Veg Makhanwala (व्हेज माखनवाला)
Veg Makhanwala is a North Indian dish. It is a sweet, tangy and mild spicy dish. Vegetables are cooked in tomato based creamy gravy. It can be served with roti, naan, chapati or flavoured rice.
Measurement: 1 Cup = 180 ml
Serves: 2 to 3
Ingredients:
- Onion – 1medium (sliced), 1 small (chopped)
- Ripe tomato – 1medium
- Tomato puree (readymade) – 2 to 3 tbsp
- Cauliflower florets (small)- 1 cup
- Carrots (diced) – 1/2 cup
- French beans (shredded) – 1/2 cup
- Fresh peas (blanched) – 1/4 cup
- Paneer cubes (raw or shallow fried) – 1/3 cup
- Cloves – 2
- Cinnamon – 1/2″ piece
- Cardamom (black/green/both) – 10 – 15 seeds
- Bayleaf – 1 small
- Corriander seeds – 12-15
- Kashmiri chilly – 1
- Garlic – 5 to 6 cloves
- Kitchen king masala – 3/4 tsp
- Chilly powder – 1/4 tsp
- Kasuri methi – 1/3 tsp
- Cashew nuts (soaked) – 6 – 8
- Butter – 2 tbsp
- Fresh Cream/malai – 2 to 4 tbsp
- Oil – 1 tsp
- Sugar – 1.5 tsp
- Corriander leaves (chopped) – for garnishing
- Salt to taste
Procedure:
- Take a microwave safe bowl with lid and add vegetables in it, sprinkle little salt, water, and 1/4 tsp kitchen king masala.
- Microwave it covered for 3-4 min at 100% power. Alternately, you may steam them or deep fry.
- Heat oil in a pan and add spices numbering 9 to 15.
- Take the spices out as soon as they give out aroma.
- Heat 1 tbsp butter in the same pan and add sliced onion, stir fry till it turns slightly golden brown.
- Add tomatoes and stir fry till tomato turns mushy.
- Add garlic and cashew nuts, stir fry for a few seconds.
- Let it cool.
- Grind with spices.
- Heat remaining butter in a pan add chopped onion, stir fry for a min.
- Add kitchen king masala and chilly powder, stir fry for 5 seconds.
- Add ground paste and stir fry for 2 min.
- Add tomato puree and stir fry for a min.
- Add vegetables and mix well.
- Add a cup of water, kasuri methi, salt and sugar.
- Simmer for 3-4 min.
- Add paneer cubes.
- Put the flame off and add fresh cream, stir well.
- Garnish with corriander leaves.
- Serve hot with roti, naan etc.
Tip:
- If you want to avoid packet puree, then use 3 tomatoes.
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