MERI RASOI

For serving as starters before dinner or even as a snack with tea its a tasty accompaniment.Its a non fried tasty snacking. Ingredients 200gm peanuts---roasted----normally if you put them in microwave at high for 3 minutes, shaking them once in between-----they are well done. 2 tomatoes finely chopped 1onion finely chopped 3 green chillies finely chopped half cup cucumber finely chopped. 2-3 tbsp. green coriander-finely chopped 1lemon salt to taste just before serving mix everything together and the sprinkle the lemon juice and serve it garnished with green coriander. its a very tasty, crunchy snack. In the garnishing you may add Bhujia also. I'm sending this to "Let's go NUTS!" , hosted by aquadaze!

I make Upma once a week in breakfast, i learned it from a north India friend who was very good in cooking, then improvised it with a maharshtrian friend. Actually I dont know Upma belongs to which region.. maharashtra or south, but i like it as its a healthy breakfast, though i dont put the same quantity of oil one sees in the restaurants. Ingredients: one and half cup semolina 4 cups water 1 tsp mustard seeds 3 greenn chillies split salt to taste(half tsp. for me) 5 french beans..chopped very finely 1small carrot..chopped finely 1 onion..chopped..optional( I dont use it) 1tbsp. roasted chana daal few curry leaves oil 4 tsp. juice of one lemon Take a pan, and roast the semolina on medium fire for 4 minutes., then take it off. Now in the pan, put 1 tsp. oil, heat it. add mustard seeds and when they start splitting add chana dal and roast till it is light brown. Add curry leaves and green chilli and stir add the vegetables and stir for 2 minutes. Now add water. Add salt, res

Paneer is the most favourite dish for most of the north indians , rather mandatory for any festival or guest lunch or dinner. Paneer can be made with so many varieties , this is the speciality of my sister who stays in Lucknow. She makes it real yummy and this time I learned it, so friends here it is........ For Shahi Paneer , 4 medium sized onions 1/2 tsp ginger chopped 2 big tomatoes. 6-8 cashew nuts 1 cup fresh milk 2 tsp. kitchen king ( MDH ) 1/2 tsp. garam masala 1 tsp. coriander powder, 1tsp. turmeric powder salt to taste 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 2 tbsp oil. Cut the paneer in cubes and keep aside (here we have fried it because my nephew like it this way, but its very tasty without frying also) Grind the onions. & ginger together Put the oil in pan and add the onion paste and ginger and saute it. grind tomatoes and cashewnuts together. When onions become golden brown add tomato and cashewnuts paste and saute it then add all the spices and stir it for 1 min. then add