Shahi khumb

      Before goin to recipe, let me tell you that I recently bought Everest shahi paneer masala packet in a nearby supermarket.  At 100 gm costing about reasonable 54 rupees, the ingredients present were as follows:  coriander, black pepper, chilly, turmeric, cumin, cassia leaves, garlic, dry ginger, dry mango, dry tomato powder, black cardamon, green cardamon, cloves, cassia, nutmeg, fenugreek, salt, star anise, fennel seeds etc.  This range of masalas and spices provides a complete dish, leaving the cook to add onion, tomato and one special ingredient (like paneer/ mushroom/ murgh etc)

    This special masala reduces the need for adding any other spices, I strongly recommend you guys to go for it.  This shahi khumb, is of course one special output of Everest shahi masala ;)

Palak paneer

   This gravy tasted like heaven, the green paste made here was so simple and amazing.  For making green paste I sauted 300 gm of finely chopped palak along with one chopped onion, one chopped tomato, 2 tsp ginger paste, 1 tsp garlic paste, 2 green chillies finely chopped, 1/2 tsp punjabi garam masala and 1/4 tsp salt.  I cooled the mixture down and blended it ..

Other ingredient added was, of course fried panner and heavy cream.  If you find it difficult to add cream, better buy full cream milk and reduce them by half through constant stirring,  Add half reduced milk as an alternate for cream.  

Ingredients required

• Palak paste
• Panneer cubes- 9-10
• Heavy cream - 100 ml
• Salt, as required

kozhi kolambu

    Generally preparing traditional chicken curries require lot of time becoz of complex marination and unavailable unique garam masalas or other spices.  But, this south-Indian kozhambu styled chicken calls for easy peasy ingredients with lesser time leading to more flavourful and tasty product.  So, just try it guys....

Ingredients required

• Chicken (with bones) - 1/2 kg

For marination

• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic - 6 pods
• Poppy seeds/khus khus - 2 tsp
• Peppercorn - 2 tsp
• Saunf/sombu - 1 tsp
• Whole jeera/cumin - 1 tsp

To temper

• 5 tsp oil
• 1 tsp saunf/sombu
• A bunch of curry leaves
• Fresh slit red chilly - 2

Khoya matar

This delecious Banarasi curry is easy peasy one.  Unlike other curries, this is soo creamy with a mighty addition of khoya and has an awesome combo with paratha/roti

Ingredients required

• 1/4 kg Tomatos  (blanched in hot water, deskinned, deseeded and is quartered)
• 1-inch piece of Ginger 
• 2 Green chillies 
• 1/2 tsp of whole cumin seeds/Jeera 
• 3 tsp oil
• 1 cup fresh green peas
• 1/2 cup khoya
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp jeera powder
• Salt, to taste

Lasagna

      Lasagna is an baked Italian dish layering  ribbon-shaped pasta sheets  with white sauce, meat/vegetable mince with tomato sauce and cheese.  I had eyed this dish  nearly a month ago.. After extensive study, research and videos, (for two weeks)  I, finally am coming up with this recipe... Here I will be discussing how to prepare  & cook Lasagna sheets, preparation of two sauces (Bechamel sauce, Bolognese sauce) , Assembly, Baking and lastly how to store & reuse.  I am also presenting Lasagna cups, a new variant of   quick lasagna...

How to prepare &  cook Lasagna sheets