When the child is screaming hunger and you have three minutes to put something together - here's the recipe - cut the paneer in cubes. In a pan, heat some butter, add the paneer pieces, a pinch of kashmiri red chilli powder and turmetic and saute for half a minute. Open a jar of marinara or similar pasta sauce and add it to the paneer. Add a dollop of sour cream, a pinch of garam masala and a pinch of crushed kasuri methi. Mix everything and heat for another minute or so and your instance butter paneer is ready.
This one is in memory of one of my best friends' mom....S. used to bring this in her lunchbox and I ate it all up....Today I wanted to make it for my daughter, so I called up S.'s older sister for the recipe..this one's for you, Masi! Chop Bhinda in slices. Heat oil (slightly more, cause it's bhindi). Add mustard seeds, a few methi seeds (rai:methi=4:1), a pinch of hing and turmeric. Add bhinda, stir and cook on a medium flame without covering. Once it's almost cooked, add red chilli powder, dhana-jeeru powder, salt and a bit of sugar to taste. Finish cooking. This recipe transports me right back to that corner house in Kharkar Ali...
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