste and turmeric n fry a 2 mins 
5. Add tomato, mint, coriander leaves, RCP, coriander powder, salt and meat masala and cook till leave oil from sides
6. Add 1/2 cup water and close the lid and give 5 whistles and switch off the gas.
7. Let the cooker cool down and open the lid and cook on slow flame for 10 mins.

Rava Kesari / Sooji Kesari

Rava Kesari / Sooji Kesari

 

Rava / Sooji – 1cup

Sugar – 1 1/4 cup

Butter – ½ cup

Raisin , Almonds, Cashew - 1/4 cup mixed

Water -2 1/2 cup

Saffron - Soaked in 1 tbsp. of water 

 

1) Heat butter in a pan , add raisins , almonds, cashews n fry like slight color

2) Add Sooji n roast it …keep the low flame n roast Sooji nicely…slightly in light brown color.

3) Now add sugar n stir for a min

4) Now add water n mix nicely n increase the flame..

5) You can add saffron or saffron color now and mix nicely

6) It should be like upma consistency

7) When water is absorbed , switch of the flame…and close with a lid for 2 -3 mints.

Sreshta Lunch Box Series - 6 - Paneer rice

Panner rice

Cooked Rice - 1/2 - 1 cup
Onion - 1/4 chopped fine
Tomato - 1/2  chopped fine
Paneer - 8-12 small cubes
Lemon - 1/2 ( juice)
Green chili - 1 chopped
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt - as needed
Choley masala - 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp

Seasoning :
Chana dal - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/8 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp


Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan
2. Add seasoning items and onion, green chili and fry nicely
3. Now add turmeric, salt n mix well
4. Now add tomato and cook for a min or 2.
5. Now add paneer  fry for few min
5. Add rice, red chili powder, chole masala, and salt and mix well n cook for min or 2
6. Squeeze lemon and mix well and close the lid and switch off the stove and serve

Paneer Tomato Pulav

Paneer Tomato Pulav

Basmati Rice - 2.5 cups 
Paneer - 150 gms ( cut into cubes)
Onion - 1 chopped fine
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Tomato - 4 chopped fine
Tomato sauce - 1 can 8 oz
Green chili - 3 whole
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1tsp
Pav bhaji masala - 2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Methi leaves - 1/2 block (frozen methi)
Mint - 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Curry leaves - 5 chopped
Oil - 5 tbsp
Water - 3 cups

Method : 

1.Now in Insta pot, put that in saute mode 

2. Add Oil and Add Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom, Black pepper, Black cardamom, Bay leaf, and fry for a min or two.

3.Now add onion, green chili, curry leaves and fry till onions are light brown in color.

4. Now add ginger garlic paste  n stir well.

5. Now add methi, mint and fry for 3-4 mins till raw smell is gone from methi leaves 

6. Now add tomato, tomato sauce, coriander leaves, Red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric, pav bhaji masala, and paneer mix well n cook till oil oozes out.

7. Add rice and 3 cups of water and salt.

8. Now turn off Saute mode 

9. Now press manual mode and  set the time for 6 mins and close the Insta pot and seal the vent

10. After 10 mins, let manually release press with a spoon and open the lid and transfer rice to serving dish

11. Serve with your fav raita

I used this brand frozen methi 

Tomato charu

Tomato charu

Tomatoes - 4 ( cook in MW for 5 mins with little water)

Tamarind - 1/2 lemon size ball

Onion - 1/2

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves

Green chili - 2

ginger - 1 inch chopped

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Rasam powder - 1 tsp

seasoning :

oil, 

urad dal

mustard seeds

chimin seeds

garlic - 4 cherished

dry red chili - 2 broken

hing - two pinches

curry leaves - few

Method :

1. Take cooked tomatoes , add onions, tamarind, green chili, turmeric, ginger, red chili powder, salt, coriander leaves, curry leaves and water in a pan and mix well,
2. Now cook entire above mixture for 5-10 min until u get a good boil.
3. now switch of the flame and let it cool
4. strain above cooked rasam into a bowl taking out all the pulp from rasam…squeeze nicely and discard pulp.
5. heat oil in a pan and do seasoning with ingredients under seasoning.
6. Add no pulp rasam to seasoning and mix well
7. Add Rasam poder, corriander leaves and let it boil.
8. check the salt and spiciness and switch the flame.

Peanut chutney -3

Peanut chutney

Peanuts - 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Green chilis - 3 chopped
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup chopped
Curry leaves - 5 chopped
Garlic - 2 pods
Coconut powder - 1/4 cup
Tamarind paste - 1tsp
salt - to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp

Seasoning Ingredients
Mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, urad dal - all together should be 1 tsp
dry red chili - 1 or 2 broken
Hing - a pinch
Oil - 1 tbsp



Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, green chilies n fry them , now add peanuts, garlic, coriander leaves, curry leaves and fry till peanuts are well roasted.
2. Now switch of the flame and let this mixture cool down.
3. Now take above mixture in a mixie jar and add coconut powder, tamarind paste and salt and grind to a fine paste.

Seasoning :
Take oil in same pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, dry red chilis, hing and fry well. Now add this mixture to peanut chutney paste.

Diet Uttapam (carb cravings will be satisfied)

Diet Uttapam

Dosa batter / moong dal batter - 1 ladle ful
Spinach - 3/4 cup chopped fine
Bell Pepper - 1/4 - chopped fine
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup chopped fine
curry leaves - 10 chopped fine
Green chilis - 3 chopped fine
Onion - 1/4 - chopped fine
Tomato - 1/2 ( take the out layer only, no pulp) chopped fine
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
salt - to taste
oil - if needed

Method:

1. Take Dosa batter in a big bowl, add all the ingrediantes expect oil and mix well and leave aside for 10 - 15 mins.
2. Take a dosa tawa, and add small pancakes size dosa's on entire tawa.
3. Spray oil on top if needed
4. Cook on slow flame each side.
5. you dont need any extra pickle or powder to eat this.

Enjoy.