Paneer or cottage cheese becomes an obvious choice for a vegetarian meal and in India you will get a plethora of vegetarian dishes made with paneer/cottage cheese. One such dish is Aloo Matar Paneer. Here cubed Paneer is mixed with Potatoes and Green Peas along with some Indian masalas/spices and what you get is a delicious mix of flavors. This dish can be paired with any Indian bread like parantha, naan, rooti, poori and phulka. 

Method :

• Heat oil in a pan,add cumin seeds and bay leaves,saute for a second and then add the whole garam masala. Waite till the aroma comes out,add the grated ginger and onion, fry for a while. Next add the tomatoes and the peas, stir well.

• When your masala is ready add the cubed potatoes,mix well.

• Next add the Paneer cubes and stir.

• Allow the paneer and the potatoes to cook for a while.

• Now for the gravy, start adding the powder masalas. After mixing well add 1/2 a cup of water.

• Cover the pan and let it cook for 5 mints. Once the gravy get its  desired consistency,switch off the flame.

• Don't forget to taste the seasoning,before you ladle the dish.

Note : I have not used any garlic and ghee for this recipe,but if you want you can. Normally the gravy consistency is little thick for this dish,but you can definitely adjust the consistency according to your wish. 

Today I am sharing a traditional snack recipe of litti, which is very popular in Jharkhand district of India. In Bihar litti is served with Murg Korma ( Chicken cooked in creamy gravy ) and Choka ( a preparation of roasted and mashed Potatoes,Eggplant and Tomatoes ). The outer crust of this snack is prepared from wheat and they use roasted gram flour (Sattu) and spices for the stuffing.

• Sattu - 200 gms
• Grated Ginger - 2 tbs
•  Chopped Green Chillies - 3 to 4
• Coriander leaves - chopped
• Ajwain - 1/2 tbs
• Cumin Powder - 1 tbs
• Mustard Oil - 1 tbs
• Pickle Spices - 1 tbs
• Lemon Juice - 1/2 tbs
• Salt according to taste

  Recipe Of Litti

Method :

• Take 2 cups of flour in a bowl and add ajwain,ghee,baking soda and curd,knead the dough properly and keep it aside for at least 30 mints.
• In another bowl take sattu and add grated ginger,chopped coriander leaves,green chillies,lime juice,ajwain.cumin powder,pickle spices and mustard oil.Mix the sattu well with all these ingredients.
•  This mixture is also known as Pitthi,so if the mixture seem to be too dry you can add some drops of warm water.
• Now make small balls from the dough and flatten the balls with the help of your palms,put 1 tbs of pitthi (the mixture for the stuffing) on it and close the edges. Press this stuffed pieces to flatten a bit.
•  Next take a non stick pan and allow it to heat,then place the stuffed pieces on the pan and cook them by turning occasionally until the sides became brown.
• You can  also serve litti with coriander chutney.