For the Last day of Group 1 Blogging Marathon#15, i post a Dinner Thali. Chunky Pan-roasted Paneer/Cottage Cheese, Dunked in Palak/Spinach Gravy as an Accompaniment to Wholemeal Roti’s made using the Whey drained from Paneer. Dairy whey remaining from home-made cheese-making has many uses. It is a flour conditioner and can be substituted for milk in most baked good recipes that require milk (bread, pancakes, muffins, etc). Whey is also good to add protein to breakfast smoothies. Info courtesy : WIKI
Dinner Thali Menu Jeera /Cumin Rice, Bhindi/Okra Masala, Palak Paneer, Sabut Masoor Dal/Whole Masoor Dal and Wholemeal Flour Roti’s. Dessert Store-bought London Dairy Ice-Cream
Bhindi Masala/Okra Masala, A tasty, flavorsome combination of Pan-Fried Okra’s mixed with Tomato-onion Masala. Recipe coming up Next week. Sabut Masoor Dal, a tasty yet simple Masoor Dal ki Subzi. Recipe coming up next week.
Ingredients for Wholemeal Flour Roti’s
1 Cup Whole Meal flour
1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
Whey Water or normal Water as requireed
1 tablespoon Oil
Salt to taste
Method
- Take both the flour and salt in a large bowl. Add Oil, Whey/Normal Water little by little and Knead well to make a Soft Pilable dough. Let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
- Divide the dough into balls. Roll them into Thin Disc and Cook both sides on a Hot Tawa.
- Serve Hot with your favorite Side-Dish.
Ingredient for Palak Paneer
2 Cups Home-made Paneer/Cottage Cheese (cut into cubes)
3 Medium-Sized bunches of palak (about 3-4 cups when pureed)
¼ Cup onion, finely chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic
a small piece of ginger
2 green chilies, finely chopped
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ Cup Tomato Puree (i used store-bought)
¼ teaspoon garam masala
2 tablespoon oil
Salt to taste
Cream for Garnishing (Optional)
Method
- Blanch the spinach in a big vessel of Boiling Water. Drain, wash with cold water and blend to a smooth puree
- In a non-stick pan, add a tablespoon of oil and fry the Paneer/Cottage Cheese until golden brown. Remove and drain on a Kitchen towel.
- In the same pan, heat the remaining oil, add onions and saute till they turn translucent. Add Ginger, garlic, green cilies and turmeric powder and saute again for 3-4 minutes. Add tomato puree and saute until oil separates.
- Add the spinach puree, garam masala, salt and a cup of water and bring to boil. Add Fried Paneer, mix well and let it sit on the stove for a minute or two, then take it off the stove. Garnish with little cream and Serve Hot with Roti’s.
Notes
If using Frozen Paneer, Soak them in Hot water and make them soft before pan-frying them.
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Roshni
Love your thali.. yummm
Suma Gandlur
Love the doable, homestyle thali. 🙂
Usha
Beautiful thali. Okra masala is mouthwatering and so is pala paneer.
Priya Suresh
Super healthy and definitely a super filling thali..
Shobha
Nice and soft rotis..
delicious sabjis ..perfect thali !
Chef Mireille
rotis look so perfect…and the paneer too!
Jayanthi
Love the color of your bhindi masala….nice scrumptious spread. Good one Priya!!!
Harini R
hey good one..quick question – Regarding wholemeal flour and whole wheat flour, I thought they are the same. Let me know if they mean different things.
Rasi
good one .. healthy roti's with palak paneer.. dinner spread is so awesome!
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Gayathri NG
Healthy n delicious gravy perfect with rotis…
The Pumpkin Farm
i also make paneer at home and instantaneously use the whey for rotis…lovely platter ,this is most loved thali at home
Akila
Wow palsk pander looks awesome
Akila
Wow palak paneer looks awesome….
Srivalli
Looks awesome Priya..the entire plate looks so inviting!..thanks for the entries…and wonderful thali posts..
chef and her kitchen
nice thali..lovely n delicious..
Mom
How amazing! i am trying to get my husband to eat more veg! your blog is like a god send 🙂
Padmajha
This thali is really making me hungry.Yummy spread Priya …
Unknown
Looks delicious and healthy too 🙂
Nupur
loves the pefect green colour of Palak Paneer ..