Just like from our childhood…
Heat water in a pot, add salt. Add green beans, carrot batons, cauliflower florets and potato batons. Let it cook until just soft. Strain it out and set aside in a plate. In the same water, add large dices of a white onion and about few handfuls of cashew nuts. Let it boil for a few minutes. Chop a big handful of almonds and cashews. In a small pan, heat some oil, and fry the chopped nuts. Take them out in the same plate as the veggies. In the same pan, fry some paneer. Add to the veggies. Sauté some mushrooms in the same pan and add them to the veggies too. Add some raisins to the veggie plate. Blend the onion and cashew paste. Drain out the water. Heat oil plus a bit of ghee. Add shahjeera, whole garam masala - cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and two bay leaves. Add ginger garlic paste, cook and add the onion and cashew paste. Let it cook for a few minutes on low heat. Add some water, salt, sugar, a big pinch of dhania-jeera powder, white pepper powder, and let it boil for a few minutes. Add the veggies, add a big splash of cream, mix, cover and cook for 5-7 minutes. Add big pieces of pineapple and cook for another minute or two. Garnish with cilantro and serve with Parathas or Naans. Could also add Apples and Makhanas. Took me right back to first grade when our home was being renovated and we used to get food from a restaurant in Jambli naka, Thane. Not bad for a cold New England winter.
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