Sunday, 21 July 2013

CHANAR DALNA RECIPE - Bengali

















credits : indianfoodforever
img credits : nadinizcuisine.blogspot

Ingredients:
1 tblsp ghee
250 gms cubed cottage cheese (paneer)
1 medium cubed potatoes
oil for frying
 
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp ginger paste
2 - 3 green chillies
salt to taste
 
1 1/2 tsp cumin seed paste
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1 cup water

Method:

·    Heat up oil and fry the potatoes lightly and keep aside.
·    Fry the paneer in the same oil and put it in warm water.
·    Heat up the ghee in a vessel, mix in the cumin seeds and let it splutter.
·    Mix in the cumin paste mixed with a little water, ginger juice and turmeric powder.
·    Stir fry for 2 minutes.
·    Mix in the potatoes, green chillies, garam masala powder, sugar and salt and cover and stir fry till the potatoes are tender.
·    Take off the paneer from the water and mix in to the potatoes.
·    Mix in milk and the remaining water and allow it to simmer (boil slowly at low temperature) for another 2 to 3 minutes.

·    Serve hot.