Having different veggies in a limited quantity, I opted to make a complete veggie side dish for the chappathis\rotis. Vegetable Makhanwala was the best choice I felt for the night...Different kinds of vegetables in a mild spicy, creamy gravy on the side of hot chappathis will always be an ideal dinner. With the addition of few small paneer cubes along with the veggies makes it so so.... special for my kids to finish the meal. Preparation time is also considerably less for this dish. I don't prefer to use the cream while making the gravy or adding cream to the dish at the end. Instead I try to make a rich, creamy gravy using some almonds itself.
Ingredients
Beans - 10 or 12.
Carrots - 1 Big
Peas - 1 Handful
Potato - 1 Big
Mushroom - 6 to 8.
Noolkol \ Kohlrabi - 1
Fresh Paneer Cubes - 1 Cup.
Oil - 2 tbsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder -- 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Kasoori Methi -- 2 tsp
Salt - To Taste
Sugar -- 1\2 tsp
Milk - 2 tbsp
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Cumin Seeds \ Jeera - 2 tsp
For Grinding
Onion -- 1 Big
Green Chillies -- 1
Almonds - 1 Handful
Cardamom - 1 or 2
Method
- Wash and cut all the vegetables into small cubes and keep them ready.
- Shallow fry the paneer cubes and keep it ready.
- Grind together Onion, green chilli, almonds and cardamom and make a smooth paste and keep it ready.
- Now add oil into the vessel or kadai and when its heated up, add the cumin seeds first. Then add Ginger Garlic paste to the oil and fry them till the raw smell goes off.
- Add the grounded paste into the kadai and fry them for 2-3 minutes.
- Then add all the powders, Kasoori methi to the gravy and fry them all for few more minutes till the raw smell completely goes off.
- Add all the fine cut vegetables into the kadai and mix them well. Add some water to the gravy and cook everything in the kadai with the lid closed for few minutes till the vegetables are cooked.
- Finally add milk, salt and sugar to the kadai and cook them again for few minutes. After its done, add all the fried paneer cubes into the kadai and mix them well.
- Switch off the flame and garnish the Vegetable Makhanwala with few coriander leaves.
Tips \ Variations
Add some fresh cream at the end or while making the gravy to make it richer, especially when you are making this dish for a party or special occasion.
Also, you can substitute Almonds with Cashews if you have abundant cashews and not worried about using more cashews.