Anita's Recipes

INGREDIENTS:

6 cups seedless green grapes
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
6-8 tbsp sugar
a pinch salt
1/4 cup ice cubes
1/4 cup cold water

METHOD:

• Blend the grapes with lemon juice and water and strain the juice.
• Add sugar,salt and ice cubes and blend again.
• Serve the green grape juice immediately.
  

INGREDIENTS:

Paneer made from 1 liter milk
1 potato
1 1/2 cups all plain flour
1/2 cup semolina flour
1 tbsp ghee
1 green chili,chopped very finely
1/4 tbsp red chili powder
a pinch of baking powder
2-3 tbsp of chopped almonds,pistachios and cashews
salt as required
1 cup cold water
oil for frying

METHOD:

• Boil the potato,smash it and keep it aside.
• In a bowl, mix the semolina flour,plain flour,baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt and make into a stiff dough by adding water little by little.When the dough is stiff, knead well with ghee until it becomes soft and elastic.
• Leave it aside for 15-20 minutes.
• For the filling,crumble the paneer. Heat 2 tbsp of oil,add the smashed potato and the paneer and mix well.
• Add a pinch of salt,red chili powder,nuts and the chopped green chili and mix well.
• Take a small lemon sized portion of the dough and roll it using a rolling pin into a thin circle.
• Cut the circle into half.
• Now join the straight edges to form of a cone.Press well to seal the edges and fill the cone with the paneer filling.Seal the other side.
• Do the same thing with the rest of the dough.
• Fry the paneer samosas in hot oil and serve it immediately.
• You can also serve it with sweet and green chutneys from the pani puri recipe without diluting them.

INGREDIENTS:

500 gm rice noodles
1 cup finely shredded cabbage
1 onion ,finely sliced
1 carrot, grated
1 green pepper, sliced lengthwise
10-12 french beans ,cut into 1 inch long pieces
a pinch of red chili powder
2-3 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp green chili sauce
1 liter water
salt as required
1/4 cup oil

METHOD:

• Blanch the french beans into hot water for 5 minutes.
• Heat 3 tbsp of oil and saute onions till golden brown and then add the green pepper.
• After a minute, add the carrot and cabbage and continue cooking until all the vegetables are soft and well cooked.Now,add the beans and saute for a minute.
• Add the red chili powder,green chili sauce,salt and the soy sauce and mix well.
• Heat water and boil the noodles and strain the excess water.
• Heat the remaining oil and carefully fry the noodles and remove it before it becomes crispy.
• Now add the noodles to the cooked vegetables mix it well and heat it.
• Your fried noodles is ready!!Serve it hot with tomato ketchup.
  

INGREDIENTS:
5 burger buns
3 potatoes
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/8 cup chopped carrot
1/4 cup frozen green peas
1/4 tbsp grated ginger
2-3 cloves garlic finely chopped
a pinch of pepper
1/2 tbsp red chili powder
oil for deep frying
lettuce leaves
mustard sauce
5 processed cheese slices
salt as required
1 onion cut into thin slices
mayonnaise sauce
1/2 cup corn flour
1/2 cup water
1 cup bread crumbs
salt as required

METHOD:

• Pressure cook the potatoes and carrot seperately.Peel the potatoes.
• Heat 3-4 tbsp of oil and add the finely chopped onions to it and saute.When it becomes golden brown,add the ginger,garlic and green pead saute.
• Add the potatoes,carrot,red chili powder,salt,pepper and mix well.
• Smash the entire mixture until it becomes a smooth paste.
• Divide it into 5 equal portions portions and roll them into balls.
• Mix water with the corn flour and a pinch of salt.
• Flatten each ball into the shape of a patty and dip it in the corn flour mixture and then coat it with a layer of bread crumbs.
• Fry the patties in oil.
• Cut each burger bun into half.Place a few lettuce leaves and then the patty and the thinly sliced onion.
• Placed the processed cheese on top of it and then spread a little mustard sauce on it.
• On the other half of th bun, spread mayonnaise sauce and place it on top.
• Repeat the same procedure for all the other burger buns.
• Heat the veggie burger and serve it with tomato ketchup.

INGREDIENTS:

150 gramsPaneer
300 grams spinach leaves(palak)
2 tbsp coriander powder
4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp garam masala powder
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
2 green chilies
1 tbsp red chili powder
2 cloves garlic
1 large onion
1/2 inch ginger piece
oil for frying the paneer
salt as required

METHOD:

• Clean the spinach leaves and chop them finely.
• Cut the paneer into 1 inch cubes and fry them in oil.
• Heat some water and cook the spinach leaves in it.
• Chop the onion and heat 2 tbsp of butter and saute it until golden brown.
• Blend the spinach,green chilies,onion,ginger and garlic into a smooth paste.
• Heat the remaining butter in a pan and add the spinach mixture to this.
• Allow the mixture to boil and add the red chili powder,coriander powder,garam masala powder,turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
• When the mixture boils, add the fried paneer and continue heating it on a low flame for 2-3 minutes.
• Palak Paneer is ready!! serve it hot with rotis, pulkas.