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A dish that is featured on the menu of every Indian restaurant, Mutter Paneer is a favorite that is pretty easy to put together and is delicious every time. Good quality paneer is readily available at your local Patel Brothers or other Indian Grocer. I prefer ‘Swad’ brand and always buy the un-fried version. Regardless of how many times I make this, Krishna is always thrilled when it is Mutter Paneer for dinner;)
So without further ado, here is is, the recipe for this delicious indian style cheese and peas delight.
Ingredients:
- 2 8 oz packets Paneer (Swad brand)
- 2 handfuls of frozen peas (these are way better at the Indian grocery store too), thawed in the microwave.
- 6 – 8 Roma tomatoes, pureed
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic-jalapeno paste
- Cilantro, for garnish
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tbsp oil
Method:
Heat oil in a deep dish pan and add the red onions. Saute until lightly browned, add tomato puree, ginger garlic jalapeno paste and simmer for 10 minutes. Add all the dry spices and cover to let the flavors blend.
Add paneer and peas and stir well. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Keep covered for 15 minutes and serve with Basmati rice or Chapathis / Naan.
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There is something comforting about Spinach. Since childhood, the combination of spinach and dal (indian style lentils) has been a favorite comfort food. Today’s meal is Spinach dal and Rice, something I have consumed copious amounts of for as long as I can remember. No matter how many times i eat it, it never gets boring.
Perhaps you have a favorite food like that…
The ingredients for this meal can be found at your local indian grocery store, and for those of you that don’t have a pressure cooker, slow cooking the dal, while tedious, produces delicious results.
So without further ado, here is the recipe.
In a pressure cooker combine the following ingredients:
1 bunch of spinach, chopped
1 cup tuvar dal
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp tamarind pulp
1 tomato, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 cups of water
After pressure cooking the above for 2 whistles, mash the dal well and proceed to dress the dal.
Heat oil in a pan and add the following:
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp chana dal
1/2 tsp urad dal
few curry leaves
few bits of red chilli
Add the tempering to the dal and boil for 10 minutes.
Let the spinach dal rest for 30 minutes for best taste.
Serve over fresh cooked basmati rice for a traditional home cooked indian meal experience. That’s it!
Lentils are a great source of protein and the spinach is packed full of antioxidants, calcium and folic acid. A truly well balanced and guilt free meal. So go ahead and grab some seconds, its good for you.
-Aarti
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UNcubed has a new coat of paint now – the first facelift in at least a few months. Under the hood, however, is where the bulk of the change lies. Getting the site to this point took me over two years – and the problem was solved (literally) in less than 2 hours.
That’s one major backburner task that I can now scratch from my list. 
We’re almost to the conclusion of “The Mumbai Experience” (at least getting to Mumbai, that is…). There’s one more strip after the one shown in the teaser.
But don’t worry… there’s definitely more of India to explore in the next arc!
-Krishna
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It seems that we cannot drive in our car for more than 15 minutes before Sonia throws up. (Car sickness runs in Aarti’s side of the family.) I’ve looked for solutions to ease the nausea online, but so far, I haven’t found much help.
I’m now planning to keep a bucket and clean-up items in the car for future incidents. There has to be a better way…
-Krishna
(On the plus side, Sonia’s been toilet trained for the past several months.)
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