Navrathan Kurma
Navrathan Kurma: A mildly spiced, slightly sweet, Spice-infused, creamy mixed vegetable Kurma/korma
This is a delicious Mughlai dish and gets its name Navrathan (meaning nine gems) from the nine different veggies, fruit and nuts used in it! I have seen a few variations in the 9 items used by different restaurants, but i like to stick to Potatoes, Beans, Carrots, Cauliflower,Peas, Pineapple,...
Lauki Malai Kofta
We have had kofta made of Potatoes, Paneer & Plantain but didn’t know about kofta made with Bottle-gourd/lauki/Sorakkai till I came across this recipe of Sanjeev Kapoor. Also these koftas lower the caloric value of the dish compared to the ones made with potato and paneer. I found many variations of this recipe online but decided to stick with Online Guru Sanjeev kapoor
In the original recipe, a tiny piece of tamarind is kept in the center of...
Bhindi Masala
Original recipe: Aug 21 2012, Updated recipe: Apr 15 2015.
Bhindi masala is a popular Indian side made of okras/lady’s finger cooked in onion-tomato paste and spices. This creamy okra dish is one another dish featured prominently in all Indian restaurant menu.
There are many recipes and versions of this curry, the common ingredient is Okra. My version probably looks like many other...
Punjabi Kadhi
A yogurt-based dish to be served along rice, which is prepared in many places with their own version. A simple recipe which can be adjusted to taste. For example the consistency or the adding vegetables instead of fried dumplings/pakodas.
Ingredients you will need:
For pakoras/pakodas
1/3 cup Gram/chickpea flour (besan/kadala mavu)
2 tbsp corn flour (this gives a crispy texture)
1 medium...
Palak Paneer
Original recipe: Jul 15 2012, Update recipe: Mar 20 2015.
Palak Paneer is a creamy, fragrant and delicately spiced curry. Fried/fresh Paneer simmered in spinach curry with sautéed onions, spices, blanched tomatoes and dollop of cream. If you love paneer and have a big bunch of spinach, think no further than palak paneer.
The spinach based curry has a silky texture with excellent taste of paneer and spices, if you or anyone in the house is not a big fan...
Paneer Butter Masala
This is one of my signature recipes which is liked by all my friends! My husband waits for an occasion to invite friends home and then asks me to make this one.. Yeah I don’t make it that often when it’s just the two of us cause of butter and cream quantity.
Paneer butter masala is Cottage cheese(paneer) cooked in blanched tomato gravy and spices with dried Fenugreek leaves (kasoori...