OPEN PANEER TIKKA TOASTS, how to make toasts with cottage cheese

 Bored of eating Paneer Tikkas?

Here's a way to eat the Paneer tikkas,  but with a twist!

Healthy, not fried, no unnecessary oil, and baked....

Ingredients

Bread, brown or white as per your choice - 8 slices

Cubed paneer slices - 11/2 cups (home made paneer)

Hung curd - 1 cup

Kitchen King Masala - 11/2 tsps

Kasoori methi - 2 tsps

Tomato - 1, grated

Chopped mint leaves - a handful

Chopped cilantro/coriander - a handful

Red bell pepper - 1/2, chopped

Green bell pepper - 1/2, chopped

Green chutney - as required (with onion - refer here; without onion refer here)

Red chilli flakes

Grated cheese, as required

salt to taste

Recipe cuisine: Indian; Category: Breakfast/lunch/dinner

Prep time: 30 mts; Baking time: 5-10 mts

Yields 8 toasts

 In a bowl, take the hung curd, add kitchen king masala and kasoori methi, and salt to taste

Now the grated tomato

Now the chopped mint and cilantro leaves

Mix well

add the paneer cubes

The colored bell peppers

Mix well, let the paneer and bell peppers marinate for minimum 30 minutes. You can leave it inside the fridge also, to prevent hung curd from turning sour. Then 20 minutes before making, take it out

Line the baking tray with aluminum foil, spray some Olive oil, arrange 4 bread slices and spread green chutney on top

Spread the paneer mixture on top

Sprinkle some red chilli flakes

Top with some grated cheese

Pre heat the Oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes, then slide the baking tray into it, and bake till the cheese melts

Done to perfection!!

Serve with any soup. Seen here is Sweet potato soup.

Notes

Since green chutney is there, I just added Kitchen king masala. Any spice powder is optional. But this itself, trust me, had superb taste.

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MATAR PANEER, how to make a flavorful gravy with fresh green peas and homemade cottage cheese

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A very easy matar paneer recipe with home made paneer!!

A quick recipe too...creamy without any unnecessary fresh cream and butter!! An one pot Pressure cooker recipe!!

My other side dishes for rotis

Ingredients

Fresh peas - 11/2 cups

Fresh paneer - 11/2 cups(can be home made or store bought), cubed

Onion - 1, chopped

Green chillies - 1,  chopped

Ginger - a small piece, chopped

Garlic - 2-3 pods, chopped

Tomatoes - 2, chopped

Cashews , soaked for 1/2 hour - 10 - 15

Salt to taste

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Dhania and Jeera powders - 1 tsp each

Kasoori methi - 2 tsps

Garam masala powder - 3/4 tp

To season

Cooking oil - 2-3 tbsps

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Jeera/cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Recipe cuisine: North Indian; Category: Lunch/dinner/sides

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 20 mts

Serves 2-3

In the pressure pan, heat cooking oil, add ginger, garlic, green chilli and onions and saute till onions become translucent

Add tomatoes too

After the tomatoes become mushy, add soaked cashews

after the sauteed mixture cools down, load into blender jar

and grind to a smooth paste

Now, heat the pressure pan again with oil, and add seasonings

Now, keep the flames on the lowest, add the ground paste, and add chilli, dhania, jeera and garam masala powders along with kasoori methi

add the fresh peas, salt to taste, and cook for 2 whistles

After the pressure releases naturally, this is how it looks

Now, add the fresh paneer cubes, mix well and simmer for 3-4 minutes so that the paneer cubes will take in all spices

Serve hot with rotis

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PUDINA PANEER PARATHAS, how to make flavorful soft flat breads with mint and cottage cheese

 Pudina Paneer Parathas!!!!

Health, taste and nutrition...all packed into these!!!

MINT aids digestion, treats Asthma, treats common cold, Cures Head ache, a real breath-freshener, stimulates digestive enzymes, thus decreasing unwanted weight, takes care of skin and brain power, excellent remedy to treat nausea, rejuvenates mind by beating stress and depression.

