How to Make Navratna Korma

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn How to Make Navratna Korma. This is a great Indian vegetable dish with white gravy. Navratna korma is a rich vegetable with a great combination of vegetables and fruits.

Preparation time � 15 minutes
Cooking time � 20 minutes
Serves � 6 people

Ingredients to make Navratna Korma:

2 cups green peas � boiled
1 carrot � chopped and boiled
� cup tomato sauce
� cup whipped curd
� cup cream � may be single fat
3 table spoon butter
1 small boiled potato � chopped
1 small apple � chopped
1 banana � chopped
2 slices pineapple � chopped
10 to 15 cashew nuts
20 raisins
1 table spoon ghee
Salt to taste

For Garnishing:

Glazed cherries
Chopped coriander leaves

Dry Masala:

1 tea spoon cumin seeds
2 tea spoon poppy seeds � khuskhus
1 tea spoon cardamom seeds

Wet Masala:

1 big onion
� cup grated coconut
3 to 4 green chilies

Method to make Navratna Korma:

1. Grind dry and wet masala separately, keep aside.
2. Chop all the fruits finely. Heat ghee in a pan and fry cashew nuts in it. Drain it and keep aside.
3. Add btter to ghee and heat, add wet masala and fry for 2 minutes, now add dry masala, tomato sauce and salt. Fry for 2 minutes again.
4. Add boiled vegetables and mix well. Add whipped curd and cream to it.
5. Allow to thicken a little and add chopped fruits, cashews and raisins.
6. Boil till the gravy is thick and the fat separates.
7. Garnish with grated cheese, glazed cherries and coriander leaves.
8. Hot and rich Navratna korma is ready to serve. Serve it with roti, naan or kulcha.

How to make Shahi Paneer

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Shahi Paneer � cottage cheese is a very good source of calcium. So, here it�s a homemade recipe of paneer. Shahi Paneer can be served with nan, paratha or kulcha.

Preparation time � 15 minutes
cooking time - 30 minutes
Serves � 6 people

Ingredients to make Shahi Paneer:

250 grams paneer � cottage cheese
3 table spoon butter
1 onion � chopped vertically
1 tea spoon ginger paste
1 tea spoon green chili paste
4 tomatoes finely chopped
� tea spoon cardamom powder
� cup whipped curd
� tea spoon red chili powder
� tea spoon garam masala
� cup milk
2 table spoon tomato sauce
Salt to taste

For garnishing:

Grated paneer
Chopped coriander

Method to make Shahi Paneer:

1. Chop paneer in to 2� fingers.
2. Heat 1 � table spoon butter and add onion, ginger, green chilli and cardamom powder to it. Fry for 3 � 4 minutes.
3. Add chopped tomatoes and cook for 7 � 8 minutes with cover.
4. Add curd and cook for 5 minutes. Add water and let it cool at room temperature.
5. Blend in mixie till smooth.
6. Heat remaining butter, add above gravy and other ingredients expect milk and paneer.
7. Boil till thick gravy.
8. At the time of serving, heat gravy, add paneer and milk and boil for 3 to 4 minutes.
9. Garnish with coriander and grated paneer.
10. Hot and rich Shahi Paneer is ready to serve.

How to Make Corn Potato Fitters

Recipe By Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Corn Potato Fitters. Some times we are helpless when un expected guests are there. Defiantly we want to serve some thing yummy but quick. So here it's a homemade recipe for mouth watering Corn Potato Fitters. This recipe is very easy and quick to make. It can be served as quick snack or starter also. Sweet corns are there in market for whole year. So it's a easy recipe with all available ingredients. 

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 15 minutes
Serves - 4 person


Ingredients to make Corn Potato Fitters:


2 cup grated raw potatoes 
1 cup boiled sweet corn
1 cup grated onion
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
3 table spoon red chili sauce
4 to 5 finely chopped green chilies
1 tea spoon ginger paste
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander
Salt to taste
Oil for frying


To Serve with:


Tomato ketch up
Kabab chutney
Lachha onion


Method to make Corn Potato Fitters:

• Mix all ingredients of fitters in a bowl.
• Add fresh bread crumbs as needed.
• Make equal size fitters from it. 
• Heat oil in a pan and dip fry fitters in it at medium flame. 
• Fry till golden brown. When ready remove from oil and drain on absorbent  Tissue.
• Serve hot Corn Potato Fitters with tomato ketch up, kabab chutney and onion.

How to Make Chocolaty Paneer Stick

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Chocolaty Paneer Stick. Again a sweet chocolaty paneer recipe is here. Actually paneer is a very good source of calcium. If it is difficult to give milk to your kid in daily life try this chocolaty recipe with goodness of paneer. I am sure kids will have it very easily because of chocolaty taste. And above all it is very easy to make it. If paneer is ready it will surely take 5 to 7 minutes to make it. I always use low fat milk to make paneer so Chocolaty Paneer Stick is good for elders also. Even children can make it themselves. So, try this yummy recipe for desert or kids party. 

