The magic of Kashmiri cooking always inspires a smile and a happy tummy. So simple and fragrant served with steaming steamed rice and some pickles. The cheese can be homemade or you can buy a block of Indian Cheese which is pretty readily available in supermarkets now. I do find the homemade version with organic…
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Matar Paneer Curry – Peas and Cheese
Sometimes the simpler the food the more rewarding for your taste buds. Visions of many beautiful vegetarian tables with paneer, lentils, and pickles seem to stay with me. The memories range from restaurants to friends houses after school, to street side travel shacks and many more…..but they are always vivid and connect me to a…
Dum Gobi Paneer ( Cauliflower and Cheese)
Kashmiri cuisine traces back to centuries of tradition, spices and methods of cooking. While predominantly a meat centric cuisine, the vegetarian dishes hold their own and are unparalleled. History has documented well known saints of Kashmir to have been vegetarian for spiritual reasons. The cuisine has evolved over the centuries absorbing influences from settlements and…
Saffron Infused Cheese (Paneer) with Onion Gravy
The sweetness of the onions, the mellowness of the yoghurt, the liveliness of the spices and the fragrance of the saffron…are all a dance on your tastebuds. My love for saffron and wholes spice come from growing up in a cross culture cuisine of North India where the cuisines are decidedly different as you move…
KASHMIRI TSAMUN (CHEESE IN TOMATO GRAVY)
This dish is truly a comfort food for me. Immersed in the spices, flavors and memories of the beautiful valley of Kashmir. The spices are what makes it different from many other cuisines and similar cheese and tomato dishes so do pay special attention to the seasoning. The cottage cheese is best if made at…
Matar Paneer with pepper – Indian cheese with peas and pepper
Quick, delicious and easy to make…. A chunk of home made or store bought cheese ( paneer) cut in 1 inch pieces 1 tbsp mustard oil 1/2 tsp each mustard seeds, onion seeds and fennel seeds, cumin seeds a pinch of hing ( asafetida) 10 pieces of curry leaves 1 tsp tumeric powder 1 tsp…
