Friday, May 18, 2012

Aloo Paneer (Potato and Paneer)

Ingredients:

l 2 cups of Base (see base)
l 1 heaped tablespoon chili
l 1 tsp turmeric
l 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
l 3 tsp salt
l 2 tsp oil (plus one pot of oil for paneer)
l 1 kilo potato (peel, boil, mash into small pieces, but not mush - see photo below right)
l 4 cups Paneer (make paneer)
l 2.5 cups water

Cook Paneer:

l Take 1 cup of crumbled paneer.
l Heat oil in wok or deep fryer.
l Cook paneer in oil until lightly browned.
l Strain.

Directions:

l Heat Base Mixture in a wok for 3 minutes.
l Add turmeric, chili, garam masala, salt.
l Then add 2 tsp oil and simmer 3 mins.
l Add the potato, stir, then add the fried paneer.
l Boil for 5 minutes.

For Aloo Kumba (potato-mushroom), Aloo Brinjal (potato-eggplant)
Aloo Muttar (potato-peas) don't cook the vegetables in advance. Add
them at the same time as the potato & boil for 10 minutes.

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