Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Palak Paneer

I often wonder how Palak and Paneer got together to form a dish!!! :) May be because both of them start with the letter "P". As a kid my mom used to force me to eat Palak and I used to make all kinds of excuses to escape. Those who know me well know how good or bad  I am at making excuses ;)
And another thing that my mom used to force me to take was milk. We don't have milk here but we have its cousin paneer :) .. may be a second cousin :)

So Palak and Paneer, my childhood nemesis, have come together to form a tasty dish :) and so I thought I should tell you about this and help you prepare it.

Let's get started.. Here is a program to make Palak Paneer :).

Member Variables:

Here are the member variables:

/*********** You find these classes in a single jar called FoodWorld.jar*************/

        package home.kitchen.newdish.palak;
        import nearbyFoodworld.grocery.*;
       
      public  Class PalakPaneer extends Taste implements Cleanliness,Health{
  1. public final Palak   cups=3; //(no surprises here)
  2. public final Tomatoes  pieces=1 ; //(you know, the round red and slippery ones)
  3. public Salt spoons=null; //(initialised at  run time based on condition )
  4. public final Garlic  pieces=5;
  5. public final GaramMasala spoons=0.5;
  6. public final CorianderPowder spoons=1.0;
  7. public final CuminSeeds spoons=1.0;
  8. public GreenChillies pieces=4; //(this can be incremented at run time based on the taste )
  9. public FreshPaneer pieces=n;  //n=how much ever u like;)
  10. public final Onions pieces=1.0;
  11. public Jaggery spoons=null; //(optional)
  12. public LemoJuice spoons=null; // (optional)
  13. public Oil spoons=2;
          /**** methods should be implemented based on the algorithm******/
          public void bake (ingredients..){
          }
          public void grindMixture (ingredients..){
          }
          public void fry (ingredients..){
          }
          public void wash (ingredients..){
          }
}

Algorithm:

Now the Algorithm, I can promise you that this is sightly complex than bubble sort but lot easier than a heap sort :)

Please execute the steps in the right order, it can make a world of difference.

  1. Bake palak in steam till it becomes soft.. ( changes color to dark green) -- keep it aside to cool it down.
  2. Heat a pan and then start frying green chillies, onions and tomatoes one after the other.
  3. Grind the mixture of nicely fried onion, chilies and tomatoes with cumin seeds, raw garlic, salt and little jaggery if required.
  4. Add steamed palak to it and grind again.
  5. Take a pan again & add a little oil
  6. Transfer the ground mixture to pan after oil heats up
  7. Add garam masala, coriander powder and bake it till color  slightly changes .(2-3 mins)
  8. Turn off the stove and add paneer which is cut into desired shape and mix gently and put the lid on for 5 mins.

Check the Results...
Acceptance Criteria:
You should be able to eat at least 8 chapatis with 6 inch radius along with this side dish :) .. Enjoy eating my childhood nemesis.

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