SHAHI PANEER

I dont like paneer much,since it has not an inherent taste of its own. Itis the ingredients with which it is combined that matters.Paneer dishes are essentially North Indian.We keralites dont have any paneer dishes(or parhapsIam not awre of it).Shahi Paneer is avery rich dish,since it contains kaju(cashew nut)&paneer.My daughter likes paneer very much.
for shahi paneer ,

paneer 250gms
cashew nuts 20 numbers
milk 1/2 cup.
ginger 1 teaspoon
garlic 4pods
tomato 1
cumin seeds 1teaspoon
turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
coriander powder(optional) 1/4teaspoon
garam masala 1/4teaspoon
green chilli 2
salt to taste
oil 2 teaspoon,

Soak the cashews in the milk.Make a paste of ginger,garlic &tomato.(u can use onion also,but for a change ,I skipped the onions&the dish came out wonderfull).Heat akadai,pour the oil,add the cuminseeds,the GGT PASTE,saute it.Then add the powders,salt,green chiili.(u can add the green chillies also to make a paste).
Then add the soaked cashews&the milk.U can add sufficiently more water,since the gravy thickens. Boil the gravy,add the paneers,cook 4 almost 5 minutes.SHAHI PANEER IS READY.

Aloo baingan

Hi, it is my second post. Today it is going to be a North Indian dish. Y likes it very much. It tastes good with chappathis and white rice.I never imagined that u could cook such a beautiful dish with aaloo.Here in kerala we never use much potatoes .We dont have any signature dishes with potato.

Ingrediets
potatoes 3 nos diced or cut into pieces ( not very small pieces)
baingan(brinjal) 2 (I used the violet one) cut it same as the aaloo
turmeric powder 1/4 tea spoon
cumin seeds 1/4 tea spoon
green chilles 3 or 4
red chilli powder 1/4 spoon(optional)
oil 1 table spoon
salt to taste
cilantro leaves finely chopped (as much as u like)
coriander powder 1/4 teaspoon
chat masala/ amchur 1/4 spoon

Heat oil in kadai.Do the thadka(seasoning) with cumin seeds,turmeric powder.Then add all the powders.Saute it till the raw smell is gone. Add the potatoes,baingan,salt.Cook it on low flame. U can sprinkle some water if needed. After half done u can add the green chillies. When the poatatoes & the baingan is cooked ( it becomes very soft) u can add the finely chopped cilantros and serve .