Paneer Tikka | Quick snacks for evenings | Easy starter for evenings / parties or dinner | Quick evening snacks

Paneer as everyone knows, very proteinous and healthy food. this is good for everyone including kids. If kids don't like to have milk and curd, we can give milk and protein contents in the form of paneer.

Also, this is the perfect evening snack item and starter food item that can be served along with lunch/ dinner


How to prepare Paneer tikka:

Ingredients:

Paneer - 1 cup
Onion-1
Capsicum-1

for the paste:
Curd-2-4 spoon
Garam masala- 1 spoon
Red chili powder
Dhanya powder
Salt for taste

Method:

Prepare the mixture or paste by adding curd, garam masala, red chili powder, dhania powder, salt to taste, and then mix well

Later add sliced paneer, onion, capsicum(these should be cut big and evenly shape)
and mix well.

Leave the paneer mixture to marinate for 30 min.

Later take a frying pan, add 2-3 spoons of oil.
and add onion, Paneer, and capsicums and fry on both sides.

Later take a toothpick and arrange paneer, onion, and capsicum.
and Serve it.

Churumuri | Quick snacks at home

Churumuri is favorite evening time snack item, which can be  easily prepared within no time. and this doesn't need any cooking.
and this is one of my favorite snacks too.

Ingredients:

Puffed rice- 1 glass 
Onion- 1 small Onion
Tomato-1 small tomato
Cucumber- 1 slice
Greenchilli and pudina paste- as per taste
Red chilli powder
Lemon juice-half spoon
Coriander leaves- 1 spoon chopped
Mixture/Khara boondi- 2-3 spoons
Salt for taste

Oil- 2 spoon

Method:

->Take a vessel and add oil, onion, tomato, green chilli paste(as per your taste), red chilli powder,
red chilli powder, and salt

->Later add Khara boondi/misture, add lemon juice mix well.

->Now churumuri is ready to eat.

Tomato chatni | easy and quick recipe of tomato chatni

Ingredients:

Tomato-3
Onion-1
Garlic-1-2 slice
Small slice of ginger(optional)
Green/red chilli-2-3
Chenna dal-1 spoon(optional)
Coriander leaves-little
Salt or taste

Method:

1. In a frying pan, add mustard seeds and let it pop.

2. Add Oil and chenna dal and fry

3. Add Onion, green/red chilli, garlic and fry.

4. Add tomato and fry till it becomes soft. add salt becomes salt.

5. Remove it from the stove and let this cool for sometime

6. Grind the cooked onion and tomato contents. Now the spicy and tangy tomato chatni is read to eat.

7. This can be served along with idli,dosa, chapati /roti.
Dosa and tomato chatni, idli and red tomato chatni are best combos

Simple Tomato curry | How to prepare Tomato Gojju

This particular dish can be easily prepared and need simple and made with commonly available items in the home. this can be eaten along with dosa, chapati/roti's and rice also. infact this particular curry is beginners recipe to start and learn cooking and will be tasty to eat too..!!


Ingredients:

Tomato-2-3

Onion-1
Green chilli-2-3

For tempering:
Oil-2-3 spoons
Mustard seeds

chenna dal- 1 spoon
Jeera- half spoon
Curry leaves

Method:

Finely Chop all the vegetables and keep it aside.

-> In a pan, add oil and mustard and allow it to heat
-> Later add chenna dal, jeera and curry leaves.
-> Add Onion, green chilli and fry till onion becomes transulucent.
  

Later add tomatoes and fry till it becomes soft and add salt as per taste.
If you want you can add garam masala powder and red chilli powder to make it spicy and and water water to boil 

Now the easy and quick tomato gojju/ curry is ready to eat.
This can be eaten with any roti/ chapati and dosa dishes. 

Stuffed Aloo Paratha | how to prepare Aloo Paratha

This is a north indian dish which is made with wheat flour, we all know that varieties of parathas we can make. among them stuffed aloo paratha is famous and favorite for most of them. 

Its difficult to classify this dish as breakfast item,lunch or dinner food.this can be eaten at anytime
I make this as breakfast item and pack this for my daughter's lunch box too. 

Aloo paratha

Ingredients:

For chapati dove: 

Wheat flour-1 cup
Water-for consistency
Salt for taste
oil-2 spoons

For aloo stuffing:

Aloo-3-4
Onion-1 small
Coriander leaves-half cup
Green chilli-1-2(optional)
Jeera- 1 spoon
Somp- 1 spoon
Turmeric powder- 2 tea spoon
Garam masala-1 spoon
Dhanya powder-1 spoon
Red chilli powder-1/2 spoon
Salt-for tatse

Method:

For Chapati dough: In a large boul, add water, salt and 2 spoons of oil. later add wheat flour and the mix it thoroughly till it becomes soft. Later close the boul with a lid and leave it to set for around 30 min.

For Aloo stuffing: 
Wash the potatoes properly.
take pressure cooker, add washed potatoes and water.cook till you get 2-3 whistles.

Take off the cooked potatoes and peel off outer layer and mash it properly.

Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, dhanya powder(optional) and salt for taste.

Add finely chopped onions(if onions are not finely chopped, it will come out when you are rolling chapati.

Add coriander leaves, little jeera and somp and mix it thoroughly.

Paratha Preparation:

Take some chapati dough and then roll it to equal size.

Add aloof stuff in the center of chapati roll.

fold it and press lightly

Later slowly press and roll to chapati size. if chapati is sticking, add some wheat flour and roll it.

Heat the chapati pan and apply little oil. place stuffed paratha and let it cook for 1 minute.
Flip to other end. cook in both sides properly.

Now hot and delicious paratha is ready to eat. this can be eaten along with curd, pickle, pudina chatni or any curries