Spicy baked paneer - The Perfect Paneer starter!

I am a part of Fondbites Bake Along group in FaceBook, where a group of baking enthusiasts try out a common recipe every week. This week's recipe was crispy baked chicken. Being the veggie that I am, I got upset on seeing the post. But when someone suggested the idea of replacing chicken wings with paneer cubes, I tried it immediately and it turned out to be perfect and absolutely yummy!

"It is like a 5 star restaurant starter" , said my dad!! What else do I need to say?! Gently crisp on the outside, soft in the inside, with an amazing blend of spices.. Yummy yummy!

Paneer Tikka (Both oven and stove-top method included)

After purchasing a new oven, I always wanted to try some grilled dishes. But I only ended up making cakes, cakes and more cakes! Finally I got some time to try out restaurant style paneer tikka and the result was too good. I tried it in my oven but this can easily be done on stove top too. Try them out and let me know the feedback.

Minty Baby Potato (No Onion No Garlic Recipe)

There are a few auspicious days during which mom and grandma don't add onion or garlic in the dishes. On one such day, when I was browsing through some recipes and I was so excited on finding this interesting combination of mint and baby potatoes :D Trust me, it is very simple and absolutely delicious (provided you like mint flavour! ) We has it with hot milagu (pepper) rasam rice. It could also be served as a starter.

INGREDIENTS:
BABY POTATOES - 20
MINT LEAVES - 1 FISTFUL
CORIANDER LEAVES - 1 FISTFUL
CUMIN SEEDS - 1/4 TSP
GREEN CHILLI - 1 NO
BLACK PEPPER POWDER - 1/4 TSP
KASTURI METHI - 1/2 TSP
SALT AS NEEDED
OIL - 2 TBLSP

METHOD:

• Boil the potatoes, peel the skin and prick them with a fork.

• Grind the mint leaves, coriander leaves and green chilies into a fine paste. Add salt to this and mix this with the boiled potatoes. Let this sit for 1/2 an hour in the refrigerator.

• In a pan, add oil and throw in the cumin seeds and when it crackles add the marinated potatoes.

• Fry until you see the golden spot on the potatoes.

• Add the pepper powder and the crushed kasuri methi to this and stir well.

• Enjoy with any rice. This can be had as a starter too.