When you are craving a mix of restaurant and home kinda food!

October 20, 2020

When you are craving a mix of restaurant and home kinda food! In frame: - Kadai paneer - Aloo methi raita - Rotis . This was a meal from a few weeks ago. The summer crop was winding down... with a few peppers from the patch. So those made the perfect accompanying ingredient to paneer and this meal happened! . Kadai paneer: I like my masala freshly crushed in a mortar and pestle (check the second picture). Fresh masala is a two step process: Dry roast spices in a pan - few red chilies, handful coriander seeds, spoonful cumin seeds, couple of cloves, seeds of few cardamoms, few black peppercorns (adjust proportions to taste). Pound/crush spices in a mortar with the pestle. This keeps the freshness intact. Running it through a dry grinder is fine too... I just prefer the coarseness and freshness of mortar/pestle. Heat some oil in a wok, add spoonful of crushed ginger and garlic, the crushed spices, pinch of turmeric powder, sauté well, toss in cubed onions, peppers, cook on medium/high till just cooked, add the paneer cubes, salt to taste, cover and steam for a bit. Lastly add cubes tomatoes, a dash of Garam Masala, mix well and serve. . Aloo methi raita: Heat spoonful ghee, add spoonful cumin seeds and let temper, add crushed garlic, couple of green chilies and approx. a cup full of methi (fenugreek leaves). Sauté till leaves are wilted. Toss in approx. 2 cups of cubed boiled potatoes, dash of salt and sugar, mix. Get off heat, let sit and cool. Mix well with yogurt - add enough to cover up all the potatoes and refrigerate. Serve cooled. . For a full rounded Indian plated expression, these were served with warm rotis. Total satisfaction! . Make it. Share it. Tag it #platedexpressions . . . . . #kadaipaneer #aloomethiraita #paneerrecipes #raita #indianrecipes #indianfoodtales #indianfoodreview #indianfood #onourcreativetable #foodartchefs #foodart #foodartblog #flatlayphotography #flatlaytoday #foodphotography #foodphoto #thrivemags #raw_foodie #raw_featuremyfood #damnthatsdelish #myroots #myculturecuisine #indiancuisine #simplerecipes #easymeals #comfortfood #yummy #tasty