Not regular at all :-)

I have not been very regular posting have I??! Well, I apologize. The intentions are there but it is just that I have not been finding time to post. The last couple of days just hit the bed and was out before my son fell asleep!! Yesterday I did wake up again at 12 but did not really want to start my laptop at that hour..
Well, anyways.... Was watching the animated Beauty and the Beast with my son yesterday. Was soo much fun! I mean we all have the so called "Beasts" in our lives - the question is when do they all turn into the prince??? :-))
I forgot to take pics of the pasta that I made on Monday. Well, I did not really "do" anything. The sauce was store bought. So just cooked the pasta and mixed it with the sauce. Only added a little bit of garlic and dry red chillies to the store bought basil pasta sauce to turn it into an "arrabiata" sauce.
Yesterday made a cheat "palak" paneer. All the leftover greens (it was a mixture of various kinds) from the last four days were utilized into the "palak" paneer! And aloo paratha to go with it.

"Palak" paneer and aloo paratha

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Aloo Paratha

4 potatoes boiled and peeled and mashed

1 onion chopped

1 tomato chopped

Pinch of asafoetida and cumin seeds

Salt and chilli pd to taste

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp turmeric, garam masala pd

Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. After they have spluttered add the chopped onions and ginger garlic paste. When the onions start turning brown add the tomatoes and the spice powders and salt and cook till it comes together as one. Now add a little water and the mashed potatoes and mix well. Use this as a stuffing inside the dough and roll them out as parathas.

Palak Paneer

2 cups of palak or any other greens!

1 cup of cubed paneer - shallow fried till light brown

2 onions chopped

3 green chillies slit

2 tomatoes chopped

1 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp ajwain seeds

Heat oil in a pan. Add the cumin and ajwain seeds. After they splutter add the onions, garlic and saute till the onions turn brown. Now add the tomatoes and green chillies and saute till the tomatoes are cooked. Cool and grind to a paste. Return this to the fire and then add the spice powders. Let it simmer for a minute then add the paneer pieces and cook for 2 mins. Serve hot with chapati.

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