Mums Magic Cooking

Easy to follow recipes to make home food taste like restaurant made dishes. Mostly all the dishes are healthy and vegetarian (few of the dishes have egg in them). The ingredients are easy to get (if you do not understand certain ingredients feel free...

[mumsmagicooking-blog]

Palak Paneer

Recipe : Palak Paneer

Serves : 4 persons

Ingredients :

1 Bunch Of Spinach

100gms Paneer (Cottage Cheese) (Cut Into Cubes)

½ Onions (Finely Cut)

1 Potato (Peeled And Cut)

2 Red Chillies

1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

1 Teaspoon Jeera Powder

½ Teaspoon Garam Masala

1 Tablespoon Oil (For Frying)

Salt To Taste

Method :

Boil onion and potato. Save the stock and put cooked potato and onion into blender with the chopped spinach.

In a pan heat up oil on medium heat, sputter (or simply put fry for little time) the red chillies. Switch off heat. Put in  remaining spices and then the mixture made in step 1.

Let it cook for 2 min, then add the paneer cubes and salt. Serve hot with chapatti or bread.

[mumsmagicooking-blog]

Soya Chunks Curry

Recipe : Soya Chunks Curry

Serves : 4-6 persons

Ingredients :

1 Cup Soya Chunks

2 Tablespoons Ginger Garlic Paste

2 Tomatoes

1 Large Onion

1 Cup Shredded Coconut/ Coconut Milk

2-3 Pieces Garlic Peeled And Crushed

2 Tablespoons Chilli Powder

1 Teaspoon Dhania Powder (Coriander Powder)

2 Teaspoons Jeera Powder (Cumin Powder)

1 Teaspoon Garam Masala

2 Teaspoons Oil

2 Tablespoons Besan Powder (Gram Powder)

5-6 Curry Leaves

½ Cup Sweet Corn Niblets (Boiled)

½ Cup Green Peas (Boiled)

1 Potato (Optional) (Boiled)

Method :

To make the soya chunks :-

Soak 1 cup of soya chunks into one pan of water for upto 30min. Drain the water and cook with 4 cups of fresh water in a pressure cooker for 3min.Drain immediately and put 2 tablespoons of ginger garlic paste and leave.

In one pan quarter the tomatoes and boil in sufficient water. In another sauce pan fry the onions till golden brown.

Add in (pan with the onions) the prepared soya chunks and salt and let any extra moisture evaporate.

Add (in pan with onions) all dry spices and curry leaves, fry for 2min and switch off.

In a grinding jar put in coconut, garlic and boiled tomatoes without the skin (the skin peels off easily when cooked) without the stock of the tomatoes. Grind to a smooth paste.

 Put sauce pan with the soya chunks on medium flame add in the tomato stock and coconut mixture. Cook for 5min more and lastly add the boiled corn, peas and potatoes.

Add salt to taste and serve with steamed rice(preferred) or have with bread.

[mumsmagicooking-blog]

Tendli (Coccinia)

Recipes : Tendli (Coccinia)

Serves : 4 persons

Ingredients :

250gms Tendli (Coccinia)(Cut Into 1mm Thin Slices)

1 Large Onion (Finely Chopped)

1 Tomato (Quartered)

1 Teaspoon Chilli Powder

½ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder

1 Teaspoon Dhania Powder (Coriander Powder)

1 Teaspoon Jeera Powder (Cumin Powder)

1-2 Teaspoon Oil

1 Green Chilli (Split)

1-2 Leaves Coriander (For Garnish)

Desiccated Coconut (For Garnish)

Salt To Taste

Method :

Fry onions till golden brown. Add Tendli and all of the spices (including green chilli). Fry for 1 min.

Put in tomato and salt. Add one cup of water. Cover and cook for 10min on low flame.

When cooked and water is considerable reduced to a dry consistency, sprinkle chopped coriander and desiccated coconut for the garnish. Serve with chapatti or bread.

[mumsmagicooking-blog]

Chole/Chick Pea Curry

Recipe : Chole /Chick pea Curry

Serves : 4persons

Ingredients :

1 Cup Chick Peas (Soaked In Water Overnight)

1 Large Onion (Chopped Finely)

1 Large Tomato (Chopped Finely)

2 Tablespoons Ginger Garlic Paste

2 Tablespoons Besan (Gram Powder)

1½ Teaspoons Chilli Powder

1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder

1 Teaspoon Jeera Powder (Cumin)

½ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder

2 Tablespoons Oil

2 Tablespoons Coriander (Chopped Finely)

Salt To Taste

Method :

Fry onions till golden brown. Put in spices and tomatoes. Let the tomatoes soften on low flame.

Put in chick peas and salt. Pressure cook for 15 minutes.

Open the lid. Thicken with gram powder (after adding some water into it to make a paste).

Garnish with Coriander.

Note : Can be served with rice or bread.

[mumsmagicooking-blog]

Spinach Omelette

Recipe : Spinach Omelette

Serves : 1-2persons

Ingredients :

5-6 Leaves Of Spinach

2 Eggs

1 Cube Of Cheese (For Garnish)

2 Tablespoons Oil For Frying

Salt And Pepper To Taste

Methods :

Cut spinach leaves into strips.

Beat eggs with salt, pepper and spinach.

Heat oil in frying pan and put in the omelette batter mixture.

After frying on one side flip over.

After a few minutes take out of pan and gratecheese and serve hot with ketchup.

[mumsmagicooking-blog]

Pav Bhaji

Recipe : Pav Bhaji (In three easy steps) Serves : 4 persons Ingredients :

2 Potatoes (Coarsely Chopped)

½ Cauliflower (Coarsely Chopped)

1 Carrot (Coarsely Chopped)

1 Capsicum (Coarsely Chopped)

1 Medium Onion (Finely Chopped)

1 Tomato (Finely Chopped)

¼ Bunch Coriander (Finely Chopped)

10gm Butter

1 Tablespoon Bhuna Masala

1 Teaspoon Chilli Powder

1 Teaspoon Jeera Powder

1 Teaspoon Dhania Powder

½ Teaspoon Haldi Powder

1 Tablespoon Pav Bhaji Masala

1 Tablespoon Oil

Salt to taste

Method : 1. Fry onions. Add all vegetables and spices (except coriander). Stir fry and pressure cook with one cup water for 5-6min. 2. Open lid, smash or use hand-blender to smooth mixture. Put in butter and coriander. 3. Serve hot with chopped onions and bread(pav). Note: Grate cheese before serving(optional).