Preparation time - 15 minutes
Cooking time - nil
Makes - 8 to 10 sticks (approx.)


Ingredients to make Chocolaty Paneer Stick:


100 grams paneer
5 table spoon powder sugar
1 table spoon cocoa powder
1 tea spoon coffee powder (opt.)
2 table spoon drinking chocolate powder
3 to 4 drops vanilla essence
8 to 10 ice cream sticks


For coating: 


Silver balls
Colored balls
Aluminium foil 


Method to Make Chocolaty Paneer Sticks:

• Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Make equal size balls from it.
• Press them on ice cream properly.
• Spread silver balls and colored on a flat plate and roll sticks on them. 
• Cover sticks with aluminium sticks.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour. 
• Cool and yummy Chocolaty Paneer Sticks are ready to serve. 

How to Make Stuffed Tomato

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Stuffed Tomato. Normally we are making stuffed tomato as vegetable. But here in this home made recipe it's different. We are going to make stuffed tomato as snack or starter. It has to stuffed with paneer - cottage cheese and sprout. A healthy cool starter.

Preparation time - 15 minutes
Cooking time - nil
Serves - 4 servings


Ingredients to make Stuffed Tomato:


4 big red tomatoes
100 grams fresh paneer 
1/4 cups mung sprouts
Salt to taste
1/2 tea spoon white pepper powder
1/2 small capsicum finely chopped
1/2 tea spoon roasted cumin powder


For garnishing:


Fresh mint leaves


Method to make Stuffed Tomato:

• Cut tomatoes in two equal parts and remove pulp from them.
• In another bowl mix grated paneer, sprouts, capsicum and spices.
• Stuff above mixture to tomato and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Garnish with fresh mint leaves and serve cool Stuffed Tomato as snack or starter.

How to Make Fruity Rasgulla

By Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Fruity Rasgulla. Surprised! A recipe of rasgulla and fruits. Yes it's a homemade recipe for fruity rasgulla. It is a very quick and easy recipe, even kids can make it. My son loves to help me sometimes so he can easily make this recipe. And if left over rasgulla is available it will be more easier and quicker. So enjoy this innovative fruity desert.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - nil


Ingredients to make Fruity Rasgulla:


8 big spongy rasgulla
1 cup chopped fresh fruits
(mango, papaya, banana, pineapple etc.)
16 black grapes
1/4 cup pomegranate seeds


For garnishing:


Fresh mint leaves
Whipped cream


Method to make Fruity Rasgulla:

• Divide rasgulla in 2 equal parts.
• Remove excess sugar syrup from it by pressing slowly.
• Arrange chopped fruits, grapes and pomegranate seeds over them.
• Garnish with whipped cream and mint leaf.
• Repeat the same for remaining. Keep in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
• Serve cool Fruity Rasgulla as desert or as sweet in kids party.

How to Make Methi Pakoda

By Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Methi Pakoda. Hummm yummy and spicy Gujarati peoples all time favorite Methi Pakoda is here. So it's a homemade recipe for delicious pakoda with dip. Normally it available on road side shops also, but may be oily and unhygienic. Basically Methi - fresh fenugreek pakoda is an Indian snack recipe with lots of methi and coriander leaves and gram flour - besan. They are crispy and rich in goodness of methi and coriander.

Preparation time - 10 minutes

Cooking time - 5 minutes

Serves - 4 person

Ingredients to make Methi Pakoda:

1 1/2 cups finely chopped methi - fenugreek leaves

1 1/2 cups chopped coriander leaves

8 to 10 finely chopped green chilies

1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder

Salt to taste 

2 cups besan 

3 to 4 table spoon curd

1/2 tea spoon soda bi carb

2 to 3 table spoon oil

Oil for dip frying

Ingredients to make Dip:

1/4 cup curd

1/2 cup water

2 table spoon besan

A pinch turmeric powder

Salt to taste

2 to 3 green chilies finely chopped 

1 tea spoon oil

1/4 tea spoon mustard seeds

4 to 5 curry leaves

To serve with:

Curd 

Green chutney

Method to make Methi Pakoda:

• In a bowl mix methi, coriander, curd, salt, green chilies, 1 1/2 table spoon oil and mix well.
• Add besan and make thick better of pouring consistency with the help of water.
• Sprinkle soda bi carb on the surface of better and pour another 1 1/2 table spoon hot oil  over it. Beat properly for 2 minutes.
• Heat oil in a  pan and drop spoon full of better in hot oil for frying. Repeat the same for remaining. Fry till light brown at medium flame.
• When ready remove and drain on absorbent tissue. 
• Serve ho and delicious Methi Pakoda with dip, curd and green chutney.

Method to make dip:

• Mix besan, water and curd in a bowl and whisk it. Add salt, green chilies and turmeric powder to it. 
• Cook it till boiling temp.
• In another vessel heat oil and add mustard seeds, let them crackle. Add curry leaves and transfer the contains to dip. Again cook for 2 minutes.