Friday, May 29, 2009

Mehendi design attractive collection of mehendi design
























































No Indian wedding is ever complete without the Mehendi. Whichever part of the country the bride may be from, her hands are adorned with the lovely red hue of the mehendi (mehndi).Beauty parlours have special bridal mehendi packs - these days, the brides have a choice between the Indian mehendi (which covers pretty much most of the palm) and the Arabic mehendi (in which the pattern is drawn to one side of the hand). The cost of applying the mehendi / henna may vary from parlour to parlour.Mehendi (Mehndi) is associated to lots of things - a good dark design is a sign of good luck for the marital couple. It is common for the names of the bride and groom to be hidden in the mehndi design; and the wedding night cannot commence until the groom has found the names. Some examples of popular traditional images used in mehndi designs are the peacock, which is the national bird if India the lotus flower, and an elephant with a raised trunk, which is a symbol of good luck.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Paneer butter masala

Ingredients:
250 gm Paneer
2 Onions (blanched and pureed)
2tbspButter
3 tbsp Tomato puree
1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
2 tbsp Cashew nut paste
2 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Garam masala

How to make Paneer Butter Masala:
Cut Paneer in cubes and fry. Soak them in warm water so that they become soft.Heat butter in a kadai and add the onion puree and sauté tillThey turn light brown in color. (This is also known as brown pasteAdd Ginger garlic paste to the brown paste mixture and sauté for sometimeThen add the Kashmiri chili powder, coriander powder, cashew paste, tomato puree, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt and sauté for sometimeAdd the soaked paneer cubes, little water andAllow it to cook till the gravy becomes semi-solid.Finally garnish it with fresh cream.Paneer Butter Masala is ready. he brown paste mixture and sauté for sometimeThen add the Kashmiri chili powder, coriander powder, cashew paste, tomato puree, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt and sauté for sometimeAdd the soaked paneer cubes, little water andAllow it to cook till the gravy becomes semi-solid.Finally garnish it with fresh cream.Paneer Butter Masala is ready.