Potato Masala

Potatos - 2 Big
1 Onions finely chopped
1/2 inch ginger finely chopped
3 green chillies slit
curry leaves few
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Gram dhall - few
mustard and urud dhall few for seasoning
salt, oil and water as required.

Method :

1. Boil potatoes and smash them and keep aside.
2. In a vok add oil and season it with mustard, urud dhal and gram dhal and wait for it to spultter.
3. Add onions, ginger and green chillis with curry leaves and wait for it to cook transparent.
4. Add turmeric powder, salt and 2 cups water and leave it for a boil, when boils add potatoes and cook well.
5. When cooked stop the flame and serve with poori or dosai.

Home Made Soup Powder

Black Pepper Corn - 50 Gms
Jeera - 50 Gms
Sombu (Aniseeds) - 50 Gms
Thoor Dhall - 100 gms
Dhania (coriander seeds) - 100 gms

Method: Roast and Grind them into a Fine powder by giving it in the mill. You can also measure it in terms of spoon and grind them and use it then and there when you make soup. It can be used for all veg and non veg soups. Just add 1 tsp to 2 tsp depending on quantity of soup made at home.

Palak paneer

Palak - 1 Bunch
Paneer - 200 gms
1 Onions finely chopped
2 tomatoes finely chopped
3 green chillies slit
Ginger garlic paste - 1-2 Tbsp
Chilli powder 1 Tsp
Dhania Powder 1 Tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 Tsp
Garam Masala Powder 1/2 tsp(optional)
Jeera Powder 1/2 tsp
Milk 1/4 cup or fresh cream - 1 tbsp
Oil as required
Water as required
salt to taste

Method :

1. Clean palak and Boil it and take the palak separately and grind it into a paste and keep aside.

2. In a vok, add oil and add little jeera wait for it to splutter, then add onion, green chillis and cook it for few mins.

3. When onion is cooked add ginger garlic paste and tomatoes, add a pinch of salt and keep mixing it..then close it with a lid and wait for the onion,tomato and Ginger garlic paste to blend well and wait for oil oozes from it.

4.Then add the above masalas and salt to this and mix it with little water and wait again for it to come to a boil.

5. Now add ground palak and mix well add water if u need more gravy and leave it for a boil.

6. When it boils add paneer cubes and check salt and spice, if u need more spice then u can add more.

7. When the mixture is cooked well add milk and mix again and leave it for few min and stop the flame.

8. Serve with chapathi, naan etc...