Sunday, June 07, 2009

Veg Chatpata

For Grinding:
1. One small onion
2. One small tomato
3. Cloves-2
4. Cinnamon-1"
5. Jeera-1 tsp
6. Urad Dal-1 tsp
7. Mustard-1 tsp
8. Green Chilly-1
9. Turmeric-a pinch
10. Corriander powder - 2tsp

Fry the above in oil and leave aside to cool. Grind to a fine paste.

1.Potato-1cup
2.Beetroot-1/2cup
3.Carrot-1/2cup
4.Peas-1/2cup
5.Capsicum-1/2cup
6.Paneer-1/2 cup
7. Beans-1/2 cup
8. Coconut milk-1/2 cup
9. Corriander leaves
10. Sugar-1 tsp
11. Fresh cream-2 tbsp
12. Lemon-1
13. Pepper-1/2 tsp


Cut all vegetables into half-inch cubes. Steam for 15mins except capsicum and paneer.
In a pan, heat 2tbsp of oil and fry the paneer and keep aside. In the same oil fry capsicum till it is tender. Add 1/2 tsp of pepper(coarsely ground) and fry.

Add the ground paste to the pan and mix well. Add a cup of water and let it come to a boil. Add the vegetables and paneer. Add salt. Let the mix cook for 2 minutes. Once it starts boiling add a tsp of sugar. Add the fresh cream, corriander leaves. Cook till you get a not too thick gravy. Just before serving squeeze the lemon into it.

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