Posts Tagged ‘Cheese’



Bengali Rasgulla

Rasgullas are homemade cheese or paneer balls soaked in chilled sugar syrup. This recipe is made using a pressure cooker.


Butter Paneer Masala

Butter Paneer Masala is a rich entre made with Indian cheese and a creamy sauce. This dish is tasty when served over white rice or with Naans or Tandoori Rotis.


Granddaughter’s First Birthday!

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

This past weekend was a busy one for me as it was my granddaughter’s FIRST birthday!! The party was very fun and every one had a great time. I planned the menu and prepared a variety of dishes for this special occasion. We also decided to cater some dishes.
The menu included the following dishes: mattra [...]


Kadhai Paneer

Kadhi Paneer is a great main dish for any special occasion. Paneer and colorful bell peppers are sauteed in spicy tomato gravy.


Make pizza with Naan

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Today I was busy doing chores around the house. By late afternoon I was tired and my husband Alex made dinner for me. He used a quick and easy recipe for pizza that your kids may enjoy as well.To start, Alex used a ready-made plain frozen naan for the crust. (He used the simple round [...]


Malai Kofta

Malai kofta is a delicious and rich main dish for any special occasion.


Mattar (Peas) Paneer (Cheese)

Mattar (peas) Paneer (cheese) is a popular main course Indian dish, made with green peas, paneer, and a creamy blend of spices.


Palak (Spinach) Paneer

Palak Paneer is a Punjab dish and is very popular with youngsters. The creamy texture of spinach with paneer is a very good combination.


Paneer Burfi

Paneer Burfi is great to serve with tea or coffee, or as a dessert with any meal.


Ras Malai

Rasmalai is a Bengali dessert consisting of soft paneer balls immersed in chilled creamy milk. Like Rasgullas, Rasmalai is also made with homemade cheese known as “paneer” or “chana”. Instead of being soaked in sugar syrup like Rasgullas, Rasmalai is soaked in sweet, flavored milk.


Spinach Paratha

This is a great “anytime” meal. Spinach Parathas are whole-wheat Indian flatbread stuffed with a spicy spinach filling.


Vegetable (Navratan) Korma

Vegetable Korma is a delicious combination of several vegetables in a creamy sauce. It is often served in Indian restaurants. Korma can be served with any Indian bread or rice.