How to Make Paneer

  Making paneer at home is a bit of a process.  But it is worth all the time you will need to put in.  The resulting paneer is a soft and creamy deliciousness.  Be warned though, you might end up eating this deliciousness before you get to making a dish out of it. I don’t have memories of making paneer at home. No one in my family did it – Ever.  It was simply bought from the local cheese shop along with milk and yogurt.  If one needed more than a couple of pounds of paneer, the cheese maker had …

Tamatar Chaaman – Paneer with Tomatoes a Kashmiri fusion Recipe

  According to wiki, Fusion cuisine is cuisine that combines elements of different culinary traditions.  And that is exactly what my mom did when she made the Tamatar Chaaman – paneer with tomatoes,  though she did not label it as fusion.  She took elements from the Kashmiri Muslim cuisine and elements of the Kashmiri Pandit cuisine and made an extraordinary dish called the tamatar chaman – Paneer with Tomatoes. Use of onions, shallots and garlic is prevalent in the Kashmiri Muslim cuisine, be it the home cooking or the much fabled “Wazwaan”. On the other hand Kashmiri Pandit cuisine is sans onions …

Paneer Tikka – Hariyali (Pan fried )

  Friday nights!  If you have kids you know that Friday nights do not necessarily mean that you get to paint your nails a dark shade of red and get out to paint the town in the same color of divine abandon. Well not every single Friday night. There are those Friday nights when a weekend school project is due the next week and you want to stay back to help. Not that the 12 yr old asks for it, but sometimes it is better for my own heart’s health to think I am around when if she needs me. …

Paneer Makhani

Fresh paneer, puree of tomatoes, yogurt and aromatic spices resulting in a Velvety smooth gravy– paneer makhani or butter paneer. The use of the term ‘makhani’ means buttery ; smooth as butter. As with all great foods, using fresh ingredients takes this dish many notches up.

Methi Chaman

As a Kashmiri, I love the meats, but I love my greens too. The leafy green ones at that. Yes they are a pain to clean up and wash. But the aroma, taste , versatility and the health benefits of these greens makes up for all the hard work one puts in. Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B6. It is a very good source of dietary fiber, copper, protein, phosphorous, zinc and vitamin E. In addition, it is a good source of omega-3 …