South India Adventure :: Recipes for Palak Paneer and Coconut Chutney

in #travel7 years ago

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Hey everyone! I recently took a cooking class in Varkala at Jairam Cafe and learned how to cook 6 dishes from South India and 3 dishes from North India. The chef, Dilip, took us through each step of his recipes and we got to enjoy the feast after.



Palak Paneer

Ingredients

  • 2 cups paneer
  • 1 cup oil
  • 6 cups spinach
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ground corriander
  • Pinch of cumin powder
  • 1 tablespoon cream

Directions

  1. Boil spinach in a pot of water for 5 minutes, strain and blend
  2. Add oil into a wok over medium heat
  3. Once oil is hot (simmering), add paneer
  4. Stir paneer in wok until lightly browned and cripsy on the sides
  5. Spoon out the paneer into a bowl, leaving 2 tablespoons of oil in the wok
  6. Add spinach to the wok, along with the butter, salt, white pepper, cilantro, cumin powder, and cream
  7. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes
  8. Take off heat and add the paneer, serve!

A note :: Paneer is soft cheese that we can make with cottage cheese. First add lemon to a bowl of cottage cheese, allowing it to curdle, then strain out the liquids with a cheesecloth. The end result should be a soft paneer that we later make hard by frying it in oil.




Coconut Chutney

Ingredients

  • 2 cups coconut flakes
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon curry leaves
  • 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 green chili

Directions

  1. Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend!

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Looking good ! I get hungry now, do you still have some over? Upvoted from @chanthasam

wow, looking good...

i live in Aceh, lots of similiarity of food here with the india.

wow ! nice , wonderfull recepi . and it's very testful food. thank you so much for share this ...

Great cooking class and very intersting dishes, all i know about Indian foods just curry, briyani rice and chicken tandoori. And all are taste good, really good. Thanks for sharing @anwenbaumeister 😊😊

thank you for sharing your food @anwenbaumeister

Come to Nigeria, let me teach you how to cool Nigerian Jollof rice or Egusi soup 😊

Those are two nice dishes. Would try the Coconut Chutney because I have all the ingredients except tamarind paste after blending all ingredients what next???

Great work! Hope you're enjoying it!!

WOW! You make me sooo hungry!!! Looks really good :-)))

Yes @anwenbaumeister... looks realky appetizing Ma, most of these recipe cannot be found in Nigeria😑😐, would have love to try some out... weldone Ma @anwenbaumeister... i will be most grateful if you com visit my blog, where i do cover songs, you won't be disappointed...

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I like rice is not greasy, what kind of cuisine?

Interesting and unusual food for me. The most familiar ingredient for me is spinach, ha ha. But I love spinach. It is so great that you had this opportunity to cook local dishes under the guidance of a professional. It looks pretty tempting.

Beautiful recipes, so fresh!

I cant wait to spend some time in India :)

i think that delicious..
thank you for that recipes @anwenbaumeister, i will try it...

What it this

I had no idea we could make paneer from cottage cheese! I will definitely need to try these recipes, they have me salivating. Thanks for sharing. -Aimee

OH heavens I LOVE paneer. Of course Iove every kind of cheese! I also adore anything coconut. This all looks so good, I am eating it all right now with my virtual taste buds. YUM

Great cooking !

The Coconut Chutney is interesting, looks so unfamiliar to me. By the way, I share my own cooking style of Filipino foods in my blog. You might want to read them :)

Sooo good... I love Palak Paneer!