Coconut Milk Paneer Curry Recipe

Delicious and healthy way to prepare paneer curry with homemade coconut milk. Fibrous coconut milk gives creamy and rich texture to our usual paneer curry. Check out this yummy Indian curry recipe.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Paneer - 200 gms

Chopped Onions/ Onion paste - 1 Bowl/ 1 pcs 

Salt, Red chilly powder - As per taste

Lemon - 1 pcs

Chopped ginger garlic - 1 tsp

Tomato ketchup - 1 tsp (optional)

Fresh coconut - 100 gms (Remove brown portion and cut into pcs)

For Tempering:

Desi ghee - 1 tsp

Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

Red chilly powder for colour - 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Coconut milk - Grind coconut with 1 cup of water in a grinder jar. Sieve the milk using strainer or muslin cloth. The coconut milk received is the first extract which is thick and creamy.  

2. Heat little oil in a kadai, Saute ginger garlic paste, chopped onions. Add salt and red chilly powder and lastly add coconut milk. Cook at medium to low flame for 10 -15 min, till the gravy thickens. 

3. Simultaneously prepare desi ghee tempering by heating ghee in a pan, splutter coriander seeds. Switch off the flame and add coloured red chilli powder. 

4. Serve the prepared coconut milk paneer curry with chapati. Topped with the tempering.  

Enjoy rich, flavoured paneer curry as a main course option.

Do check out more Indian curry recipes:

Aam ki Launji | Raw Mango Launji recipe

Lotus Stem Curry 

Kadhi Recipe in Soup Maker

Jaisalmeri Kala Channa | Black Chickpeas Curry

Potato Spinach Dumplings Curry

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Quick Besan Ladoo in Microwave

Besan ladoo can be very quickly made in microwave. Get rid of the hassel of roasting besan and continuous monitoring required. Try out this simple, quick way to prepare besan ladoo in microwave.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Besan/ Gram Flour - 200 gms

Castor sugar - 100 gms

Desi ghee - 2 tbsp (Add more if required)

Semolina/ suji - 1 tsp ( added for coarseness) 

Chopped nuts -  1 tbsp

Cardamom powder - a pinch

Method:

1. In a microwave safe bowl, heat desi ghee for 30 sec.

2. Add besan and suji in desi ghee. Microwave for 1 min. Mix it nicely.

3. Microwave the mixture for 1 min and mix again. 

4. Add chopped nuts, cardamom powder in the besan mixture and microwave again for 1 min. At this stage a nice aroma of roasted gram flour will be there.

5. Lastly microwave mixture for 20 sec, Be careful now to avoid any burning of besan.

6. Cool down the mixture. Once little cool, add castor sugar. Break any kind of lumps of sugar. Mix sugar and besan mixture nicely and prepare besan ladoos in the desired size. 

7. Garnish besan ladoo with melon seeds and almond slice.  

Check out more ladoo recipes below:

Best Ladoo Recipes | Diwali Special Ladoo Recipe

Coconut Makhana Ladoo 

Crunchy Healthy Ladoo Recipe 

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Homemade Desi Ghee Making

Desi Ghee making is a simple process using only 1 ingredient - Malai or cream. This is the purest desi ghee which can put to enumerable uses. It is said that pure ghee enhances physical and mental strength thus keeps the body healthy. But the quantity of ghee should be limited due to fat content involved. However pure ghee can last for a longer duration of time. It can be stored without refrigeration.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference: 

Below is the detailed recipe 

Ingredient:

Malai or homemade cream - 1/2 kgs

Method:

1. Collect cream or malai everyday at least for 7-10 days.

2. Churn the malai using hand blender/ food processor/ using ladder , which is a manual process. churn till the stage butter is extracted from malai and water/ butter milk is left behind.

3. Remove the butter and add cold water. Wash the butter with cold water 2-3 times. This washing process aids ghee making and the quantity of the residual mixture left behind the ghee is also reduced.

4. The left over buttermilk can be used to make kadhi/ or can be used to prepare homemade paneer.

5. After washing the butter, keep the butter in kadai on medium flame. Cook till the ghee separates.

6. Lets the ghee cool down completely.

7. Sieve the ghee in an airtight container or steel container. 

8. Left over residual mixture or khoya can be used to make khasta roti/ sweet roti.

   

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Lauki Soup/ Bottle Gourd Soup - A Weight Loss Recipe

Lauki Soup is a light soup which helps to reduce weight. This is a perfect weight loss recipe. Bottle gourd soup is low in calories and fats but keep ones full for longer time, thus extra munching in between meals are avoided. This is not a creamy soup which adds to calories, thus cream, butter or potato are not added in the soup.

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Bottle Gourd/ Lauki - 250 gms

Salyt, Black pepper - As per taste

Diced Onion - 1/2 pcs

Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp

Crushed garlic cloves - 1-2 pcs

Whole wheat flour - 1 tbsp 

Method:

1. Heat 1 tsp oil in pressure cooker, saute coriander and cumin seeds, garlic, onion as well. Add all other ingredients along with double the quantity of water.

2. Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.

3. Blend the soup and sieve the soup (optional).

4. Garnish with coriander leaves. Healthy soup is ready to serve. 

For more weight loss recipe, check out:

Easy Weight Loss Recipe | Honey Cinnamon Drink

Easy Weight Loss Drink | Carom Seeds Water | Ajwain Water for Fast Weight Loss

Flat Belly Diet Drink | Fat Cutter Drink | Weight Loss Recipes

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