Monday 24 September 2012

METHI PANEER:

INGREDIENTS:

Methi Leaves
Onions
Garlic Flakes
Tomatoes
Salt as per taste
Turmeric Powder
Red Chillie Powder
Dhania Powder
Aamchur Powder (Dry Mango Powder)
Milk
Oil

METHOD:
  • Cut and wash methi Leaves 2 to 3 times
  • Chop finely onions and tomatoes
  • Grate the garlic
  • Take a pressure cooker and add oil to it
  • Add Onions and saute till light brown colour
  • Add Garlic flakes and mix well
  • Add tomatoes and mix
  • Add Salt as per taste, Turmeric Powder, Red Chillie Powder, Dhania Powder and Aamchur Powder and mix all the ingredients
  • Finally add Methi Leaves and mix well
  • Add half a cup of water to it
  • Close the cooker of the lid and let 2 whistles come and simmer it for 10 mins
FOR THE PANEER
  • Boil the milk in a vessel
  • Add Curds to it and a whey forms and a soft paneer is ready
  • Add Salt as per taste to the paneer
  • Take a muslin cloth and drain out the whole water from this milk
  • Take a plate and reverse it and place this mould of muslin cloth on it and on top of it keep some weight or keep another plate over it
  • Paneer Chunk will be formed
  • Cut the cubes of paneer from this big chunk
  • Open the cooker and mash the methi leaves with a masher
  • Add this paneer cubes into the methi and mix well.
Methi Paneer is ready to eat and Serve with chapathi or Rice