Desi Deewar

Circa 2008. New Jersey. Two Desi Roommates.

V: P, aaj mera naam ka parcel aaya hai India se
P: I don't care. when are you cleaning the room
V: aaj tum room clean kar rahe ho
P: har baar main room clean karta hu. I think its your turn
V: but aaj se tum room clean karoge aur washroom bhi for the next three weeks
P: WTF. why would I do it for you loser? Hum dono ek saath US aaye the. saath mein apni nayi zindagi ki shuruwat ki thi -- aaj main kaha hoon aur tum kahan ho. Mere paas honda civic hai with leather seats, apartment lease hai, long term project hai, accha billing rate hai -- kya hai tumhaarey paas? 
V: Mere paas ma ....ke haat ka khana hai from India which will last for 3 weeks :P

P happily starts cleaning.

Smiles,
Neo.

Palak Pulao

Palak(Spinach) is one of my favourite veggies and endorsed by Popeye. But apart all that its a a veggie high on nutrition. So in one of the cookery shows I happen to see a recipe of Palak Pulao. And it tempted me to make my own version. So here it is.

Need :
1 Bunch of Spinach
2 onions
2 tbs green chilly-ginger-garlic paste
2 cups of Basmati rice
Salt to taste
1 carrot; shredded
2 tbs ghee
1 clove
3-4 cashews cut in two halves

Way:
1. Cook the rice before hand and keep it aside
2. Cut Onions in to long strands as shown below

3. Wash Palak before using so as to remove dirt. Take a vessel and put water,salt and palak in to and boil for 5-7 minutes till the leaves become tender enough( This procedure is know as blanching - though not sure)
4. Grind the spinach and ginger + garlic paste and 2-3 green chilies together and form a thick paste.
5. Heat ghee in a thick bottom vessel, add Jeera and mustard seeds then add chopped onions and stir fry for 3 minutes. Add other ingredients such as cashews
6. Add thick palak paste,rice and little water.
7. Mix evenly and cook for 5-7 mins.
8. Dress it with shredded carrot to give a good colour combination

Pet full,Dil House Full,
Neo

Paneer Bhurji

Mom's away
Bored of eating out
And a cooking urge

The perfect ingredients for a recipe

To tell a long story short, parents were away and I had the opportunity to make something for myself.

So here is a simple but very delicious recipe for making Paneer Bhurji

Need :
2 chunks of Paneer, crumbled coarsely,preferably by hand (I took 150 gms)
2 finely chopped medium onions
1 tsp chopped green chilies
1 chopped tomato diced
1 capsicum diced
2 tsp ginger and garlic paste
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp red chilli powder
Salt to taste
2 tbsp butter for frying

Way:
Heat butter in a pan.
Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for one minute.
Add the onions , green chilies and capsicum and stir fry till the onions turn color.
Add the tomatoes and keep frying till the tomatoes turn mushy.
Add all the dry powders and fry for one minute.Add the crumbled paneer and salt.
Mix well and voila !!!!!!!! Its Done.

And now The Great Indian Twist in the Tale :

Take 2 slices of brown bread and evenly spread the panner bhurji between them. Grill the bread to a crusty layer. And you have your Panner Grill Sandwich ready to serve.

Pet full,Dil House Full,
Neo