Amma Jevayala

 Palak Paneer - quick and yummy  Quantity - for 2 people Ingredients - Palak(Spinach) bunch -1 Tomatoes - 3 medium size Garlic pods - 4/5  Paneer - 200 gms Tadka and Masala- Haldi  Hing Red chilli powder Black pepper powder Coriander powder Salt to taste Oil for cooking  Procedure - 1. Firstly we need to blanch the palak . To do this , wash palak nicely and in a big vessel blanch palak with 1 cup of water for 2/3 mins . Once you see slight change in color of palak , switch off the gas and allow it to cool. 2. In the meanwhile , roughly cut tomatoes and puree them in a blender . Mince the garlic nicely and keep it ready for cooking. 3. Stair the palak once cooled and reserve any water left from blanching . We will use this for cooking . 4. In a kadai , heat oil . Once it is hot , add hing and minced garlic . Let it fry nicely and then add pureed tomatoes . Mix well and allow this to cook with a lid for 3/4 mins . 5. While this is getting cooked , blend palak into...

 Shepuchi Bhaji - a very healthy recipe for iron intake . Shepu has a very unique taste . But this stir fry is dry and by adding moong dal , we can make it crunchy  Quantity - for 2 people Ingredients: Dill leaves bunch - 1 medium Yellow split moong dal - 1/4th cup  Garlic pods - 3/4 Red chilli powder - 2 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - to temper Haldi - to temper Hing - to temper Salt - as per taste Oil - for cooking  Procedure - 1. First we need to nicely wash dill leaves and remove them from the stem . This activity is time consuming , but very important as we do not want to use any thick stem for cooking . In the meanwhile , soak yellow moong dal split in water for at least half hr 2. Once dill leaves are sorted , chop them roughly so that they are not whole .  3. Next , heat oil in kadai . Once it is hot , add tadka items - mustard seeds , haldi , hing and fry tadka nicely. 4. Once tadka is hot enough , add finely minced garlic and fry it till ...