COTTAGE CHEESE/PANEER  is rich in Protein, Potassium and calcium, a rich source of Omega 3, rich in dietary fiber, lowers risk of Type-2 diabetes, improves hemoglobin level, and is a must for vegetarians.

So, these two Wonders are incorporated in these super-soft and tasty rotis.

Please check my other Roti Varieties

These parathas can be served with any dhal of your choice. I have served with Tirangi dhal

Please check my other Dhal varieties and side dishes for rotis

Home made paneer

Ingredients

Wheat flour - 3/4 cup

Home made fresh paneer - 1/2 cup

Jeera - 1 tsp

Ghee - 1 tsp

Cooking/gingely oil - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

To grind

Mint leaves - 1 heaped cup, stems removed, cleaned and washed and drained

Green chillies - 2-3

Ginger - a small piece

Garlic - 2-3 pods

Enough oil + ghee to make parathas

Recipe cuisine: North Indian; Category: Breakfast/lunch/dinner

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 3-4 mts for each paratha

Yields 7 parathas

Mint, garlic, ginger and green chillies loaded into blender jar

and ground to a coarse paste

after taking out the ground paste, add little water to the jar, and keep to use for kneading the dough

Wheat flour, paneer, ground paste, jeera, salt to taste, ghee ...all these taken in a bowl

Using the water in the jar, ground to a soft dough, some oil applied finally and let aside for minimum an hour

Roll out parathas, not too thick..not too thin...first dry roast them on both sides, then drizzle a drop of ghee or oil or both mixed, cook well on both sides and take

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HOME MADE PANEER CUBES, how to make home made soft paneer cubes

 Why buy store bought paneer, when it can be made at home?  ....with no hassels..... it becomes more economical too for us!

There is no need to use full fat milk. I have used 3% Aavin milk, and the results are awesome!

And a special mention about the power house WHEY PROTEIN....

*Helps with weight management and reduces effects of ageing.

*Helps us old gracefully

*Prevents Osteoporosis

*Boosts immune systems

*Promotes healthy skin, hair and nails

*fights the risks of life-threatening diseases

Whey can be added to gravies, soups, rasams, sambar, koottu,  dhals, to make any gravy thin, to knead chapathi and poori dough. Can be susbstituted with water in cooking.

Ingredients

Milk - 1 litre (roughly 4.5 US cup)

Fresh curds - 1 cup

Lemon juice - 2 tbsps

Salt a pinch

Recipe cuisine: North Indian; Category: Lunch/breakfast/dinner

Prep time/draining time/refrigerating time(all put together): 4-5 hrs; Cooking time: 10 mts

Yields approx. 250 gms paneer (which is 130/-, when store bought)

Take curds in a bowl

To that, add lemon juice, mix well.

Boil milk. When it becomes frothy, about to boil.....

add the curd-lemon mixture, flames on the lowest

Keep stirring, milk has started curdling

curdling more.....

whey has separated, process is done, stove to be switched off now

Keep a fine strainer on a vessel(I keep like this, so that when you pour the curdled mixture into the cloth, it won't cave in) and put a thin towel or cheese cloth over the strainer

like this

Pour the curdled mixture into this, and incase you are going to use crumbled paneer, then after it drains off completely, you can use right away, or store in fridge and use. Also, if you want to add any seasonings or chilli flakes to the paneer, then this is the right time....( For example., if you want to add some paneer cubes to your peas pulav, then paneer with some kasoori methi will taste amazing)

Tie it into a bundle, hang over the faucet, let it drain slowly. You can, gently press it and squeeze the excess water out

after 11/2 to 2 hours, all water has drained, take out the bundle, keep it on a plate

and keep weight over it. I have kept chapathi board over it. You can keep any cast iron tava etc too, after an hour or so, refrigerate for 2-3 hours. I actually kept it inside fridge with the rolling board.

This is the highly nutritious whey, which after cooling, can be refrigerated, and used in our everyday requirement.

It has become flat and firm now. Gently open the bundle

Soft and succulent home made paneer is ready!!!

Cut into cubes, and use as and when needed. 

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