LOW CALORIE PANEER IN CREAMY ONION GRAVY

Hello everyone 

My day starts with thinking how to serve easy yet yummy healthy diet to my family. As my kids are too fond of paneer dishes, I have to cook it every second day for them. But the main problem is they also get bore of same taste everytime. So to make them happy I have to experiment with paneer gravies everytime to avoid monotonous flavour of the dish. At the same time I also try to make it simple and healthy too avoiding unnecessary addition of oil, cream etc. without compromising its taste and texture.

Step wise recipe is given below, hope you all will like it.

LOW CALORIE PANEER IN CREAMY ONION GRAVY

Ingredients 

2 cups cottage cheese ( paneer)

2 cup milk

3-4 big onions, thinly sliced 

1/4 medium size red capsicum ( optional)

1 bread slice

1 tbsp kitchen king masala

1 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder 

1 tsp kasoori methi, crushed 

Salt to taste

Method:

First of all boil onion and capsicum in some water till onions get soft and tender. And let it cool. Then blend it with bread slice using little water in a blender to thick smooth paste.

While making paste only use little water other wise it will splutter a lot while cooking and also take much time.

Now heat 2 tsp oil in a wok and add prepared paste. Fry it for 5 mins then add all masalas and again fry till it starts leaving edges of the wok. Then add milk little by little , stirring continuously. 

Let it boil then add paneer , salt and kasoori methi. Simmer for 5 more mins and done.

Your extremely easy and yummy paneer gravy is ready to serve with roti, naan or rice. There is no fuss no complications only a simple delicious quick healthy dish.

Hope it's upto your expectations and I expect you will definitely pour your love and affection to this dish in form of your valuable comments and suggestions.

Happy cooking....

LOW CALORIE ALMOND CHICKEN

Hello everyone

My today's recipe is dedicated to non vegetarians who are equally health conscious too. Generally chicken, mutton, fish etc calls for extra oil than regular cooking that's why people hesitate to try curry dishes and end up with grill or baked ones. So I tried to come up with some healthy and lip smacking chicken curry recipe to be indulged without guilt.

Step wise recipe is given below and hope you all will like it.

LOW CALORIE CHICKEN CURRY 

Ingredients 

900 gms boneless skinless chicken breast , cubed

1/4 cup beaten thick curd

1/2 cup soaked almonds

1/2 cup green coriander leaves

2-3 green chillies

4 medium tomatoes, de seeded and purried 

1 big onion thinly sliced

2 tbsp onion powder or paste of fried onions

2 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/2 tsp turmeric powder 

1 1/4 tsp garam masala powder 

2 1/2 tsp chicken masala 

2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder 

2 tbsp oil

1 tsp ghee

For tempering 

2-3 bay leaves

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

7-8 cloves

4 green cardamom 

1 mace piece

2 inches cinnamon stick

Method:

First of all make thick paste of almonds , green chilies and coriander leaves using little water. You can also peel almonds, I skipped it as it's not affecting texture and flavour of dish anyhow.

Now heat oil and ghee in a big vessel and add all tempering spices. Fry till aromatic but don't burn, then add sliced onions and fry till nice brown. Now add ginger garlic paste and sauté for few minutes. 

Then add purried tomatoes and fry on high flame till it get cooked and dry. Then add all dry spice powders and fry for 2 mins on medium flame , take care while frying so that spices don't get burn. Now add almonds paste and fry till it starts leaving the edges of vessel. Then add onion powder or paste and saute for 2 mins. 

Then add chicken and some salt , fry on high flame to retain moisture in chicken stir repeatedly to avoid sticking to bottom and burning. Add beaten curd and fry till chicken get fried from all sides and looks evenly white. Now 2 cups of water and mix well. Adjust seasoning and let it cook, covered till chicken become tender.

Now your tempting, lip smacking chicken curry is ready to serve with roti, naan or rice.

You can increase or decrease water in curry according to your preference of consistency.

This is very simple yet delicious dish , a must try for chicken lovers. I bet you will not get disappointed at all.

Enjoy it and please shower your precious comments and suggestions to this dish. I'll always appreciate your efforts to encourage my lil steps toward healthy cooking.

Happy cooking....

CHILLI CHANA METHI PANEER

Hello everyone 

I am here with another healthy addition to your diet. Its name tells everything about it. My kids are great fan of paneer so generally my dishes are full of paneer but to have paneer every second day with same taste sounds little weird. To spare us from this boredom of taste I usually give my twist and turns to these dishes to make them more interesting and presentable. So that kids tummy bhi khush aur mummy bhi khush.  

This is so simple yet delicious side dish full of protein and iron. To give it further more healthy touch I avoided using cream and more oil. Even then it is so yummy to be a part of any party menu also.

Step wise recipe of dish is given below ,hope you all will like it.

CHILLI CHANA METHI PANEER

Ingredients 

1 1/2 cup cottage cheese ( paneer)

1 cup finely chopped fenugreek leaves ( methi leaves)

1 1/2 cup boiled chickpeas 

1 cup cubed colored capsicum 

1 1/2 cup milk

2 big onions ( finely chopped in chopper or pureed)

2 tsp ginger garlic paste

3-4 green chilies finely chopped 

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/4 tsp asafetida ( heeng)

3/4 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

1 tsp kitchen king masala

2 tsp curry powder 

1 tsp kasoori methi 

Salt to taste

Method:

First of all drizzle some oil on a non stick pan and stir fry capsicum till they get little charred. It will give little smokey flavor to curry.

Now heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok and add heeng followed by cumin seeds. Let it splutter then add chopped or pureed onion and chilies. 

 Fry till they become light golden and then add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 more mins.

Then add all masalas and little water to avoid burning of spices. Let it fry till nice aroma comes and It starts leaving edges of wok.

Then add chopped methi leaves and fry for further 4-5 mins till methi leaves get cooked.

Add boiled chickpeas and fry for 2-3 mins.

Now add milk and let it boil.

Finally add paneer, capsicums, salt and kasoori methi. Let it simmer for 5 more mins.

And it's done. You can adjust seasoning and gravy consistency as per your taste at this stage.

Now it's ready to serve. This is so easy and healthy recipe to relish on.

This can be served with roti, naan, rice etc and can be a part of your party menu too.

Hope you will like it and will definitely give it a try. So please give your valuable comments and 

suggestions also. I will be glad to reply your appreciations and suggestions.

Happy cooking.....