Surprise your Loved Ones with these Slow Cooked Dishes this Valentine’s Day

Amidst our busy schedules and hectic lifestyles, it becomes difficult to make the most important people in your life feel special. Whether it is your parents or life partner, doing something different once in a while is a great way to express your unending love and care for them. Valentine’s Day is one such occasion when you can do something special for your loved ones. A simple exotic home cooked meal to surprise your family members can help you reconnect with them and show that you care. One of the handy cooking appliances that you can use to make tasty dishes is the KENT Fryer and Curry Cooker. In this blog, we discuss three slow cooked dishes you can prepare using this smart kitchen appliance.

Slow Cooked Chickpea Curry

Slow cooked chickpea curry is a healthy option which isn’t deep-fried or doesn’t use any unhealthy ingredients. To bring out the flavor of the recipe, it is best to prepare the dish in a slow cooker.

Ingredients

• Olive oil
• ½ onion- chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic-mashed
• 1 clove- minced
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 5 cups chickpea
• 2 teaspoon garam masala

Method

Preheat the KENT Fryer and Cooker at 180°C for 2 minutes

Add olive oil, chopped onion, mashed garlic, clove, garam masala powder and fry for a few minutes

Add the chickpeas, salt and stir fry for a few minutes

Reduce the temperature to 130°c and cook it for 1 hour minutes

Serve with rice or bhatura

Slow Cooked Dal Makhani

A well-prepared, creamy dal makhani is all you need to make this Valentine’s Day special. With the help of KENT Fryer and Curry Cooker, you can prepare slow-cooked dal makhani without any efforts.

Ingredients

• 1 cup urad dal
• ½ cup rajma
• 2 tablespoon chana dal
• Salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon garam masala
• 1 finely chopped onion
• Ginger and Garlic Paste
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
• 4 large tomatoes-diced
• 2 tablespoon ghee

Method

Soak all the lentils for at least 5-6 hours

Preheat KENT Fryer & Curry Cooker at 180°C

Add ghee, garam masala, and stir fry for a few seconds

Add tomato, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, onion and ginger-garlic paste

Let it cook for a few minutes

Add the soaked lentils and cook for 15-20 minutes

Garnish with fresh cream

Also Read: 4 Easy Breakfast Ideas to Celebrate the Day of Love

Slow Cooked Aloo Gobi

This is another tasty dish that you can prepare using KENT Fryer and Curry Cooker. Slow cooking brings out the flavours of the dish.

Ingredients

• 1 large cauliflower
• 1 large potato
• 1 onion-peeled and diced
• 1 medium tomato
• 1 tablespoon jeera
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon garam masala
• Ginger-garlic paste
• 3 tablespoon oil

Method

Heat oil and jeera in the curry cooker

Add cauliflower, potato, onion, ginger garlic paste, salt and garam masala

Stir well to distribute the spices

Slow cook for 1 hour

Serve with rice or naan

Slow Cooked Panner Makhani

A vegetarian’s delight, slow cooked panner makhani is a perfect dish for Valentine’s Day. Slow cooking brings out all the flavours of the dish. So, if you want to surprise your loved ones with something special, the slow cooked dish is the right pick.

Ingredients

• 1 cup paneer (Cottage Cheese)
• ¼ cup diced onion
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup yoghurt

Procedure

Add all the ingredients except the paneer and yoghurt in the slow cooker

Let the ingredients simmer for 4 hours on high

Add the paneer, lemon juice, butter and heavy cream and cook it for 1.5 hours

Serve hot with rice or roti

So, what are you Cooking?

Those were some of the easy slow-cooked recipes you can prepare this Valentine’s Day to surprise your loved ones. KENT Fryer and Curry Cooker not only makes it easy to prepare these simple dishes but also brings out the flavours. You can visit our website to know more about KENT Fryer and Curry Cooker.