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   Aloo Gobi is a simple recipe that everyone will like. This recipe has been with me from my childhood. Aloo translates to potato and gobi translates to cauliflower in English. This spicy aloo gobi stir fry is one of the most famous dish in India.  This dish can be made in just 15 minutes and can serve upto 4 . Lets see how to make aloo gobi sabzi. Ingredients for Aloo Gobi  Potatoes - 2 nos. cut in cubes  Cauliflower - 1 cup  Oil - 3 to 4 tbsp  Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp  Red chilly - 2 nos.  Onion - 1 nos. finely chopped  Ginger Garlic paste - 3/4 tbsp  Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp  Chilly powder - 1 tsp  Coriander powder - 1 1/4 tbsp  Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp  Chopped Green chilly - 2 nos.  Tomato - 2 nos. medium sized and finely chopped  Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp  Chat masala - 1/2 tsp  Chopped Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup Salt - to taste Preparation Method Take a pan / fry pan and heat some oil. You ...

  It is tough to imagine Indian cuisine without cottage cheese or  paneer . If the non-vegetarians have their ever-so-versatile chicken, then vegetarians have for long taken pride in their most beloved  'paneer ' which can blend in any dry or gravy preparation. There are many health benefits in consuming paneer. I will list out a few.  It is rich in proteins and also strengthens bones and teeth. Cottage cheese is packed with magnesium which helps in maintaining blood sugar levels. It also has phosphorous which along with magnesium aids in digestion along with preventing constipation. Paneer is also packed with linoleic acid (a fatty acid) which increases the fat burning process in your body. That is enough on health benefits of Cottage cheese / Paneer. Now lets see how to make a very tasty dish with Paneer. Making  Chilli Paneer  at home is very easy. The dish is very delicious and can be eaten with roti and rice. There are mainly two steps in making th...

This is my second YouTube video blog. As I said in the first video there were many factors as to why I started my channel now. First and foremost reason for it may have been a video taken by my daughter and the inspiration each member of my family received after watching it. Due to lock down she became an avid watcher of YouTube and started to imitate some of them. What she said in that video I will divulge in my next blog. So now lets see what dish I am presenting today. It is a very delicious North Indian style chicken curry. It is one of my favourite dishes and I came to learn its recipe from my friend. There are some secrets to the taste which will be revealed in due course. Now let's see how the dish is prepared.  Step 1) Chicken Marination   Marination of chicken is one of the most important steps that we have to undertake while preparing chicken dishes. Only then will the chicken absorb all the flavours.    The ingredients for marination are :    a...