Aloo Jira (Fennel)

Ingredients

• Potatoes (white, red or gold are ok)
• Red Onions
• Haldi (tummeric)
• Chilli powder
• Salt
• Cilantro
• Jira (fennel seeds)
• Olive oil

Preparation

Wash potatoes and place in a glass container.Boil the potatoes in the microwave. Small potatoes take less time to cook, or you can peel and cut them before microwaving. 

Cut the potatoes in small pieces (before or after cooking) your choice.

Brown potatoes in olive oil.

On a separate pan sautee red onions.

Combine potatoes and onion until fully browned.

Add jira seeds, haldi, salt and chilli powder.

Garnish with cilantro.

Enjoy with roti or as a side dish!

Mutter Panner

Finely chop red onions and tomatoes. Prepare the curry by first cooking the onion with olive oil until brown. Then add the tomatoes and spices - haldi, salt, garam masala and chili.

Cut paneer into cube. You can fry the paneer too (separately) if you wish but you can reduce some oil by just adding in the paneer to the gravy. Add some frozen peas as well. Gently stir for few minutes until the peas are cooked.

Pakori

Start with some besan - flour of garbanzo beans. Add some salt, spices, chili powder, ajvien. Add some water and mix into a paste to create the batter.

Chop some potatoes and spinach. Add to the batter and mix well. Usually you would really deep-fry this but you can use a pan and slightly less oil too. Drop in the mix in small chunks and let them cook. Ready to server with your favorite chutneys and sauces!