Brocolli and beans in white sauce

Here is my one more fast to cook and good to eat recipe which is also bundled with lots of green health. I have a 4 year old who keeps me busy and so I generally look for quick and tasty recipes. This one is our all time favorite dish! So enjoyy..

Ingredients:

1. One Broccoli cut into small florets

2. Green beans 1 cup boiled. Boil them for around 4 -5 minutes so they still have crunchiness.
3. Sweet corn (optional) 1/2 cup
4. One medium onion sliced
5. One green pepper cut in square pieces
6. Cornflour-2tsp
7. Milk - 1.5cup
8. Green chilli finely chopped or paste - 1tsp
9. Ginger paste - 1tsp
10 Garlic finely chopped 2 big cloves
11 Black pepper grounded 1/2 tsp
12. Salt as per taste

Method:

1. Heat oil, add garlic saute for a minute and then ginger n chilli paste. Saute on medium flame for a minute more then add sliced onions. (You can increase or decrease the amount of ginger garlic n chilli as per taste).
2. Once onions turn to light brown then add washed small florets of brocolli, boiled beans and corn. (Remember not to extra boil the beans as they would get cooked again and they should be crunchy in the end). Let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Add salt and black pepper.
3. Then add green pepper and again let it cook for 3-4 minutes.(I like this veggie crunchy so i do not overcook. If you like to cook it more you may).
4. By the time in a small bowl take 1tbsp milk and add cornflour. Mix well and add it to the vegetables. Then slowly add remaining milk and mix well. It would immediately thicken and stick to veggies. This won't be like liquid gravy and is a dry sabji.
5. Once all mixture is properly mixed cover the pan with a lid and on low to medium flame let it cook for another 5 minutes.
6. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot woth roti or paratha or eat as is too :-)

Desi Pizza

Here is my desi pizza recipe.

Ingredients:

Pizza base

Pizza sauce (Please see my Pizza sauce recipe)

Veggies of your choice

Cheese

Method:
Put some butter evenly on your pizza base. Then spread the sauce, decorate with your favorite veggies (I used tomatoes, green pepper, onion, corn, olives) Add lots of cheese and bake on 350F for 15 minutes or little more if you want crispier. And your yummy colorful desi pizza is ready for you to gobble. Enjoy.

Paneer Tikka Masala

With my 2.5 year kiddo, I like to make dishes that could be done in less time. But how can we compromise on taste! So here I present my super fast paneer tikka masala.

Ingredients for marination:

1. 2 Big size tomatoes cut in squares pieces and remove the centre portion with seeds and juice.

2. 2 Big Green Pepper cut in square pieces

3. 2 Onion cut in square pieces

4. Paneer cubes around 1 cup

5. 1/2 cup thick / hung curd

6. Olive oil

7. 1/4 tsp turmeric

8. Salt to taste

9. 1 tsp of chaat masala

Ingredients for gravy:

1. 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste

2. 1tsp finely chopped green chilli (you may increase or decrease amount as per your taste)

3. 2 pureeed tomatoes

4. 1 onion finely chopped

5. Red chilli powder as per taste (I added 1.5 tsp)

6. 1/4 tsp of Turmeric powder

7. 2 tsp of coriander n cumin powder

8. 1/4tsp of sugar

9. Khada masala - cloves, cinnamom, Bay leaf

Method:

First cut big tomatoes, green pepper, onion and paneer in small cubes. Take some thick curd add a little olive oil, turmeric, salt and chilli powder and chaat masala and prepare a thick paste. Divide this paste in 2. To one add tomatoes and paneer. To other add green pepper and onions and marinate them. (Prepared 2 separate marinates as we would not cook tomatoes and paneer as much as we do onions and green pepper). Keep them aside.

For gravy: Heat oil give tadka of khada masala and add ginger garlic paste. Add finely chopped onion and green chillies, add pureed tomatoes. Add spices (salt, chilli powder, turmeric, dhaniya powder, 1/4th spoon of sugar and let it cook. Once the gravy is ready first add green pepper and onions. Let them cook for 5 minutes the add paneer and tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes. Your quick Paneer tikka masala is ready ! Garnish with fresh coriandro and serve.